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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE WEEKLY meetings of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , No . 1471 , were resumed on Tuesday , the 7 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury . THE QUEEN has very kindly placed Abergeldie Castle , Aberdeenshire , at the service of the Duchess of Connaught , who will spend the autumn there with her children .
BRO . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS 01 " ATHOL , with a large party from Blair , were present at the Pitlochry meeting , which was held on Monday and was exceedingly well attended . * THE MARRIAGE of the Knight of Glin with Lady Rachel Wyndham-Quin , daughter of Bro . the Earl and Countess of Dunraven , will be solemnis ; d at Aiire on the zSth prox .
BRO . W . H . AND MRS . GRENFELL will return to Taplow Court next week , when the tenancy of the King of Siam comes to a termination , and will shortly afterwards leave for Scotland . BRO . THE HON . GEORGE J OLLIFFEE , M . P ., and Lady Alice Jolliffee will leave town next week on a tour in Japan and India , and are not expected to return to England before the meeting of Parliament .
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE returned to Gloucester House from Hamburg on Tuesday evening , and is expected to leave town towards the end of the present week in order to pay a series of visits in Yorkshire . BRO . LORD AND LADY GLENBSK have been entertaining a succession of guests , among them being the Earl and Countess of Bathurst / at Glenmuick , near Ballater , which his lordship has taken for the last two or three seasons from Sir Allan Mackenzie .
DURING THE PRESENT WEEK Viscount and Viscountess Gilroery have been entertaining- a numerous party of guests at Serlby Hall , near Bawtry , for the Doncaster races . The party , which includes Bro . the Earl and Countess of Yarborough , began to assemble on Monday evening-. THE COMMITTEE of the American Victoria Diamond Jubilee Fund have forwarded a donation of Xioco to the Treasurer of Charing Cross Hospital for the endowment in
perpetuity of a bed in the Victoria Ward . A donation of equal amount has been forwarded to the London Hospital . PRINCE VICTOR DHUI . EEF SINGH arrived at Highclere Station . on Sunday afternoon , and at once drove to Highclere Castle on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon . During the week his lordship , with the Prince and other guests , has been enjoying some capital partridge shooting .
THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER , the Duke of Roxburghe , the Karl of Clarendon , Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , Earl and Countess Grey and the Lady Victoria Grey , Mrs . Arthur Paget , and Mr . Henry Milner were included in Mr . and Mrs . Arthur Wilson's party at Doncaster during the' present week . H . R . H . THE PRINCE Ol" WALES and Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark , have very kindly contributed towards the site of the Missions to Seamen Institute to Sailors and Fishermen of all Nations , which was dedicated by the Bishop of Liverpool , and opened at Lowestoft last week by Sir Savile and Lady Crossley . .
THE WILL of Bro . Charles Hogg , F . R . C . S ., formerly of the Charterhouse and late of 23 , Hardwick-square , Buxton , who died on June 20 th , has been proved by Miss Jane Elizabeth Hogg and Miss Alice Mary Wade Hogg , of iS , Davutin-avenue , Brixton , the daughters and executrixes , the value of the personal estate being £ 1154 iSs . iod . AT THE London Hospital a bed has been endowed in perpetuity by a donation of £ 1000 by the American Victoria Jubilee Fund in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee , 1 S 97 . The Treasurer of the Charing Cross Hospital has also received a donation of £ 1000 from the Committee of the American Victoria Jubilee Fund for the endowment in perpetuity of a bed in the Victoria Ward of the Hospital .
AT THE Royal Horticultural Society ' s show , held early this week in the Drill Hall , Westminster , her Majesty exhibited a very large and fine collection of peaches and nectarines , which had been grown at Windsor , and was awarded in consequence the first prize—a stiver medal—for fruit . Bro . Earl Percy was also a prize-winner , being awarded a medal for hardy fruits . Lord Foley showed some splendid psaches , which secured him a prize .
AMONG THOSE whom the Queen of Denmark received at Bernstorff Castle on Tuesday on the occasion of her So . h birthday were T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales and their daughter , the Princess Victoria , and at the banquet which was held in honour of the auspicious event her Majesty ' s health was proposed by his Royal Highness . The Royal yacht Osborne and the other vessels in Copenhagen Harbour were brilliantly illuminated in the evening .
THE BICESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ' SHOW was held on Tuesday , and as the weather proved fine there was a very large attendance , the entrance fees being double what they were last year . Viscount Villiers , President of the So ; iety , presided at the luncheon , and was supported by Bro . the Earl of Jersey , the Earl of Cottenham , ColonelEngland , the Rev . Withington , Major Green , and Bro . G . H . Morrell , M . P , The horses were a good class , and constituted the feature of the exhibition .
GENERAL SIR WILLIAM LOCKHART , who has been appointed to the command of the expedition against the Afridis , entered the Indian service in 1 S 5 S when only 1 / . years of age , and served in Abyssinia under the late Lord Napier ot Magdala in 1 SO 7 , in Acheen in 1 S 7 C-77 with the Dutch Army , in the Afghan War under Lord Roberts in 1 S 79 , and in Burma in 1 SS 5 . In 1 S 90 he was appointed to the command of the Punjab Frontier Force , and since has been almost continuously engaged upon active service .
THE THREE BATTALIONS of the Guards which have been engaged in the Sussex manoeuvres returned to London by railway on Monday , the 2 nd Grenadiers and 2 nd Scots Guards arriving at Victoria Station and taking up their quarters at Wellington and Kensington Barracks and at Chelsea and St . George ' s Barracks respectively . The 1 st Coldstreams travelled to London Bridge , whence they marched to the Tower of London , the detachment of the 1 st Essex , which was quartered there , leaving for Warley .
THE VISIT of the Duke and Duchess of York to lrel nl came to an end this week , but the enthusiasm surrounding it is still as great as ever , and the garden party given by the Marquis ar . d Marchicnessof Londonderry at their seat of Mount Stewart on Tuesday proved not the least successful of the numerous functions which have been held in honour of their Royal Highnesses . Nearly all of the 1500 invited guests were present , and among the most prominent personages were Bro . the Duke 01 Aoercorn , the Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava , the Earl and Countess of Annesley , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford , the Primate of Ireland , the Lord Mayor cf Belfast , and the Mayor of Londonderry .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES left Marienbad , accompanied by Bro . Capt . HoHord , by the afternoon train , for Copenhagen , Princees Louise accompanying him to the station and seeing him off . His Royal Highness arrived at his destination about eight p . m ., on Monday , and drove to Bernstorff Castle . In the afternoon of the same day , Princess Charles of Denmark and Princess Victoria of Wales arrived at Copenhagen from Victoria , en board the Royal Yacht Osborne , and were received by the Kirgof Denmark , the Empress Dowager of Russia , and H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , who drove with them to the Castle of Bernstorff , where they were welcomed by the other members of the Danish Royal Family .
IN ORDER to meet the desires of their patrons , the New Palace Steamers , Limited , have decided to make an extra trip to Oitend and back in the same day b y their wellknown steamer , La Marguerite . It is announced that on Tuesday , the 14 th instant , a special train will leave Fenchurch-street at G . 15 , steamer arriving at Ostend at r p . m ., and reluming at 3 . 0 p . m ., thus giving passengers about two hours on shore . Also on
Wednesday , the 15 th instant , a special trip to Boulogne and back b y same steamer will be run by special request . Only tried as an experiment late in trie season , the latter trip has proved a marvellous success , and intending passengers should not lose the last opportunity they will have this season of going to Boulogne and back in the day , and having about three hours on shore . As in the case of the Ostend trip , a special train to connect with steamer at Tilbury will leave Fenchurch-street at O . rs a . m .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE FOOTBALL season has commenced and the daily and sporting press are filled with the records of the matches which take place from time to time for league and other championship . BRO . NEWTON FISK , Sec . of the Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 1336 , was on Tuesday last , at Wrexham , presented with a Secretary ' s jewel in recognition of his services during the past five years .
A GRAND REVIEW at Homburg was held on Saturday last in honour of the visit of the King and Queen of Italy to the Emperor and Empress of Germany , after which there was a gala banquet at which the Emperor proposed the health of the King . NEARLY 100 members of the Sanitary Inspectors' Association left Charing Cross on Monday afternoon for Belgium . At Dover they were joined by a contingent from the provinces , with whom they prcceeded to Antwerp on board the Belgian mail-packet .
BRO . SIR M . WHITE RIDLEY ( the Home Secretary ) and Lady White Ridley have been on a visit to Lord and Lady Tweedmouth at Guisachan , where it is expected that the Duke and Duchess of York will make a short stay before returning south for the autumn .
THE MACKINTOSH and Mrs . Mackintosh entertained a large party of guests at Moy Hall last week , and good sport was obtained over the moors , large bags of grouse being secured by a party of seven guns , which included Bros , the Duke of Athol and Lord Balfour of Burleigh . THE LAST of the excursions arranged in connection with the Cardiff meeting of the Institute of Journalists took place on Monday to the Elan Valley , near Rhayader , where the Corporation of Birmingham are constructing waterworks . With this excursion the Cardiff meeting was brought to a close .
NEWS FROM CAIRO is to the effect that the Dervishes have evacuated Berber , and retired on Metemmeh . Abdul Azim , with friendly Arabs , has occupied the grain stores at Berber in the name of the government , while General Hunter has started for the same destination with four gunboats .
BRO . GENERAL SIR EVELYN WOOD , V . C , Quartermaster-General of the Army , has just entered upon his 43 rd year of military service , having received his commission as a Cornet in the 13 th Light Dragoons , on the 7 th September , 1 SS 5 . Sir Evelyn had previously served for upwards of three years in the Royal Navy . BRO . COL . THE HON . SIR HENRY BYNG , Equerry to the Queen , has been specially appointed by her Majesty to accompany Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein to Stockholm , where his Royal Highness will represent her Majesty at the approaching Jubilee of King Oscar II . of Sweden and Norway .
THE GUILDFORD AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION have this week held a very successful exhibition , the Lord Lieutenant of the county , Viscount Middleton , the Right Hon . St . John Brodrick , M . P ., and Bro . Lord and Lady Pirbright being among those who visited the enclosure , while among the exhibitors were Bro . the Earl of Derby , the Duke of Northumberland . Viscount Middleton , and Sir H . Doulton .
WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION . —A meeting of the General Committee of this Institution was held on the 3 rd instant , in the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , for the purpose of considering the applications to be placed on the list of candidates for election at the next Court of Governors . There were altogether eight cases under discussion , all of which were unanimously adopted for recommendation to the Court .
A NUMBER cf engineers and other gentlemen interested in the utilisation of natural water-power for commercial purposes met at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , on Wednesday afternoon , to hear an address by Mr . J . Bogart , a New York engineer , on the scheme , now being carried out at Massena , on the River St . Lawrence , by which electricity will be generated by a utilisation of water power , and transmitted for use in manufactures and in other ways .
MASONIC FUNERAL AT LANARK . —Bro . James M'Lehose , who died through falling from a scaffold on the 31 st ult ., was buried in the Lanark Churchyard on the 3 rd inst . The funeral was a Masonic one , and over 50 brethren of Old St . John Lodge , No . 21 , headed by Bro . John Keith , R . YV . M ., followed the body to the burying ground . Over 250 persons followed the remains , and all the shops in the town at the tim : the cortege proceeded through the streets were closed . The funeral was the largest ever seen in this district .
WE ARE glad to notice in the Registrar-General ' s returns that last wse ' t th : re wis a further decrease in the Metropolitan rate of mortality from 20 . 4 to 17 per 1000 , while in all the large towns asubstantial improvement is noticeable . At Croydon it hi ; dropped from 21 . 1 to 17 . C , and at Birmingham from 34 . 5 to 24 . 1 . There is , however , a heavy mortality in London from gastric affections . As regards the great change in the temperature , the mean reading of the thermometer is reported to have bsen 3 deg . bebw the weekly average during the 50 years from 1 S 41 to lSqo .
FREEMASONRY AT EASTBOURNE . —We hear from a reliable source that the Grand Lodge of England has granted a warrant for a new lodge , to be called the Royal Connaught , No . 2676 , by special permission of his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught . The lodge will bi held in the Grand Hotel the first Tuesday in each month , October to May . The W . M . designate is Bro . Capt . C . de M . Franklyn , R . E ., and the Senior and Junior Wardens are Bro . Sinior and Bro . the R ; v . H . G . Jamsson , respectively .
THE LADIES' KENNEL CLUB are organising a Canine Commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee , which will take the form of a large open show , and the proceeds of which will be devoted to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ' s Hospital Fund , Many offers of assistance have been received from clubs with a view to ensuring the success of the gathering , the Scottish Kennel Club offering two gold medals for competition . The exhibition will be held at Earl ' s Court on the 15 th , iGth , and 17 th of December .
THE LAST DAY of the Duke and Duchess of York ' s visit to Ireland was devoted to Belfast and an inspection of its shipping yards and industrial centres , and proved in every way as successful as the first day when their Royal Highnesses land ; d in Dublin . The reception accorded to the Royal visitors wis of the mist enthusiastic character , and wherever they went they found vast crowds of people to cheer them . At the close of a long day , their Royal Highnesses embarked for Scotland , bsing delighted with the reception they met with everywhere in Ireland .
THE ST . LEGER was run on Wednesday , and resulted in a victory for the favourite —Mr . J . Gubbins ' s Galtee More—by three-quarters of a length , the Earl of Rosebery ' s Chelandry being second , and Mr . J . R . Keene ' s St . Cloud II . third . The fi : ld was limited to five . Among those present to witness the rice , were Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire , Bro . Lord and Lady Alice Stanley , Mr . Henry Chiolin , M . P ., Bro . Captain the Hon . R . K . F . Greville , M . P ., and Mrs . Greville , the Grand Duke Michael of Russia , Bro . the Marquis of G-anby , Bro . Lord and Laly Siltoun , Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , and others .
LONDON PRESS SPORTS . —The fifth annual meeting of these sports in aid of the Caxton Convalescent Home , Limpsfijld , Surrey ; Morley Home , Dover ; and the Printers' Pension and Almshouses , Wood Green , takes place to-morro * ( Saturday ) , at the London County Grounds , Herne-hill , S . E . The programme ( for which close on 400 entries have been received ) , c imprises 100 yards , 300 yards , and one mile running handicaps ; 200 yards boys' handicap ; one mile , three miles , and Cue miles bicycle races ; tug-of-war , obstacle race , & c . Should the weather prove favourable , it is hoped the meeting will prove a great success , and add considerably to the offjrs of these well-deserving charities .
THE ANNUAL military obstacle race for battalion teams which was arranged by the Duke of Connaught last year , came off at Aldershot on Wednesday . The contest is intended to furnish practical evidence of the value of gymnistic training in its application to combined bodies of infantry and so far has proved very successful . In this instance eight teams consisting of 106 men entered , the coursa biinir neir the Army
Gymnasium , and far better form was shown than last year , while the cours ; was covered in shorter time . The 4 th Battalion Kings' Own Ride Corps , which won the trophy last year , came in first , in 7 min . 372-55605 ., thus retaining the prize , while . tne 2 nd Battalion Rille Brigade was second in . 7 mins . 5 S 4 5 sees ., the 1 st Manchiester and 2 nd Devonshire being next . The Dukeof Connaught afterwards presented the prizes and expressed his gratification at the improved form shown this year , and hoped tha . t . future contests sundry well-known regiments wou . ld be representetj .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE WEEKLY meetings of the Islington Lodge of Instruction , No . 1471 , were resumed on Tuesday , the 7 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury . THE QUEEN has very kindly placed Abergeldie Castle , Aberdeenshire , at the service of the Duchess of Connaught , who will spend the autumn there with her children .
BRO . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS 01 " ATHOL , with a large party from Blair , were present at the Pitlochry meeting , which was held on Monday and was exceedingly well attended . * THE MARRIAGE of the Knight of Glin with Lady Rachel Wyndham-Quin , daughter of Bro . the Earl and Countess of Dunraven , will be solemnis ; d at Aiire on the zSth prox .
BRO . W . H . AND MRS . GRENFELL will return to Taplow Court next week , when the tenancy of the King of Siam comes to a termination , and will shortly afterwards leave for Scotland . BRO . THE HON . GEORGE J OLLIFFEE , M . P ., and Lady Alice Jolliffee will leave town next week on a tour in Japan and India , and are not expected to return to England before the meeting of Parliament .
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE returned to Gloucester House from Hamburg on Tuesday evening , and is expected to leave town towards the end of the present week in order to pay a series of visits in Yorkshire . BRO . LORD AND LADY GLENBSK have been entertaining a succession of guests , among them being the Earl and Countess of Bathurst / at Glenmuick , near Ballater , which his lordship has taken for the last two or three seasons from Sir Allan Mackenzie .
DURING THE PRESENT WEEK Viscount and Viscountess Gilroery have been entertaining- a numerous party of guests at Serlby Hall , near Bawtry , for the Doncaster races . The party , which includes Bro . the Earl and Countess of Yarborough , began to assemble on Monday evening-. THE COMMITTEE of the American Victoria Diamond Jubilee Fund have forwarded a donation of Xioco to the Treasurer of Charing Cross Hospital for the endowment in
perpetuity of a bed in the Victoria Ward . A donation of equal amount has been forwarded to the London Hospital . PRINCE VICTOR DHUI . EEF SINGH arrived at Highclere Station . on Sunday afternoon , and at once drove to Highclere Castle on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon . During the week his lordship , with the Prince and other guests , has been enjoying some capital partridge shooting .
THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER , the Duke of Roxburghe , the Karl of Clarendon , Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , Earl and Countess Grey and the Lady Victoria Grey , Mrs . Arthur Paget , and Mr . Henry Milner were included in Mr . and Mrs . Arthur Wilson's party at Doncaster during the' present week . H . R . H . THE PRINCE Ol" WALES and Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark , have very kindly contributed towards the site of the Missions to Seamen Institute to Sailors and Fishermen of all Nations , which was dedicated by the Bishop of Liverpool , and opened at Lowestoft last week by Sir Savile and Lady Crossley . .
THE WILL of Bro . Charles Hogg , F . R . C . S ., formerly of the Charterhouse and late of 23 , Hardwick-square , Buxton , who died on June 20 th , has been proved by Miss Jane Elizabeth Hogg and Miss Alice Mary Wade Hogg , of iS , Davutin-avenue , Brixton , the daughters and executrixes , the value of the personal estate being £ 1154 iSs . iod . AT THE London Hospital a bed has been endowed in perpetuity by a donation of £ 1000 by the American Victoria Jubilee Fund in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee , 1 S 97 . The Treasurer of the Charing Cross Hospital has also received a donation of £ 1000 from the Committee of the American Victoria Jubilee Fund for the endowment in perpetuity of a bed in the Victoria Ward of the Hospital .
AT THE Royal Horticultural Society ' s show , held early this week in the Drill Hall , Westminster , her Majesty exhibited a very large and fine collection of peaches and nectarines , which had been grown at Windsor , and was awarded in consequence the first prize—a stiver medal—for fruit . Bro . Earl Percy was also a prize-winner , being awarded a medal for hardy fruits . Lord Foley showed some splendid psaches , which secured him a prize .
AMONG THOSE whom the Queen of Denmark received at Bernstorff Castle on Tuesday on the occasion of her So . h birthday were T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales and their daughter , the Princess Victoria , and at the banquet which was held in honour of the auspicious event her Majesty ' s health was proposed by his Royal Highness . The Royal yacht Osborne and the other vessels in Copenhagen Harbour were brilliantly illuminated in the evening .
THE BICESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ' SHOW was held on Tuesday , and as the weather proved fine there was a very large attendance , the entrance fees being double what they were last year . Viscount Villiers , President of the So ; iety , presided at the luncheon , and was supported by Bro . the Earl of Jersey , the Earl of Cottenham , ColonelEngland , the Rev . Withington , Major Green , and Bro . G . H . Morrell , M . P , The horses were a good class , and constituted the feature of the exhibition .
GENERAL SIR WILLIAM LOCKHART , who has been appointed to the command of the expedition against the Afridis , entered the Indian service in 1 S 5 S when only 1 / . years of age , and served in Abyssinia under the late Lord Napier ot Magdala in 1 SO 7 , in Acheen in 1 S 7 C-77 with the Dutch Army , in the Afghan War under Lord Roberts in 1 S 79 , and in Burma in 1 SS 5 . In 1 S 90 he was appointed to the command of the Punjab Frontier Force , and since has been almost continuously engaged upon active service .
THE THREE BATTALIONS of the Guards which have been engaged in the Sussex manoeuvres returned to London by railway on Monday , the 2 nd Grenadiers and 2 nd Scots Guards arriving at Victoria Station and taking up their quarters at Wellington and Kensington Barracks and at Chelsea and St . George ' s Barracks respectively . The 1 st Coldstreams travelled to London Bridge , whence they marched to the Tower of London , the detachment of the 1 st Essex , which was quartered there , leaving for Warley .
THE VISIT of the Duke and Duchess of York to lrel nl came to an end this week , but the enthusiasm surrounding it is still as great as ever , and the garden party given by the Marquis ar . d Marchicnessof Londonderry at their seat of Mount Stewart on Tuesday proved not the least successful of the numerous functions which have been held in honour of their Royal Highnesses . Nearly all of the 1500 invited guests were present , and among the most prominent personages were Bro . the Duke 01 Aoercorn , the Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava , the Earl and Countess of Annesley , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford , the Primate of Ireland , the Lord Mayor cf Belfast , and the Mayor of Londonderry .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES left Marienbad , accompanied by Bro . Capt . HoHord , by the afternoon train , for Copenhagen , Princees Louise accompanying him to the station and seeing him off . His Royal Highness arrived at his destination about eight p . m ., on Monday , and drove to Bernstorff Castle . In the afternoon of the same day , Princess Charles of Denmark and Princess Victoria of Wales arrived at Copenhagen from Victoria , en board the Royal Yacht Osborne , and were received by the Kirgof Denmark , the Empress Dowager of Russia , and H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , who drove with them to the Castle of Bernstorff , where they were welcomed by the other members of the Danish Royal Family .
IN ORDER to meet the desires of their patrons , the New Palace Steamers , Limited , have decided to make an extra trip to Oitend and back in the same day b y their wellknown steamer , La Marguerite . It is announced that on Tuesday , the 14 th instant , a special train will leave Fenchurch-street at G . 15 , steamer arriving at Ostend at r p . m ., and reluming at 3 . 0 p . m ., thus giving passengers about two hours on shore . Also on
Wednesday , the 15 th instant , a special trip to Boulogne and back b y same steamer will be run by special request . Only tried as an experiment late in trie season , the latter trip has proved a marvellous success , and intending passengers should not lose the last opportunity they will have this season of going to Boulogne and back in the day , and having about three hours on shore . As in the case of the Ostend trip , a special train to connect with steamer at Tilbury will leave Fenchurch-street at O . rs a . m .
Masonic And General Tidings.
THE FOOTBALL season has commenced and the daily and sporting press are filled with the records of the matches which take place from time to time for league and other championship . BRO . NEWTON FISK , Sec . of the Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 1336 , was on Tuesday last , at Wrexham , presented with a Secretary ' s jewel in recognition of his services during the past five years .
A GRAND REVIEW at Homburg was held on Saturday last in honour of the visit of the King and Queen of Italy to the Emperor and Empress of Germany , after which there was a gala banquet at which the Emperor proposed the health of the King . NEARLY 100 members of the Sanitary Inspectors' Association left Charing Cross on Monday afternoon for Belgium . At Dover they were joined by a contingent from the provinces , with whom they prcceeded to Antwerp on board the Belgian mail-packet .
BRO . SIR M . WHITE RIDLEY ( the Home Secretary ) and Lady White Ridley have been on a visit to Lord and Lady Tweedmouth at Guisachan , where it is expected that the Duke and Duchess of York will make a short stay before returning south for the autumn .
THE MACKINTOSH and Mrs . Mackintosh entertained a large party of guests at Moy Hall last week , and good sport was obtained over the moors , large bags of grouse being secured by a party of seven guns , which included Bros , the Duke of Athol and Lord Balfour of Burleigh . THE LAST of the excursions arranged in connection with the Cardiff meeting of the Institute of Journalists took place on Monday to the Elan Valley , near Rhayader , where the Corporation of Birmingham are constructing waterworks . With this excursion the Cardiff meeting was brought to a close .
NEWS FROM CAIRO is to the effect that the Dervishes have evacuated Berber , and retired on Metemmeh . Abdul Azim , with friendly Arabs , has occupied the grain stores at Berber in the name of the government , while General Hunter has started for the same destination with four gunboats .
BRO . GENERAL SIR EVELYN WOOD , V . C , Quartermaster-General of the Army , has just entered upon his 43 rd year of military service , having received his commission as a Cornet in the 13 th Light Dragoons , on the 7 th September , 1 SS 5 . Sir Evelyn had previously served for upwards of three years in the Royal Navy . BRO . COL . THE HON . SIR HENRY BYNG , Equerry to the Queen , has been specially appointed by her Majesty to accompany Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein to Stockholm , where his Royal Highness will represent her Majesty at the approaching Jubilee of King Oscar II . of Sweden and Norway .
THE GUILDFORD AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION have this week held a very successful exhibition , the Lord Lieutenant of the county , Viscount Middleton , the Right Hon . St . John Brodrick , M . P ., and Bro . Lord and Lady Pirbright being among those who visited the enclosure , while among the exhibitors were Bro . the Earl of Derby , the Duke of Northumberland . Viscount Middleton , and Sir H . Doulton .
WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION . —A meeting of the General Committee of this Institution was held on the 3 rd instant , in the Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , for the purpose of considering the applications to be placed on the list of candidates for election at the next Court of Governors . There were altogether eight cases under discussion , all of which were unanimously adopted for recommendation to the Court .
A NUMBER cf engineers and other gentlemen interested in the utilisation of natural water-power for commercial purposes met at the Cafe Royal , Regent-street , on Wednesday afternoon , to hear an address by Mr . J . Bogart , a New York engineer , on the scheme , now being carried out at Massena , on the River St . Lawrence , by which electricity will be generated by a utilisation of water power , and transmitted for use in manufactures and in other ways .
MASONIC FUNERAL AT LANARK . —Bro . James M'Lehose , who died through falling from a scaffold on the 31 st ult ., was buried in the Lanark Churchyard on the 3 rd inst . The funeral was a Masonic one , and over 50 brethren of Old St . John Lodge , No . 21 , headed by Bro . John Keith , R . YV . M ., followed the body to the burying ground . Over 250 persons followed the remains , and all the shops in the town at the tim : the cortege proceeded through the streets were closed . The funeral was the largest ever seen in this district .
WE ARE glad to notice in the Registrar-General ' s returns that last wse ' t th : re wis a further decrease in the Metropolitan rate of mortality from 20 . 4 to 17 per 1000 , while in all the large towns asubstantial improvement is noticeable . At Croydon it hi ; dropped from 21 . 1 to 17 . C , and at Birmingham from 34 . 5 to 24 . 1 . There is , however , a heavy mortality in London from gastric affections . As regards the great change in the temperature , the mean reading of the thermometer is reported to have bsen 3 deg . bebw the weekly average during the 50 years from 1 S 41 to lSqo .
FREEMASONRY AT EASTBOURNE . —We hear from a reliable source that the Grand Lodge of England has granted a warrant for a new lodge , to be called the Royal Connaught , No . 2676 , by special permission of his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught . The lodge will bi held in the Grand Hotel the first Tuesday in each month , October to May . The W . M . designate is Bro . Capt . C . de M . Franklyn , R . E ., and the Senior and Junior Wardens are Bro . Sinior and Bro . the R ; v . H . G . Jamsson , respectively .
THE LADIES' KENNEL CLUB are organising a Canine Commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee , which will take the form of a large open show , and the proceeds of which will be devoted to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ' s Hospital Fund , Many offers of assistance have been received from clubs with a view to ensuring the success of the gathering , the Scottish Kennel Club offering two gold medals for competition . The exhibition will be held at Earl ' s Court on the 15 th , iGth , and 17 th of December .
THE LAST DAY of the Duke and Duchess of York ' s visit to Ireland was devoted to Belfast and an inspection of its shipping yards and industrial centres , and proved in every way as successful as the first day when their Royal Highnesses land ; d in Dublin . The reception accorded to the Royal visitors wis of the mist enthusiastic character , and wherever they went they found vast crowds of people to cheer them . At the close of a long day , their Royal Highnesses embarked for Scotland , bsing delighted with the reception they met with everywhere in Ireland .
THE ST . LEGER was run on Wednesday , and resulted in a victory for the favourite —Mr . J . Gubbins ' s Galtee More—by three-quarters of a length , the Earl of Rosebery ' s Chelandry being second , and Mr . J . R . Keene ' s St . Cloud II . third . The fi : ld was limited to five . Among those present to witness the rice , were Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire , Bro . Lord and Lady Alice Stanley , Mr . Henry Chiolin , M . P ., Bro . Captain the Hon . R . K . F . Greville , M . P ., and Mrs . Greville , the Grand Duke Michael of Russia , Bro . the Marquis of G-anby , Bro . Lord and Laly Siltoun , Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , and others .
LONDON PRESS SPORTS . —The fifth annual meeting of these sports in aid of the Caxton Convalescent Home , Limpsfijld , Surrey ; Morley Home , Dover ; and the Printers' Pension and Almshouses , Wood Green , takes place to-morro * ( Saturday ) , at the London County Grounds , Herne-hill , S . E . The programme ( for which close on 400 entries have been received ) , c imprises 100 yards , 300 yards , and one mile running handicaps ; 200 yards boys' handicap ; one mile , three miles , and Cue miles bicycle races ; tug-of-war , obstacle race , & c . Should the weather prove favourable , it is hoped the meeting will prove a great success , and add considerably to the offjrs of these well-deserving charities .
THE ANNUAL military obstacle race for battalion teams which was arranged by the Duke of Connaught last year , came off at Aldershot on Wednesday . The contest is intended to furnish practical evidence of the value of gymnistic training in its application to combined bodies of infantry and so far has proved very successful . In this instance eight teams consisting of 106 men entered , the coursa biinir neir the Army
Gymnasium , and far better form was shown than last year , while the cours ; was covered in shorter time . The 4 th Battalion Kings' Own Ride Corps , which won the trophy last year , came in first , in 7 min . 372-55605 ., thus retaining the prize , while . tne 2 nd Battalion Rille Brigade was second in . 7 mins . 5 S 4 5 sees ., the 1 st Manchiester and 2 nd Devonshire being next . The Dukeof Connaught afterwards presented the prizes and expressed his gratification at the improved form shown this year , and hoped tha . t . future contests sundry well-known regiments wou . ld be representetj .