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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE LONDON W YNNIIOTTK FANCIERS' Ci . un ( for the Metropolis and the home counties ) has unanimously elected Bro . Henry Lovegrove as President . A GRAND FETE will be held in the Queen ' s HaU , Langham-place , on Tuesday , the 25 th inst ., and following days , in behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children . Tim MEMBERS of the British Colony in Corunna have contributed to the fund which is being raised for the relief of the families of those who perished in the ill-fated Spanish cruiser Reini Regente .
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF F ISHMONGERS have contributed £ 1500 to the decoration of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , the cost of the mosaic in the chancel dome representing the creation of fishes . THE PRINCE OF NAPLES , attended b y the members of his military household , left Florence for London on Monday , and has since arrived , in order to attend the marriage of the Duke d'Aosta with the Princesse HAene d'Orleans .
THE SUBSCRIPTION BALL , which is about to be given by the Society of the Middle Temple , in their ancient hall has been fixed for Tuesday , the gth July . The band of the Royal Artillery will , by permission , be present and perform in the Minstrels' Gallery . THE GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY have sent a donation of £ 100 towards the Children's Country Holiday Fund , while the trustees of Smiths' ( Kensington Estate ) Charity have granted a donation of £ 500 towards the special fund for opening the closed wards of St . Thomas ' s Hospital .
LORD COLIN CAMPBELL died in Bombay , where for many years he had practised as a barrister with considerable success , on Tuesday , at the early age of 42 years . His lordship was the fifth son of the Duke of Argyll , who , on receipt of the sad intelligence , was greatly distressed . THE DUKR OF SAXE-COUURG AND GOTHA , the Grand Dukeof Hesse , and the Princess Louise Marchioness of Lome witnessed the lirst performance of { the Ducal Court Company of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in " Der Vogelhandler , " at Drury Lane Theatre , on Monday evening .
THE LORD MAYOR ( Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Renals ) , and Bro . Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., were amongst the principal guests at the annual banquet of the Commissioners of Sewers , which was held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Monday evening , under the presidency of Mr . T . H . Gordon .
THE CHALLENGE frcm Oxford and Cambridge to Yale and Harvard Universities in the United States for an athletic contest to take place in America some time during the month of September , has been received , and from what the President of the Yale Athletic Association is reported to have said , there appear to be fair grounds for believing that the challenge will be accepted .
THE FESTIVAL DINNER in support of the Eye Hospital was held in the Whitehall Rooms at the Hotel Metropole , on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of Mr . R . K . Causton , M . P ., Junior Lord of the Treasury , there being a fair attendance of guests . The subscriptions that were announced in the course of the after-dinner proceedings amounted to close on £ 900 .
THE COUNTESS OF R ADNOR ' Ladies String Band and Chorus will give a concert on Thursday , the 27 th inst ., at the People ' s Palace , Mile End-road , E ., in aid of the funds of the Bethnal Gieen Free Library . The soloists include the Countess Valda Gleichen , Mr . and Mrs . A . Scott Gatly , and Mr . H . B . Irving . Tickets may be obtained irom the Librarian , Bethnal Green Free Library .
THE GOVERNOR AND V ICE-PRESIDENTS of the Foundling Hospital having placed the picturesque grounds of that institution at the disposal oi a committee of ladies , who have organised a bazaar in aid of the various charities connected with St . Judes , Gray ' s Inn-road , which is one of the poorest parishes in London , the bazaar was opened by Miss Goldsmid , in the absence , through illness , of Sir Julien Goldsmid , on Tuesday , and was continued on the following day .
THE FESTIVAL DINNER on behalf of the Cabdriver ' s Benevolent Association was held at the Hotel Metropole , on Saturday evening last , under the presidency of Bro . Sir Henry Irving . Among the principal guests were Cardinal Vaughan , Lord Knutsford , Lord Royston , General the Hon . C . Thenger ,, Bros . J . VV . Maclure , M . P ., John Aird , M . P ., S . B . Bancroft , and others . Subscriptions to the amount of £ 1114 wcre announced in the course of the evening .
THE MARRIAGE of the Duke d'Aosta with the Princess Heler . e de Orleans will be solemnised on Tuesday next , the 25 th inst . The wedding presents of the bride , which have been open for the inspection oi the public at Stowc House , Buckingham , include a caduceus in diamonds , rubies , and pearls , presented by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , the Duke and Duchess of York , and the Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales , and a gold chain bracelet with sapphire pendant and sapphire medallion from the Oueen of Italy .
ON FRIDAY , the 7 th inst ., Bro . Dr . Sharp , of Huntspill , the S . W . of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge , No . 291 , held at the Railway Hotel , Highbridge , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , as successor to Bro . E . A . Burnett , and the installation will take place next month . Bro . J . Burnett , P . M ., was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . J . Ashwell , Tyler . The lodge was visited by the W . M . ( Bro . Watts ) , and several brethren from the St . Kew Lodge at Weston-super-Mare , who wcre accorded a most fraternal -welcome .
H . R . H , THE PRINCEOF W ALES AND THE M EDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE . — The Lancet announces that the Prince of Wales , whose interest in medical politics has before now been prominently manifested , has consented to lay the foundation stone of the new school buildings at the Royal Medical Benevolent College , Epsom . 1 he day fixed for the ceremony is Tuesday , the 9 th of July , and full details will shortly be issued . About 40 years ago his Royal Highness was present upon the occasion when the Prince Consort opened the buildings of the original Royal Benevolent College .
WE MUST REMIND' our brethren of tho Mark Degree that the Anniversary festival of the Mark Benevolent Fund will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Wednesday , the ioth prox . The chair will be taken by Bro . Lord ikelmersdale , Past S . G . W . We are afraid that Bro , C . F . Matier , in spite of the zeal and energy he invariably exhibits in behalf of this Charityhas not succeeded in organising as strong a Board of Stewards
, as usual , but there is still some time at his disposal in which to obtain additional recruits , and as the cause for which the Chairman , the Stewards , and the Secretary aie striving is essentially a good one , we trust that when thc eventlul day arrives , a goodly amount of donations and subscriptions will be obtained , whether the aforesaid Board oi Stewards shall turn out to be of average or less than the average strength .
ROVAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ' SHOW AT D ARLINGTON . —Extensive and complete arrangements have been made by the Great Northern Railway in connection with the forthcoming show at Darlington , as regard the conveyance of stock , exhibits , & c , to and from the show . Special express trains will leave London , King's Cross , at 5 . 15 , 10 . 0 , 10 . 35 , and 1 ! -45 a - - > 2-20 ( corridor dining car train ) , 3 . 20 , 5 . 45 , S . 30 , and 10 . 40 p . m ., connections being given from the principal Great Northern Stations . A cheap 11 days ' excursion will leave King ' sCross ( G . N . ) at 8 . 15 p . m on Fnday , June 21 st , for Darlington , and ticktts at a sinele fare for the double journey will also be issued by this excurion
available for return on any day within 16 days . Day excursions to Darlington will also he run frcm Peteiboro ' , Boston , Lincoln , Gaintboro' , Grantham , Newark , Retford , Leicester , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Keighley , Bradford , Halifax , Wakefield , Doncaster & c , on Thursday , J une 27 th . 1 he company will have a special office in the show grounds where exhibitors , visitors , or traders can obtain any information respecting their train arrangements , conveyance of parcels , horses , stock , & c . Full information can bc obtained from Mr . F . P . Cockshott , superintendent of the line , or of Mr . R . E , 'Twelvetrees , Chief Goods Manager , Kings Cross Station , London .
Tilt Gar IT . Suar-s that has rewarded Du- | di' ) aiil ) . r «| . ii * whirls lo provide the public wilh good music hi our parks , i :. shown by the large ap-. r .-nal ,-. <¦ crowds who linger , with fvid .-iir delight , m-iir I hi- various bamlslamU J he er , alum ol be heallhy taM ,- lor harmony will , in lime , vie-lil good lri . il in giving the people a i , intg lorhigher slate ol ¦ ¦ IVIIIMIIIOI , aii . l a yearning for that which is good , noble , ami Inn-. Ilnl l . mvav s remedies work a similar miraele with lie organisation of the body . Tin * Tills , ' * y «> "' \* "rily . i . U mllueiiee , cleanse the blood and the Ointment gives strength an *! energy to tlie system . Disease is driven out ol Us stronghold , and health once again resumes its sway . _____
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . Louis D . STRELITSKIE , CONDUCTOR , SOLO FLAUTIST AND VIOLINIST and his orchestra , of the best artistes of the season concerts , for classical , popular , and promenade conceits . For terms , individual and numbers , for short or long periods , JI fashionable resorts , address , 23 , Berner-street , Oxford-street , W ,, or direct to i 2 ] Tavistock Crescent , North Kensington , VV . '
THE AMERICAN AMUASSAEOR will preside at the annual "Fourth of July " banquet of the American Society in London , to bc held at the Holborn Restaurant . THE COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET which , the Aldersgate Lodge , No . 16 57 , has arranged to give to Bro . George Rawlinson , I . P . M ., and Mrs . Rawlinson , will be held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Wednesday , the 3 rd July , at 6 . 30 for
7 p . m . ON THURSDAY LAST was produced at the Vaudeville Theatre , under Mr . Frederick Kerr ' s management , a new and original farcical play describing " The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown , " by Robert Buchanan and Charles Marlowe . The business management will be in the hands of Mr . A . F . Henderson .
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS held their annual conversazione at the South Kensington Museum , on VVednesday , there being present between 2000 and 3000 guests . The company were received in the Central Corridor by Sir John Donnelly , the chairman ; Bro . Sir H . Trueman Wood , the Secretary , and several of thc members of the Council ! THURSDAY , THE 20 TH INST ., was the anniversary of Ihe Queen ' s accession to the throne , which auspicious event took place on the 20 th June , 1 S 37 . Thus her Majesty ' s reign has extended over 5 S years , and has been exceeded in the annals oi the Royal House of England by that of only one sovereign—the Queen ' s grandfather , George III . who ascended the throne in 17 C 0 , and died in 1 S 20 .
THE FINAL TIES for the Open Championship Polo Cup were contested at Hurling , ham on Saturday last between the Freebooters and the gth Lancers , the former ulti . mately winning by four goals to two . Captain Daly , of the Freebooters , had an awkward fall towards the close of the game , but fortunately escaped with nothing more serious than a good shaking .
THE MARQUIS AND MARCHIONESS of SALISIIURY gave a dinner party at their residence in Arlington-street on Wednesday , the Austro-Hungarian and French Ambassadors , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom , and Bro . W . H . and Lady Dorien Long being among the guests ; Lady Salisbury afterwards held a reception , which was very numerously attended .
COUNTESS PERCY gave the first of a series of garden parties at Syon House , Isleworth , on Saturday last , among the guests being the Duchess of Cleveland , the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos and Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , the Lord Chancellor ( Bro . Lord Herschell ) , and Lady Herschell , Bro . the Earl and Countess Amherst , Bro . the Earl of Jersey , and Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe .
THE PROV . GRAND LODGE of the Royal Order of Scotland for London and the Metropolitan Counties will be held at 33 , Golden-square , on Friday , the 5 th July , at 5 p . m ., when approved candidates will be advanced and approved , and Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year will be appointed and invested . The customary banquet will beheld at the Grafton Rooms , 7 , Beak-street , at 7 . 30 p . m .
AMONG THE more recent contributors to the Daily Telegraph National Shilling Testimonial to Dr . W . G . Grace are Bros , the Duke of Fife and Duke of Devonshire , the Duchess of Devonshire , Bros , the Earl of Onslow , Lord Ashbourne , Lord Burton , and W . G . Cavendish-Bentinck , M . P ., Earl Stanhope , Lord Alington , Sir William Harcourt , Sir John E . Millais , Sir Robert Peel , and Dean Farrar .
H . R . H . THE PRINCESSS OF WALES and other members of the Royal Family will be the guests of the Earl of Dundonald and the officers of the 2 nd Life Guards at the luncheon which will be given at the Country Camp , in Windsor Park , to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at the close of the festivities of the Ascot week . Their Royal Highnesses will subsequently -witness a musical ride by the troopers of the regiment in Queen Anne's Avenue .
THK DUKE OF YORK travelled from London to Sheerness on Monday evening last to join the Royal yacht Osborne , and early on Monday morning left for Hamburg and Kiel to attend the festivities connected with the opening of the Baltic Canal . His Royal Highness , who will represent her Majesty on the occasion , was attended by thc Admiral of the Fleet , Bro . Sir E . Commerell , V . C , and Captain the Hon . Maurice Brookes .
AMONG THOSE who were invited to meet the Duke of Cambridge at the dinner party given by the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry , at Londonderry House , Park-lane , on Saturday evening last , in honour of his Royal Highness , were Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom , Lord and Lady Lurgan , Lord and Lady Hindlip , Lord and Lady Ribblesdale , Sir Charles Hall , Sir Henry James , and Bro . Sir Redvers and Lady Audrey Buller .
THE SYMPATHY to which the Queen has given expression as to her regret at the total destruction by fire of the Highland residence of the Princess Louise , Duchess of Fife , and Bro . the Duke of Fife , will be shared by people of all classes . The origin oi the fire has not yet been ascertained , and will probably remain a mystery , but there is at least the consolation of knowing that , save as regards a picture by Landseer and some other articles , which money cannot replace , the loss is covered by insurance .
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent will be held at the Palace , Maidstone , on Wednesday , July 3 rd . Among the business will be a presentation to Bro . J . S . Eastes , D . P . G . M ,. There will be a service at All Saints Church . The banquet will be held at the Corn Exchange . The Railway Companies will grant return tickets at single fares from stations upwards of 10 miles from Maidstone . The P . G . M . will propose that five guineas be given to the Dean Smith Memorial Fund , and the question of vagrant Masons will be considered .
SOME LONG PRICES were given for several of the pictures which had belonged to the late Mr . James Price , of Batcombe , Paignton , and which were disposed of by public auction at Messrs . Christie ' s rooms on Saturday last . Gainsborough ' s " Lady Musgrave , " which was sold in the same room 15 years ago for 1000 guineas , was knocked down at £ 10 , 000 ; " Helvoetsluys , " by Turner , for £ 6400 ; and "The Val d'Aosta , " " Going to the Ball , " " Returning from the Ball , " and " Mortlake "•—all by the same artist—for 4000 guineas , 2 S 00 guineas , 2 S 00 guineas , and 5200 guineas respectively .
THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE which has been erected in Knightsbridge at the junction of the Brompton and Hammersmith Roads , to the memory of the late Field Marshal Lord Strathnairn ( Sir Hugh Rose ) , was unveiled on Wednesday . Owing to the recent death of the Countess Fitzivilliam , who was a niece of the late Field Marshal , many of his near relatives , to their great regret , were unable to attend , but the muster of his comrades was very numerous , and included Bro . Field Marshal Lord Roberts , V . C , Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart , & c . The ceremony of unveiling was performed by the Duke of Grafton .
THE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL , whose wants can be seen in our advertisement columns , held its festival on Thursday last , at the H 6 tcl Metropole . The Whitehall Rooms were well filled and excellent music was supplied by the Mcistersingers Orchestra , under the direction of Mr . Norfolk Megone . The chair was taken by Mr . Leopold de Rothschild , who proposed the lirst three toasts , thc third being responded to by the Right ™ n-L ° 'd Battersea . The other toasts were proposed and responded to by the Hig h Shertfl : of the County of London , J oseph Fry , Esq ., the veteran Chairman , Bro . C . J . Ihoinas , C . C , Dr . D . H . Goodsall , Dr . H . H . Tooth , L . Davidson , Esq ., Bro . Henry Lovegrove , and the Chief Rabbi .
H . R . H . TUB COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF inspected the London Ride Brigade on the Horse Guards' Parade , on Saturday last . The regiment mustered in full strength under 1 . ? l 11 " 1 , " ' ° ' Colonel Cholmondeley , and among those present was Bro . Colonel Lord G . Pelham Clinton , who commanded it for 10 years . After the inspection , the Duke expressed his satisfaction with the manner in which the regiment had gone throug h the movements , The London Scottish , about Soo strong , were inspected by Lord Methuen
on the same Parade , while , on Monday morning , Field Marshal Sir Donald "'''" r-u ' i' ' pected the Corps of Commissionaires to the number of 2151 in the grounds or Chelsea 1 Iospital , among the spectators being thc Dowager Lady Napier of Mag dala . General Goldsworthy , M . P ., and others . Prior to the inspection , Sir E . Webster was presented with his portrait , which had been subscribed lor by the non-commission " oflicers , as a token of the respect and estoam they entertained for theiHfounder and W ' " tried friend . *
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE LONDON W YNNIIOTTK FANCIERS' Ci . un ( for the Metropolis and the home counties ) has unanimously elected Bro . Henry Lovegrove as President . A GRAND FETE will be held in the Queen ' s HaU , Langham-place , on Tuesday , the 25 th inst ., and following days , in behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children . Tim MEMBERS of the British Colony in Corunna have contributed to the fund which is being raised for the relief of the families of those who perished in the ill-fated Spanish cruiser Reini Regente .
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF F ISHMONGERS have contributed £ 1500 to the decoration of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , the cost of the mosaic in the chancel dome representing the creation of fishes . THE PRINCE OF NAPLES , attended b y the members of his military household , left Florence for London on Monday , and has since arrived , in order to attend the marriage of the Duke d'Aosta with the Princesse HAene d'Orleans .
THE SUBSCRIPTION BALL , which is about to be given by the Society of the Middle Temple , in their ancient hall has been fixed for Tuesday , the gth July . The band of the Royal Artillery will , by permission , be present and perform in the Minstrels' Gallery . THE GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY have sent a donation of £ 100 towards the Children's Country Holiday Fund , while the trustees of Smiths' ( Kensington Estate ) Charity have granted a donation of £ 500 towards the special fund for opening the closed wards of St . Thomas ' s Hospital .
LORD COLIN CAMPBELL died in Bombay , where for many years he had practised as a barrister with considerable success , on Tuesday , at the early age of 42 years . His lordship was the fifth son of the Duke of Argyll , who , on receipt of the sad intelligence , was greatly distressed . THE DUKR OF SAXE-COUURG AND GOTHA , the Grand Dukeof Hesse , and the Princess Louise Marchioness of Lome witnessed the lirst performance of { the Ducal Court Company of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in " Der Vogelhandler , " at Drury Lane Theatre , on Monday evening .
THE LORD MAYOR ( Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Renals ) , and Bro . Alderman Sir James Whitehead , Bart ., were amongst the principal guests at the annual banquet of the Commissioners of Sewers , which was held at the Cannon-street Hotel , on Monday evening , under the presidency of Mr . T . H . Gordon .
THE CHALLENGE frcm Oxford and Cambridge to Yale and Harvard Universities in the United States for an athletic contest to take place in America some time during the month of September , has been received , and from what the President of the Yale Athletic Association is reported to have said , there appear to be fair grounds for believing that the challenge will be accepted .
THE FESTIVAL DINNER in support of the Eye Hospital was held in the Whitehall Rooms at the Hotel Metropole , on Tuesday evening , under the presidency of Mr . R . K . Causton , M . P ., Junior Lord of the Treasury , there being a fair attendance of guests . The subscriptions that were announced in the course of the after-dinner proceedings amounted to close on £ 900 .
THE COUNTESS OF R ADNOR ' Ladies String Band and Chorus will give a concert on Thursday , the 27 th inst ., at the People ' s Palace , Mile End-road , E ., in aid of the funds of the Bethnal Gieen Free Library . The soloists include the Countess Valda Gleichen , Mr . and Mrs . A . Scott Gatly , and Mr . H . B . Irving . Tickets may be obtained irom the Librarian , Bethnal Green Free Library .
THE GOVERNOR AND V ICE-PRESIDENTS of the Foundling Hospital having placed the picturesque grounds of that institution at the disposal oi a committee of ladies , who have organised a bazaar in aid of the various charities connected with St . Judes , Gray ' s Inn-road , which is one of the poorest parishes in London , the bazaar was opened by Miss Goldsmid , in the absence , through illness , of Sir Julien Goldsmid , on Tuesday , and was continued on the following day .
THE FESTIVAL DINNER on behalf of the Cabdriver ' s Benevolent Association was held at the Hotel Metropole , on Saturday evening last , under the presidency of Bro . Sir Henry Irving . Among the principal guests were Cardinal Vaughan , Lord Knutsford , Lord Royston , General the Hon . C . Thenger ,, Bros . J . VV . Maclure , M . P ., John Aird , M . P ., S . B . Bancroft , and others . Subscriptions to the amount of £ 1114 wcre announced in the course of the evening .
THE MARRIAGE of the Duke d'Aosta with the Princess Heler . e de Orleans will be solemnised on Tuesday next , the 25 th inst . The wedding presents of the bride , which have been open for the inspection oi the public at Stowc House , Buckingham , include a caduceus in diamonds , rubies , and pearls , presented by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , the Duke and Duchess of York , and the Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales , and a gold chain bracelet with sapphire pendant and sapphire medallion from the Oueen of Italy .
ON FRIDAY , the 7 th inst ., Bro . Dr . Sharp , of Huntspill , the S . W . of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge , No . 291 , held at the Railway Hotel , Highbridge , was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , as successor to Bro . E . A . Burnett , and the installation will take place next month . Bro . J . Burnett , P . M ., was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . J . Ashwell , Tyler . The lodge was visited by the W . M . ( Bro . Watts ) , and several brethren from the St . Kew Lodge at Weston-super-Mare , who wcre accorded a most fraternal -welcome .
H . R . H , THE PRINCEOF W ALES AND THE M EDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE . — The Lancet announces that the Prince of Wales , whose interest in medical politics has before now been prominently manifested , has consented to lay the foundation stone of the new school buildings at the Royal Medical Benevolent College , Epsom . 1 he day fixed for the ceremony is Tuesday , the 9 th of July , and full details will shortly be issued . About 40 years ago his Royal Highness was present upon the occasion when the Prince Consort opened the buildings of the original Royal Benevolent College .
WE MUST REMIND' our brethren of tho Mark Degree that the Anniversary festival of the Mark Benevolent Fund will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Wednesday , the ioth prox . The chair will be taken by Bro . Lord ikelmersdale , Past S . G . W . We are afraid that Bro , C . F . Matier , in spite of the zeal and energy he invariably exhibits in behalf of this Charityhas not succeeded in organising as strong a Board of Stewards
, as usual , but there is still some time at his disposal in which to obtain additional recruits , and as the cause for which the Chairman , the Stewards , and the Secretary aie striving is essentially a good one , we trust that when thc eventlul day arrives , a goodly amount of donations and subscriptions will be obtained , whether the aforesaid Board oi Stewards shall turn out to be of average or less than the average strength .
ROVAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ' SHOW AT D ARLINGTON . —Extensive and complete arrangements have been made by the Great Northern Railway in connection with the forthcoming show at Darlington , as regard the conveyance of stock , exhibits , & c , to and from the show . Special express trains will leave London , King's Cross , at 5 . 15 , 10 . 0 , 10 . 35 , and 1 ! -45 a - - > 2-20 ( corridor dining car train ) , 3 . 20 , 5 . 45 , S . 30 , and 10 . 40 p . m ., connections being given from the principal Great Northern Stations . A cheap 11 days ' excursion will leave King ' sCross ( G . N . ) at 8 . 15 p . m on Fnday , June 21 st , for Darlington , and ticktts at a sinele fare for the double journey will also be issued by this excurion
available for return on any day within 16 days . Day excursions to Darlington will also he run frcm Peteiboro ' , Boston , Lincoln , Gaintboro' , Grantham , Newark , Retford , Leicester , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Keighley , Bradford , Halifax , Wakefield , Doncaster & c , on Thursday , J une 27 th . 1 he company will have a special office in the show grounds where exhibitors , visitors , or traders can obtain any information respecting their train arrangements , conveyance of parcels , horses , stock , & c . Full information can bc obtained from Mr . F . P . Cockshott , superintendent of the line , or of Mr . R . E , 'Twelvetrees , Chief Goods Manager , Kings Cross Station , London .
Tilt Gar IT . Suar-s that has rewarded Du- | di' ) aiil ) . r «| . ii * whirls lo provide the public wilh good music hi our parks , i :. shown by the large ap-. r .-nal ,-. <¦ crowds who linger , with fvid .-iir delight , m-iir I hi- various bamlslamU J he er , alum ol be heallhy taM ,- lor harmony will , in lime , vie-lil good lri . il in giving the people a i , intg lorhigher slate ol ¦ ¦ IVIIIMIIIOI , aii . l a yearning for that which is good , noble , ami Inn-. Ilnl l . mvav s remedies work a similar miraele with lie organisation of the body . Tin * Tills , ' * y «> "' \* "rily . i . U mllueiiee , cleanse the blood and the Ointment gives strength an *! energy to tlie system . Disease is driven out ol Us stronghold , and health once again resumes its sway . _____
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . Louis D . STRELITSKIE , CONDUCTOR , SOLO FLAUTIST AND VIOLINIST and his orchestra , of the best artistes of the season concerts , for classical , popular , and promenade conceits . For terms , individual and numbers , for short or long periods , JI fashionable resorts , address , 23 , Berner-street , Oxford-street , W ,, or direct to i 2 ] Tavistock Crescent , North Kensington , VV . '
THE AMERICAN AMUASSAEOR will preside at the annual "Fourth of July " banquet of the American Society in London , to bc held at the Holborn Restaurant . THE COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET which , the Aldersgate Lodge , No . 16 57 , has arranged to give to Bro . George Rawlinson , I . P . M ., and Mrs . Rawlinson , will be held at the Albion Tavern , Aldersgate-street , on Wednesday , the 3 rd July , at 6 . 30 for
7 p . m . ON THURSDAY LAST was produced at the Vaudeville Theatre , under Mr . Frederick Kerr ' s management , a new and original farcical play describing " The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown , " by Robert Buchanan and Charles Marlowe . The business management will be in the hands of Mr . A . F . Henderson .
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS held their annual conversazione at the South Kensington Museum , on VVednesday , there being present between 2000 and 3000 guests . The company were received in the Central Corridor by Sir John Donnelly , the chairman ; Bro . Sir H . Trueman Wood , the Secretary , and several of thc members of the Council ! THURSDAY , THE 20 TH INST ., was the anniversary of Ihe Queen ' s accession to the throne , which auspicious event took place on the 20 th June , 1 S 37 . Thus her Majesty ' s reign has extended over 5 S years , and has been exceeded in the annals oi the Royal House of England by that of only one sovereign—the Queen ' s grandfather , George III . who ascended the throne in 17 C 0 , and died in 1 S 20 .
THE FINAL TIES for the Open Championship Polo Cup were contested at Hurling , ham on Saturday last between the Freebooters and the gth Lancers , the former ulti . mately winning by four goals to two . Captain Daly , of the Freebooters , had an awkward fall towards the close of the game , but fortunately escaped with nothing more serious than a good shaking .
THE MARQUIS AND MARCHIONESS of SALISIIURY gave a dinner party at their residence in Arlington-street on Wednesday , the Austro-Hungarian and French Ambassadors , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom , and Bro . W . H . and Lady Dorien Long being among the guests ; Lady Salisbury afterwards held a reception , which was very numerously attended .
COUNTESS PERCY gave the first of a series of garden parties at Syon House , Isleworth , on Saturday last , among the guests being the Duchess of Cleveland , the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos and Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , the Lord Chancellor ( Bro . Lord Herschell ) , and Lady Herschell , Bro . the Earl and Countess Amherst , Bro . the Earl of Jersey , and Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe .
THE PROV . GRAND LODGE of the Royal Order of Scotland for London and the Metropolitan Counties will be held at 33 , Golden-square , on Friday , the 5 th July , at 5 p . m ., when approved candidates will be advanced and approved , and Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year will be appointed and invested . The customary banquet will beheld at the Grafton Rooms , 7 , Beak-street , at 7 . 30 p . m .
AMONG THE more recent contributors to the Daily Telegraph National Shilling Testimonial to Dr . W . G . Grace are Bros , the Duke of Fife and Duke of Devonshire , the Duchess of Devonshire , Bros , the Earl of Onslow , Lord Ashbourne , Lord Burton , and W . G . Cavendish-Bentinck , M . P ., Earl Stanhope , Lord Alington , Sir William Harcourt , Sir John E . Millais , Sir Robert Peel , and Dean Farrar .
H . R . H . THE PRINCESSS OF WALES and other members of the Royal Family will be the guests of the Earl of Dundonald and the officers of the 2 nd Life Guards at the luncheon which will be given at the Country Camp , in Windsor Park , to-morrow ( Saturday ) , at the close of the festivities of the Ascot week . Their Royal Highnesses will subsequently -witness a musical ride by the troopers of the regiment in Queen Anne's Avenue .
THK DUKE OF YORK travelled from London to Sheerness on Monday evening last to join the Royal yacht Osborne , and early on Monday morning left for Hamburg and Kiel to attend the festivities connected with the opening of the Baltic Canal . His Royal Highness , who will represent her Majesty on the occasion , was attended by thc Admiral of the Fleet , Bro . Sir E . Commerell , V . C , and Captain the Hon . Maurice Brookes .
AMONG THOSE who were invited to meet the Duke of Cambridge at the dinner party given by the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry , at Londonderry House , Park-lane , on Saturday evening last , in honour of his Royal Highness , were Bro . the Earl and Countess of Lathom , Lord and Lady Lurgan , Lord and Lady Hindlip , Lord and Lady Ribblesdale , Sir Charles Hall , Sir Henry James , and Bro . Sir Redvers and Lady Audrey Buller .
THE SYMPATHY to which the Queen has given expression as to her regret at the total destruction by fire of the Highland residence of the Princess Louise , Duchess of Fife , and Bro . the Duke of Fife , will be shared by people of all classes . The origin oi the fire has not yet been ascertained , and will probably remain a mystery , but there is at least the consolation of knowing that , save as regards a picture by Landseer and some other articles , which money cannot replace , the loss is covered by insurance .
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent will be held at the Palace , Maidstone , on Wednesday , July 3 rd . Among the business will be a presentation to Bro . J . S . Eastes , D . P . G . M ,. There will be a service at All Saints Church . The banquet will be held at the Corn Exchange . The Railway Companies will grant return tickets at single fares from stations upwards of 10 miles from Maidstone . The P . G . M . will propose that five guineas be given to the Dean Smith Memorial Fund , and the question of vagrant Masons will be considered .
SOME LONG PRICES were given for several of the pictures which had belonged to the late Mr . James Price , of Batcombe , Paignton , and which were disposed of by public auction at Messrs . Christie ' s rooms on Saturday last . Gainsborough ' s " Lady Musgrave , " which was sold in the same room 15 years ago for 1000 guineas , was knocked down at £ 10 , 000 ; " Helvoetsluys , " by Turner , for £ 6400 ; and "The Val d'Aosta , " " Going to the Ball , " " Returning from the Ball , " and " Mortlake "•—all by the same artist—for 4000 guineas , 2 S 00 guineas , 2 S 00 guineas , and 5200 guineas respectively .
THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE which has been erected in Knightsbridge at the junction of the Brompton and Hammersmith Roads , to the memory of the late Field Marshal Lord Strathnairn ( Sir Hugh Rose ) , was unveiled on Wednesday . Owing to the recent death of the Countess Fitzivilliam , who was a niece of the late Field Marshal , many of his near relatives , to their great regret , were unable to attend , but the muster of his comrades was very numerous , and included Bro . Field Marshal Lord Roberts , V . C , Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart , & c . The ceremony of unveiling was performed by the Duke of Grafton .
THE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL , whose wants can be seen in our advertisement columns , held its festival on Thursday last , at the H 6 tcl Metropole . The Whitehall Rooms were well filled and excellent music was supplied by the Mcistersingers Orchestra , under the direction of Mr . Norfolk Megone . The chair was taken by Mr . Leopold de Rothschild , who proposed the lirst three toasts , thc third being responded to by the Right ™ n-L ° 'd Battersea . The other toasts were proposed and responded to by the Hig h Shertfl : of the County of London , J oseph Fry , Esq ., the veteran Chairman , Bro . C . J . Ihoinas , C . C , Dr . D . H . Goodsall , Dr . H . H . Tooth , L . Davidson , Esq ., Bro . Henry Lovegrove , and the Chief Rabbi .
H . R . H . TUB COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF inspected the London Ride Brigade on the Horse Guards' Parade , on Saturday last . The regiment mustered in full strength under 1 . ? l 11 " 1 , " ' ° ' Colonel Cholmondeley , and among those present was Bro . Colonel Lord G . Pelham Clinton , who commanded it for 10 years . After the inspection , the Duke expressed his satisfaction with the manner in which the regiment had gone throug h the movements , The London Scottish , about Soo strong , were inspected by Lord Methuen
on the same Parade , while , on Monday morning , Field Marshal Sir Donald "'''" r-u ' i' ' pected the Corps of Commissionaires to the number of 2151 in the grounds or Chelsea 1 Iospital , among the spectators being thc Dowager Lady Napier of Mag dala . General Goldsworthy , M . P ., and others . Prior to the inspection , Sir E . Webster was presented with his portrait , which had been subscribed lor by the non-commission " oflicers , as a token of the respect and estoam they entertained for theiHfounder and W ' " tried friend . *