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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
LADY METHUEN has given birth to a son at Corsham Court , Wiltshire . THE DUKE OK CAMBRIDGE has arrived at North Berwick on a visit to Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-VVeimar . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , having returned from leave of absence , has resumed command of the Aldershot District . BRO . CAPTAIN HOLFORD , Equerry-in-Waiting to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , has left York lor Inverness .
THE RIGHT HON . G . N . CUR / . ON , the Viceroy-Elect of India , arrived in Aberdeen on Tuesday night from Inverness , and proceeded to Balmoral on a visit to the Queen . BROCKLHSHY HALL , the Lincolnshire seat of the Earl of Yarborough , which was almost ; completely destroyed by fire last March , is to be rebuilt , and the work is to be commenced at once . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BUCCLEUCH will leave Langholm Lodge , Dumfriesshire , this week for Drumlanrig Castle , where the Duke and Duchess of York are to visit them on the 20 th inst .
PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN , who represented the Qjeen at the interment of the Empress of Austria , and the Earl of Denbigh , who also attended the impressive ceremony , returned to London on Tuesday evening . THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT has consented to open an exhibition of works of art by local artists to be held in Victoria Hill , Bracknell , during the m > nth of October . The proceeds , after paying all expenses , will be devoted to the funds ot the Rjyal Berkshire Hospital , Reading .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES having , as Grand Master of Freemasons , appointed Lord Wantage to be Prov . Grand Master of Berkshire , he will be installed at the Town Hall , Reading , on the 14 th prox . The Grand Mastership of this province has been vacant since the death of the Duke of Clarence .
HER MAJHSTY THE QUEEN has sent a special donation of ioo guineas to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , " as a mark of her Majesty ' s interest in the general work of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge . " The Queen is the Society's Patron , and in 1 S 44 gave a donation of a like amount to its funds . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK and Prince Edward of York arrived at Aberdeen on Monday morning at 7 . 1 'j from London , and having breakfasted at the Palace Hotel , left by the 10 . 10 Deeside train for Ballater . A guard of honour under Major Davidson was in attendance . Balmoral was reached shortly after 11 o ' clock .
AFTER SOME WEEKS' interval the Court of Aldermen assembled on Tuesday under the presidency of Bro . Lord Mayor Davies , M . P . At the conclusion of the business his lordship proceeded to hold a Committee of the whole Court of Common Council to give the necessary preliminary consideration to the motion for presenting the Sirdar with the Freedom of the City and a Sword of Honour .
1 ' HB IST BATTALION Princess of Wales Yorkshire Regiment on Tuesday morning carried out the ceremony of trooping the colours on the Alameda Parade in honour of the anniversary of the Battle of Alma . The Governor , his staff , and a large number of members of the garrison and spectators were present . The five Russian di urns captured during the engagement and the colours were decked with evergreens .
RE-OPENING OF THE GUILDHALL LIBRARY . —After being closed for nearly twj months for alterations and repairs , the Guildhall Library and Museum was opened this week . No substantial repairs have been done to the building since it was opened in 1 S 72 , and it has not been properly cleansed for over 13 years . Some important improvements in connection with the lighting , arrangement , and ventilation of the Library have been carried out .
A COMMITTEE of old students of the Queen's Colleges in Ireland and others has been formed , under the chairmanship ot Bro . the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava , to arrange a dinner in honour of Sir Anthony P . MacDonneli , Lieutenant-Governor of the Noith-West Provinces . The dinner will take place at the Whitehall Rooms , Hotel M & ropole , on Saturday , October 15 th . The Hon . Secretary is Mr . J . R . Fisher , 6 , King ' s Bench-walk , Temple , E . C .
THE CORPORATION has granted the use of the Guildhall for the usual annual banquet to be given to 15 C 0 poor children of the Ragged School Union . Subscriptions are invited , and it is proposed to send out Christmas hampers to 5000 poor crippled children . Last year H . R . H . the Prince of Wales sent a donation to this Fund , and 4000 hampers were sent out . Subscriptions may be sent to Bro . Alderman Treloar , 69 , Ludgate Hill , or to the Earl of Northampton , 37 , Norfolk-street , Strand , W . C .
GREAT SUCCESS attended the third annual patriotic dinner , held on the evening of Tuesday — the anniversary of the battle of Alma—at High Wycombe , when General Sir George Higginson , K . C . B ., presided , nearly 300 sitting down . Among telegrams and letters of regret read was one from Bro . Lord Roberts , who greatly regretted his inability to attend , while Bro . Viscount Wolseley sent , as last year , £ 5 , an announcement which was received with loud applause . The loyal toasts were drunk with the utmost enthusiasm .
A SPECIAL SERVICE will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday , the 24 th prox ., the lirst day of the Michaelmas Law Sittings , when the Lord Chancellor , Bro . the Earl of Halsbury , her Majesty ' s Judges , Queen ' s Counsel , and members of the legal profession will attend . It is understood that the arrangements will be the same as those of last year , when this special service was inaugurated . The service at the Abbey will commence at 11 . 45 , a"d the Lord Chancellor ' s reception at the House of Lords will take place afterwards at 12 . 30 ; the judges will proceed to the Law Courts about 2 o ' clock .
THE HAMPSHIRE AND ISI . B OF WIGHT Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution will hold a festival in Southampton on Friday , the 21 st prox ., following the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge to b : held there on the same date . The festival was originally fixed for the spring of the year , but was postp oned in order to avoid clashing with the Festivals of the Royal Masonic Institutions for Girls and Boys , the desire having always been to prevent the operations of the Provincial
Institutions hindering the regular How of contributions to the great Central Charities of the Craft . The Institution commenced its operations in i . S 3 y , and 30 orphan children ofdeceased brethren have received , or are receiving , its b : neli : s . livery eligible candidate who has been recommended by a subscribing lodge has been placed on the funds without a contest . There are at present 17 children on the books , and there are now 40 lodges and 153 individual subscribers who hold permanent votes in the 1 nstitution . The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., has promised to preside at the festival .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . THE EARL OF WHARNCLIFFE , who has been paying his annual visit to his Forfarshire estates , has returned to Wortley Hall , near Sheffield . THE SHRIEVALTY . —The Sheriffs Banners for Mr . Alderman and Sheriff elect F . P . Alliston , are being manufactured by George Kenning and Son , Little Britain . ' H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES will return to England early next month accompanied by Princess Carl of Denmark , who will make a stay in England of on ' siderable length .
THE EXECUTORS of the late Bro . Charles Augustus Murton , of the firm of C . A Murton and Sons , 27 , Cornhill , have proved the will , tbe . [ personal estate being valued ' at £ 12 , 205 ' 7 s . Sd . BRO . THE EARL OF HALSBURY , Lord Chancellor of England , the Countess of Halsbury , and their daughter , Lady Eveleen G ff ard , arrived in Fermoy on Saturday evening last by special train from Killarney .
THE ANNUAL communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland , has been appointed for Friday , the 7 th prox ., in the Public Hall , Cocker , mouth , under the banner of Skiddaw Lodge , No . 1002 . ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE . —The opening meeting of the 31 st Session will be held at the Whitehall' Rooms , on Tuesday , November Sth , when a paper on Western Australia will be read by the Hon . E . H . Wittenoom , Agent-General for that Colony .
THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES tho Duke and Duchess of York and Prince Edward 0 ! York , who arrived in London from Copenhagen on Friday , the i 6 : h inst ., drove on Sun . day evening from York House , St . James ' s Palace , to Euston Station , in order to travel by the West Coast Express to Scotland , on a visit to the Q ^ een . On Thursday morning , in the presence of the Grand Ducal family of Mecklenbuw and Princess Henry of Prussia , a monument was solemnly unveiled at Kiel to the memory of Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg , who was drowned with ei ght of the crew of the torpedo-boat which he commanded , on September 22 nd , last year .
MAJOR-GENERA 1 . SIR ARTHUR ELLIS was present at the funeral of the Empress of Austria , at Vienna , on Saturday last as the representative of T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales . Their Royal Highnesses were represented at the funeral service held for her Imperial Majesty at the Roman Catholic Church in Farm-street , by Bro . Lord Suffield .
THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , Prov . Grand Master of Sussex , will visit Lewes on Friday , the 2 Sth piox ., to preside at the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lod ge . His Royal Highness will be received by the Mayor and Corporation at the railway station , and alter the Masonic Museum has been inspected , luncheon will be served at the Town Hall .
GRAND MASTERS MARK LODGE OF INSTRUCTION . —The lodge will resume its meetings on the first and third Fridays in October , November , December , 1 S 9 S , and January , February , March , iSpy . The meetings are held at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen-street , W . C , at 6 p . m . sharp . Mark clothing . Bro . Dr . Reynolds Green , f . O . Deacon , Preceptor .
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG -HOLSTEIN has graciously intimated her intention of opening the Artists' Guild Tenth Amateur Art Exhibition at the Imperial Institute , on November 7 th . It will be open to all amateurs . Particulars may be had from Lieut .-Col . Bacon , Secretary Royal Art School of Art Needlework , Exhibitionroad , South Kensington .
HERROYALHIGHNESS PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN , who , with her daughter , Princess Victoria , remain at Arlington Manor during this week as the guests of Sir Francis and Lady Jeune , was present on Saturday last at the Memorial Service , held at the Catholic Church , Farm-street , for her late Imperial Majesty the Empress of Austria . Lady Jeune and Col . the Hon . C . Eliot were in attendance ,
LADY ELIZABETH MARY BRUCE , eldest daughter of the Eail and Countess of Elgin , and Mr . Henry Babington Smith , private secretary to the Viceroy , were married at Christ Church , Simla , on Thursday afternoon . The Bishop of Lahore , assisted by the Rev . M . C . Sanders , Chaplain of Simla , officiated , and the bride was given away by her father . The church , which was crowded , was tastefully decorated . Among the bridesmaids were the Ladies Christian and Veronica Bruce , sisters of the bride , and Capt . S . H . Pollen , aide-de-camp to the Viceroy , was best man . After the ceremony the newly-married couple were escorted to the Viceregal Lodge by a troop of Punjab Light Horse Volunteers , and a largely-attended reception was then held by Lady Elgin ,
THE QUEEN , with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales , Princess Henry of Battenberg , Princess Victoria of Wales , her Highness Princess Aribert of Anhalt , and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Leinihgen , were present on Saturday morning last at a memorial service for her deeply-lamented Imperial Majesty the Empress ot Austria , in Cralhie parish church , conducted by the Rev . S . J . Ramsay Sibbald . The
Dowager Lady Churchill and ^ Lieutenant-Colonel Davidson were in attendance . Bro . Major-General Sir Stanley Clarke was in attendance on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household in Waiting , Lord James of Hereford ( Minister in Attendance ) and many residents of Djeside were present . The service commenced with the playing of the Austrian National Anthem and ended with Beethoven's Funeral March .
THE HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES . DONATIONS FROM THE QUBEN AND H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES . Down to Wednesday evening the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the terrible hurricane in the West Indies , amounted to £ Sooo , of which £ 5000 was on Wednesday remitted by telegram to the distressed Colonies , , £ 2000 being sent to the Governor of Barbados , and £ 3000 to the Governor of the Windward Islands for the sufferers in St . Vincent and St . Lucia . The Lord Mayor received during the day the following letter from the Keeper of the Privy Purse :
" Balmoral Castle , 20 th Sept ., 1 S 9 S . " Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Fleetwood Edwards presents his compliments to the Lord Mayor , and begs to enclose , by command of the Queen , a cheque for £ 250 , as a donation from her Majesty to the Wesi Indian Hurricane Fund . " His lordship also had the following communication from the Comptroller to the Prince of Wales :
"Sandringham , September 20 th . " My Lord , —I have this day received instructions from the Prince of Wales to bend your lordship a cheque for 100 guineas as a donation from his Royal Highness towards the fund which the Prince desires me to say he is very glad to see you are raising ai the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the recent hurricane in the West Indies .
* ' I have the honour to be , my Lord , your lordship ' s obedient servant , j " D . M . PROUYN , General . i " Comptroller and Treasurer to H . R . H . the Prince of Walts . S " To the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor of London . " i
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
LADY METHUEN has given birth to a son at Corsham Court , Wiltshire . THE DUKE OK CAMBRIDGE has arrived at North Berwick on a visit to Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-VVeimar . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , having returned from leave of absence , has resumed command of the Aldershot District . BRO . CAPTAIN HOLFORD , Equerry-in-Waiting to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , has left York lor Inverness .
THE RIGHT HON . G . N . CUR / . ON , the Viceroy-Elect of India , arrived in Aberdeen on Tuesday night from Inverness , and proceeded to Balmoral on a visit to the Queen . BROCKLHSHY HALL , the Lincolnshire seat of the Earl of Yarborough , which was almost ; completely destroyed by fire last March , is to be rebuilt , and the work is to be commenced at once . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BUCCLEUCH will leave Langholm Lodge , Dumfriesshire , this week for Drumlanrig Castle , where the Duke and Duchess of York are to visit them on the 20 th inst .
PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN , who represented the Qjeen at the interment of the Empress of Austria , and the Earl of Denbigh , who also attended the impressive ceremony , returned to London on Tuesday evening . THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT has consented to open an exhibition of works of art by local artists to be held in Victoria Hill , Bracknell , during the m > nth of October . The proceeds , after paying all expenses , will be devoted to the funds ot the Rjyal Berkshire Hospital , Reading .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES having , as Grand Master of Freemasons , appointed Lord Wantage to be Prov . Grand Master of Berkshire , he will be installed at the Town Hall , Reading , on the 14 th prox . The Grand Mastership of this province has been vacant since the death of the Duke of Clarence .
HER MAJHSTY THE QUEEN has sent a special donation of ioo guineas to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , " as a mark of her Majesty ' s interest in the general work of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge . " The Queen is the Society's Patron , and in 1 S 44 gave a donation of a like amount to its funds . THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK and Prince Edward of York arrived at Aberdeen on Monday morning at 7 . 1 'j from London , and having breakfasted at the Palace Hotel , left by the 10 . 10 Deeside train for Ballater . A guard of honour under Major Davidson was in attendance . Balmoral was reached shortly after 11 o ' clock .
AFTER SOME WEEKS' interval the Court of Aldermen assembled on Tuesday under the presidency of Bro . Lord Mayor Davies , M . P . At the conclusion of the business his lordship proceeded to hold a Committee of the whole Court of Common Council to give the necessary preliminary consideration to the motion for presenting the Sirdar with the Freedom of the City and a Sword of Honour .
1 ' HB IST BATTALION Princess of Wales Yorkshire Regiment on Tuesday morning carried out the ceremony of trooping the colours on the Alameda Parade in honour of the anniversary of the Battle of Alma . The Governor , his staff , and a large number of members of the garrison and spectators were present . The five Russian di urns captured during the engagement and the colours were decked with evergreens .
RE-OPENING OF THE GUILDHALL LIBRARY . —After being closed for nearly twj months for alterations and repairs , the Guildhall Library and Museum was opened this week . No substantial repairs have been done to the building since it was opened in 1 S 72 , and it has not been properly cleansed for over 13 years . Some important improvements in connection with the lighting , arrangement , and ventilation of the Library have been carried out .
A COMMITTEE of old students of the Queen's Colleges in Ireland and others has been formed , under the chairmanship ot Bro . the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava , to arrange a dinner in honour of Sir Anthony P . MacDonneli , Lieutenant-Governor of the Noith-West Provinces . The dinner will take place at the Whitehall Rooms , Hotel M & ropole , on Saturday , October 15 th . The Hon . Secretary is Mr . J . R . Fisher , 6 , King ' s Bench-walk , Temple , E . C .
THE CORPORATION has granted the use of the Guildhall for the usual annual banquet to be given to 15 C 0 poor children of the Ragged School Union . Subscriptions are invited , and it is proposed to send out Christmas hampers to 5000 poor crippled children . Last year H . R . H . the Prince of Wales sent a donation to this Fund , and 4000 hampers were sent out . Subscriptions may be sent to Bro . Alderman Treloar , 69 , Ludgate Hill , or to the Earl of Northampton , 37 , Norfolk-street , Strand , W . C .
GREAT SUCCESS attended the third annual patriotic dinner , held on the evening of Tuesday — the anniversary of the battle of Alma—at High Wycombe , when General Sir George Higginson , K . C . B ., presided , nearly 300 sitting down . Among telegrams and letters of regret read was one from Bro . Lord Roberts , who greatly regretted his inability to attend , while Bro . Viscount Wolseley sent , as last year , £ 5 , an announcement which was received with loud applause . The loyal toasts were drunk with the utmost enthusiasm .
A SPECIAL SERVICE will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday , the 24 th prox ., the lirst day of the Michaelmas Law Sittings , when the Lord Chancellor , Bro . the Earl of Halsbury , her Majesty ' s Judges , Queen ' s Counsel , and members of the legal profession will attend . It is understood that the arrangements will be the same as those of last year , when this special service was inaugurated . The service at the Abbey will commence at 11 . 45 , a"d the Lord Chancellor ' s reception at the House of Lords will take place afterwards at 12 . 30 ; the judges will proceed to the Law Courts about 2 o ' clock .
THE HAMPSHIRE AND ISI . B OF WIGHT Masonic Educational and Benevolent Institution will hold a festival in Southampton on Friday , the 21 st prox ., following the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge to b : held there on the same date . The festival was originally fixed for the spring of the year , but was postp oned in order to avoid clashing with the Festivals of the Royal Masonic Institutions for Girls and Boys , the desire having always been to prevent the operations of the Provincial
Institutions hindering the regular How of contributions to the great Central Charities of the Craft . The Institution commenced its operations in i . S 3 y , and 30 orphan children ofdeceased brethren have received , or are receiving , its b : neli : s . livery eligible candidate who has been recommended by a subscribing lodge has been placed on the funds without a contest . There are at present 17 children on the books , and there are now 40 lodges and 153 individual subscribers who hold permanent votes in the 1 nstitution . The Prov . Grand Master , Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., has promised to preside at the festival .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . THE EARL OF WHARNCLIFFE , who has been paying his annual visit to his Forfarshire estates , has returned to Wortley Hall , near Sheffield . THE SHRIEVALTY . —The Sheriffs Banners for Mr . Alderman and Sheriff elect F . P . Alliston , are being manufactured by George Kenning and Son , Little Britain . ' H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES will return to England early next month accompanied by Princess Carl of Denmark , who will make a stay in England of on ' siderable length .
THE EXECUTORS of the late Bro . Charles Augustus Murton , of the firm of C . A Murton and Sons , 27 , Cornhill , have proved the will , tbe . [ personal estate being valued ' at £ 12 , 205 ' 7 s . Sd . BRO . THE EARL OF HALSBURY , Lord Chancellor of England , the Countess of Halsbury , and their daughter , Lady Eveleen G ff ard , arrived in Fermoy on Saturday evening last by special train from Killarney .
THE ANNUAL communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland , has been appointed for Friday , the 7 th prox ., in the Public Hall , Cocker , mouth , under the banner of Skiddaw Lodge , No . 1002 . ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE . —The opening meeting of the 31 st Session will be held at the Whitehall' Rooms , on Tuesday , November Sth , when a paper on Western Australia will be read by the Hon . E . H . Wittenoom , Agent-General for that Colony .
THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES tho Duke and Duchess of York and Prince Edward 0 ! York , who arrived in London from Copenhagen on Friday , the i 6 : h inst ., drove on Sun . day evening from York House , St . James ' s Palace , to Euston Station , in order to travel by the West Coast Express to Scotland , on a visit to the Q ^ een . On Thursday morning , in the presence of the Grand Ducal family of Mecklenbuw and Princess Henry of Prussia , a monument was solemnly unveiled at Kiel to the memory of Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg , who was drowned with ei ght of the crew of the torpedo-boat which he commanded , on September 22 nd , last year .
MAJOR-GENERA 1 . SIR ARTHUR ELLIS was present at the funeral of the Empress of Austria , at Vienna , on Saturday last as the representative of T . R . H . the Prince and Princess of Wales . Their Royal Highnesses were represented at the funeral service held for her Imperial Majesty at the Roman Catholic Church in Farm-street , by Bro . Lord Suffield .
THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , Prov . Grand Master of Sussex , will visit Lewes on Friday , the 2 Sth piox ., to preside at the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lod ge . His Royal Highness will be received by the Mayor and Corporation at the railway station , and alter the Masonic Museum has been inspected , luncheon will be served at the Town Hall .
GRAND MASTERS MARK LODGE OF INSTRUCTION . —The lodge will resume its meetings on the first and third Fridays in October , November , December , 1 S 9 S , and January , February , March , iSpy . The meetings are held at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen-street , W . C , at 6 p . m . sharp . Mark clothing . Bro . Dr . Reynolds Green , f . O . Deacon , Preceptor .
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG -HOLSTEIN has graciously intimated her intention of opening the Artists' Guild Tenth Amateur Art Exhibition at the Imperial Institute , on November 7 th . It will be open to all amateurs . Particulars may be had from Lieut .-Col . Bacon , Secretary Royal Art School of Art Needlework , Exhibitionroad , South Kensington .
HERROYALHIGHNESS PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN , who , with her daughter , Princess Victoria , remain at Arlington Manor during this week as the guests of Sir Francis and Lady Jeune , was present on Saturday last at the Memorial Service , held at the Catholic Church , Farm-street , for her late Imperial Majesty the Empress of Austria . Lady Jeune and Col . the Hon . C . Eliot were in attendance ,
LADY ELIZABETH MARY BRUCE , eldest daughter of the Eail and Countess of Elgin , and Mr . Henry Babington Smith , private secretary to the Viceroy , were married at Christ Church , Simla , on Thursday afternoon . The Bishop of Lahore , assisted by the Rev . M . C . Sanders , Chaplain of Simla , officiated , and the bride was given away by her father . The church , which was crowded , was tastefully decorated . Among the bridesmaids were the Ladies Christian and Veronica Bruce , sisters of the bride , and Capt . S . H . Pollen , aide-de-camp to the Viceroy , was best man . After the ceremony the newly-married couple were escorted to the Viceregal Lodge by a troop of Punjab Light Horse Volunteers , and a largely-attended reception was then held by Lady Elgin ,
THE QUEEN , with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales , Princess Henry of Battenberg , Princess Victoria of Wales , her Highness Princess Aribert of Anhalt , and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Leinihgen , were present on Saturday morning last at a memorial service for her deeply-lamented Imperial Majesty the Empress ot Austria , in Cralhie parish church , conducted by the Rev . S . J . Ramsay Sibbald . The
Dowager Lady Churchill and ^ Lieutenant-Colonel Davidson were in attendance . Bro . Major-General Sir Stanley Clarke was in attendance on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household in Waiting , Lord James of Hereford ( Minister in Attendance ) and many residents of Djeside were present . The service commenced with the playing of the Austrian National Anthem and ended with Beethoven's Funeral March .
THE HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES . DONATIONS FROM THE QUBEN AND H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES . Down to Wednesday evening the Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the terrible hurricane in the West Indies , amounted to £ Sooo , of which £ 5000 was on Wednesday remitted by telegram to the distressed Colonies , , £ 2000 being sent to the Governor of Barbados , and £ 3000 to the Governor of the Windward Islands for the sufferers in St . Vincent and St . Lucia . The Lord Mayor received during the day the following letter from the Keeper of the Privy Purse :
" Balmoral Castle , 20 th Sept ., 1 S 9 S . " Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Fleetwood Edwards presents his compliments to the Lord Mayor , and begs to enclose , by command of the Queen , a cheque for £ 250 , as a donation from her Majesty to the Wesi Indian Hurricane Fund . " His lordship also had the following communication from the Comptroller to the Prince of Wales :
"Sandringham , September 20 th . " My Lord , —I have this day received instructions from the Prince of Wales to bend your lordship a cheque for 100 guineas as a donation from his Royal Highness towards the fund which the Prince desires me to say he is very glad to see you are raising ai the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the recent hurricane in the West Indies .
* ' I have the honour to be , my Lord , your lordship ' s obedient servant , j " D . M . PROUYN , General . i " Comptroller and Treasurer to H . R . H . the Prince of Walts . S " To the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor of London . " i
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F ^ PRESENTATION AND FAMILY PORTRAITS . "¦ V . .. 'pV . "' ' . ¦ ' ;" : WM paintings on Cannae , ^ L'JBB FROM LIFE OR FROM ANY PHOTOGRAPH . jjjjK ^ ~\ _| ^ Write or Call for PRICE LIST and See our SPACIOUS GALLERIES \ 7 $ U ^^ - / . w - G - PARKER & Co ., Artists , fiKLiJBBKLi 288 , HIGH HOLBORN . LONDON , W . C .