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" God Bless our Fam ly Royal . " Grand National Song , written and composed by G . R . King , anthor and composer of " My own Ador'd Love , " "The Rowena Quadrilles , " & c . & c . & c . Published b y King & Co ., Woodford ; and—London : Geo . Kenning , 16 Great Queen-street , W . C .

N ATIONAL songs that are likely to be of an enduring character are few and far between . Since " God Save the Queen " and " Rule Britannia , " but one song of this kind has fixed itself on the minds of the public , and that we need hardly be at the pains of saying is Brinley Riohards ' s " God Bless the Prince of Wales . " The fact is , the elements of snecess in the composition of a trul y national song

are many and difficult to satisfy . Both words and melody must be simple , and yet grand and inspiriting . They must be capable of exciting enthusiasm , and yet such as may be easily picked up and remembered . "God Bless our Fam'ly Royal" meets these require , ments extremely well . Tho air and words are both taking , and there

is a good chorus . What is more , the song has been submitted and received the approval of several members of the " Fam'ly " whose virtues it so eloquently proclaims , and we doubt nofc the Craft will welcome the song in a manner which its merits deserve . Thafc our readers , however , may be better able to judge of the words , at all events , we quote the first verse and chorus , which are as follows : —

With grateful pride , in cob or hall , A Briton ' s heart will swell ; Afc thought ; of his own native land , The glories ifc can toll . But Roman , Saxon , Norman , Dane , His long ancestral coil ; Bears not for him a prouder name , Than Britain ' s Fam'ly Royal .

CHORUS . Let ev ' ry Briton proudly boast , No matter clime nor soil , He drinks an honest manly toast , God bless our Fam'l y Royal !

A Eose Croix Chapter of the Ancient and Accepted Rite named St . Margaret ' s , No . 92 , was duly constituted on Tuesday trader distinguished auspices , at tbe Freemasons ' Hall , Leicester . Eleven candidates were regularly received in ancient form into the Order , the perfecting of which ,

together with tbe ceremonies of Consecration of the Chapter and installation of the M . W . S . designate , being performed by several members of the Supreme Council 33 . A commemoration banquet was afterwards partaken of by more than thirty brethren of the Order and members of the

Chapter , at which the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were duly proposed and acknowledged . The summons convoking the Chapter was a splendid specimen of antique printing , and was beautifully in accord with the peculiarities of the degree . —Evening Neivs .

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