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evening , it was stated that ihc amount of the subscriptions to tlie festival was a fraction over £ 612 . The health of the Chairman , proposed by the Attorney-General , was drunk with enthusiasm . Thono-h the event must have been anticipated lor some

time past , the death of the venerable Earl llusscll has caused deep rc-grel in all circles , and among all classes of politicians , Tories as well as Whigs , Conservatives as welt as Liberals . Though for some years past , indeed we may

say since his retirement from the office of Premier in the Summer of lSl'G , his Lordship has ceased to take any active part in politics , but though the influence he had possessed has long since ceased to lie felt , to any appreciable extent , still he has lived so long among us , and , in his

time , has taken so active a part in the politics of the country , that his death , even at the almost patriarchal age of 80 , will be felt by all classes . Lord John Ilusseil , the third son of the lif ' th Duke of Bedford , was born in August 1792 , and after the usual scholastic training , he was

sent to Edinburgh , -where he was placed under the care of Professor Dngald Stewart . In 181 o , lie was returned to the House of Commons , as member for the family borough of Tavistock . In 1819 he proposed his first scheme of Iveform . In 1828 he brought forward

his bill to repeal tho Test and Corporation Acts , and though the minister opposed it , his lordshi p "was , to the surprise of every one , successful . In Earl Grey ' s ministry of 1830 Lord John Russell had to put up with the minor office of Paymaster of tho Forces , though he was

entrusted with tho charge of the Reform Pill ; indeed , it is with this measure that his name will be chiefly associated . In Lord Melbourne ' s Ministry , 18 U 7-11 , Lord John held tho seals of office as Home Secretary . On the defeat of Sir R . Peel's second Administration in IS 10 , he became

Prime Minister , and continued in office till February 1852 , when the late Earl of Derby succeeded him . In the Coalition Ministry which was formed ou tho defeat of the Conservative Ministry , Lord John "hold a seat in the Cabinet without a portfolio , having , however , the

leadership of tho Jlonso of Commons placed in his charge . On Mr . Roebuck ' s motion in the beginning of the Session of 1855 , Lord John anticipated matters by resigning office . When the debate came on , he spoke of the mismanagement of the campaign , but his attempt to

exonerate himself at the expense of his colleagues was unsuccessful , aud in the ministerial arrangements which followed the break-up of the Aberdeen ministry , he was left out . Then came the Vienna negotiations , which brought upon him so much odium . In 1858 , Lord Derby held office

a second time , but only till the summer ot the following year , when Lord PalmersLou became Prime Minister , with Lord John Russell at the Foreign Oftice , and shortly afterwards he was raised to the peerage as Earl Russell . On the death of Lord Palmerston , in the autumn of 1805 , Lord

Russell became a second time Prime Minister , but his tenure of office was brief , the Reform Rill of the Government being defeated on Lord Duukellin ' s motion , and for the third time the late Earl of Derby became Prime Minister .

Since then the appearance of his Lordship in the House has been of rare occurrence , and latterly his enfeebled state kept him for the most part confined to his house , Pembroke Lodge , Richmond Park , where he expired ou Tuesday niirht .

Ihc Horse Show at the Alexandra Palace was opened last Friday , and remained open till Wednesday . The number of entries was under the average , but in respect of quality the animals were admirable specimens . Roth the Coaching and the Four-in-IIand Clubs visited the < rronncls .

the latter turning out in very considerable strength on the closing day , itinong ihe learns being those of the Marquis ot Worcester , tlie Duke of Beaufort ( President ) , and the Marquis of YVaietionl , -.-ir . Eaton ' s , Lord Tredegar ' * , Count Minister ' s . Ac , Ac , Ac . Tlie ladies mustered in

considerable force , nnd having lunciiedthe party witnessed the jumping , and liven renin ml b y the same route homewards . An accident to a valuable hor .-o belonging to a Mr . Taylor , o !

lorkshue , oeuurrni during the period of tlie visit . The animal , iu oppo .-iiion to the rules , was ridden at the wafer jump from the opposite direction and broke its leg . It had const qiu-niiv tu be destroyed there and then .

As regains the- political situation , the aiiMvers given on Monday evening by the Marquis of Salisbury in the House of Peers , aud by the Chancellor of the Hxeiiequer in the House of Commons , have been regarded most hopefully by tho puu' ' c . , tuid there are rumours that invitations

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to ( he Congress have already been issued from Berlin . This may or may not be premature , but there can be no question , if the various reports from Berlin , St . Petersburg , Paris , and Vienna have even a shadow of foundation in fact , that we arc on the road to establish a means whereby

a peaceful settlement may be arrived at . It by no means follows that peace is assured because the Congress meets , nor will it -be possible for us to relax in the slightest degree in our naval and military preparations . Still the Congress will bring tho Powers together , and it is

something even for that to happen , especially after the gloomy aspect which affairs had assumed before Count Schouvaloff visited St . Petersburg . Of other news bearing on the question there is little to note . A strong fleet will rendezvous off Portland next week , and tho

native Indian Contingent is rapidly landing at Malta . The Russians are making a great fuss about tiffing up their Corsair Fleet , and troops are still being marched into Turkey . As to the Turks , the force around

Constantinople becomes stronger every day , but what the recent change of Ministers may portend , no one has yet had an opportunity o f forming an opinion . Let us hope that next week we may have an even more hopeful account to render . Our only advice to people is , that they must not be too san n-n inc .

Committee Meeting Of The Girls' School.

COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE GIRLS ' SCHOOL .

FI llll ! monthly meeting of the General Committeo of the Eoyal J- Masonic Institution for Girls was held ou Thursday , at Ereemasons'Hall , and was presided over by Bro . Colonel Creaton . Tho meeting was the largest one that has yet been held , thero being abonfc 250 brethren prcseut . Tho cause of tho large assemblage was tho election of tho House and Audit Committee , and tho presentation of the ltcport of the Sub-Committee on the qualifications , duties , and

emoluments of the Secretary , whoso post is now vacant . This report , which was read by Bro . Hedges , was in tho following terms : — That all Candidates fur tho ollice of Secretary be Master Masons of three years standing . That no brother shall be eligible to become a Candidate whose age exceeds forty ( 40 ) years .

That the otlice hours be from 10 o'clock a . m . to 5 o ' clock p . m . daily , except Saturday , and ou that day , from 10 o'clock a . m . to 2 o ' clock p . m . That the Secretary shall givo the whole of his time and attention to tho duties of his office , and hold no other appointment , with or without pecuniary consideration .

That ho shall keep the accounts of tho Institution in a methodical manner , and file all bills , receipts , certificates , and other papers in regular order at tho Office , that tho same may be inspected at any time by tho respective Committees . That he shall in all respects conform to the rules , laws , and regulations of the Institution , and follow the instructions of tho House Committee .

that he shall prepare the quarterly accounts , and lay the same before the House Committee at their meeting immediately preceding the quarterly Audit Committee . That he shall strictly conform to the laws of the Institution . That tho salary be £ 350 per annum . The Committee then adopted the report , and referred tho

matter to the llouso Committee , to advertise the vacancy , receive , and examine testimonials , and to report to the General Committeo of 27 th June ; that Committeo to bo then adjourned to the 11 th July , ou which clay , at two o ' clock , the election of Secretary shall take place . On the motion of Bro . Tattershall

seconded by Bro . W . Stephens , it was resolved that the salary of tho late Secretary be paid to his widow up to Michaelmas next . After the consideration of the petitions , of which there were nine , Bro . Benjamin Head informed tho Committee of tho presentation to Mrs . Monckton of her portrait . The following brethren wero then elected

the new House Committee : — Votes Votes Bro . John Boyd . . 1 st Bro . Lieut-Col . J . Peters . 130 „ Joshua - Xtuiii . . 11 [) „ Griffiths Smith . . 130 „ Benjamin lletid . 114 „ Edmund C . Mather . 129

„ John A . J tucker . 139 „ Thomas W . Whito . 12 S „ Ifonry A . Dubois . 135 „ Peter do Lande Long 124 „ Alfred 11 Tattershall 131 „ Edward Letcbworth . 117 The ek-ctiou of the Audit Committee resulted as under : — V ., I-...-. ir . i ... 1 7

WIV .. y OHJ 3 Bro . Henry C . L . jvaudcr . 177 Bro . William Boebnck . 129 „ . ' , ' oshua Nuun . . 172 „ Thomas Kingston . 118 ., He-ilvrt Dicketts . 105 „ William Bailev . . 114 „ BubeHB . Webster . 1515 „ Charles Jardine . . Ill ,, John G . Chancellor . 143

JliJiMiii'ws 1 ' ILLS . —T . t't tlie Sick take Heel . —Tho rtomach i .-i tlie commi-sarin t of I h : ^ physical system . Itfurrjisliea tho material MI tciinnco of every oi \ -an If disordered , tho whole body languishes ; but however severely it jruiy ho ultccted , hi loi . u anil vh-rour may : il \ v ; iys lie restored by a course of these ure-ist . iiiiC Pi ' . i . i ; biliousness , indigestion , liver complaints , andothor disorders

of ihe stoniiicu ran easily be cured by tho use of llolloway ' s Pills . Thousands attest this assertion , and no sufferer who litis ever tried thorn will deny their supremo eitie . icy . Iu every ease of stomach disease , from the mildest caso of uyspepMu , to the disorder of both live :- and stomach , from the nausea of the free 'iver to tho vomiting accompanying ulcerated stomachs , thoso Pills immediately icUvve , and by iJorijcvcran . ee effectually euro .