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MIDLANDRAILWAY. C . COTLAND . —Summer Service of Trains to Scotland by the n MIDLAND ROirTK . Tlio HIGHLAND KXPRKSS ( S . O . p . m . from St . P HUITIIS ) is now running . ______»_ " ~™ DOW * . TK . UI * -. —WKKK D . VT-. SVS . * D C BE ~ _ f ~ a . m . a . m . p . m . ] p . m . p . m . LONDON ( St . Pancras ) dop . 5 15 10 35 8 0 | !> 15 9 ) 5 Glasgow ( St . Enoch ) arr . V 37 8 55 ... ' 7 W 7 ¦» Greenock „ 5 50 9 40 ... , 8 12 8 12 Edinburgh ( Waverloy ) „ 1 33 8 » 5 17 i 7 25 7 25 P ( , rth . » 20 11 50 , 8 33 9 55 9 55 Obau ' . " . ' •' . ' . - - » « 15 I 3 31 2 31 Aberdeen 3 20 11 . 0 j 2 15 2 1- * INVERNESS g 0 I 1 30 I __ tl 20 ji _ 20 _ A . —The Tr » in leaving St . Pancras at 10 . 35 a . m . on Saturdays has no connection with Inverness on Sunday mornings . B-The Train 1 avine St Pancras at 9 . 15 on Saturday nights has no connection with Greenock , Oban , or places north ot Edinburgh on Sunday mornings . C . —Pullman Sleeping Curs from St . Pancrns to Edinburgh and Perth D— Pullman Drawing ' "nnm Car * from St . Pancras to Edinburgh and Glassrnw . E . —Pullman Sleeping Cars from St . Pancras to Edinburgh and Glasso - * daily , also to Greenock except , on Saturday nights . These Cars are well Ventilated , fitted with Lavatory , _;_ . , and accompanied by rt Special Attendant . First Class Pas-sensors travel in tho Drawing Room Ciirs .. inched to Day Ti-pres * Trains WITHOUT FXTIU PAYMK . T . For'Berth iu Sleeping Car the charge is 8 ' -, in addition to the First Class Faro . The Evening Express leaving London at 9 15 p . m ., reaches Greenock in time to enable Passengers to join tho "COL UMBA " or " 10 NA " Steamers for tho Highlands . A Through Carrago is run from LONDON to Greenock by this Train , also by the 10 . 35 a . m . from St . Pancras , For particulars of Up Train Service from Scotland to London seo Timo Tables issued by the Company . JOHN NOBLE , General Manager , Midland Railway . DUBBY , July 1881 .

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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . BROAD GAUGE Route to tho "West of En . land . —Continuous railwav communication , without change of carriage , between PADDINGTON nnd EXETER , Dawlish , Teignmonth , Torquay , Kin . swear ( for Dartmouth ) , Plymouth , Devonport , Truro , Penzance , and other favourite resorts in the West of England . Tourist Tickets , availnb ' e for two months ( first , second , and third class ) , are issued in London at Paddington , Westbourne Park , Netting Hill , Hammersmith , Shepherd ' s Bush , Kensington ( Addison Road ) , Uxbridge Road , and certain stations on the Metropolitan and District Railways , to the West of England , including tho following sea-side and other places of attraction , vi .., Clevedon , Weston-super-Mare , Minehead , Lynton , Barnstaple , IH ' raeombo , Exeter , Dawlish , Teignmonth , Torquay , Dartmouth , Plymouth , Devonport , Newquay , Fowey , Truro , Falm-n . th , St . Ives , Penzance , Seilly Islands , & c . Passengers holding first and second class tourist tickets can travel by the 11 . 45 a . m . and 3 . 0 p m . fast trains from Paddington , which reach Exeter at 1 . 0 and 7 . 1 . p . m ., Torquay at 5 . 9 and 8 . 12 p . m ., and Plymouth at 5 . 55 and 8 . 55 p . m . respectively . Seo programmes and timo bills issued by the Company . J . GRIERSON , General Manager .

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PROVINCEOFWORCESTER. MASONIC SOIREE AND EXHIBITION . Worcester , 27 th August 1884 . BRETHREN having Masonic Onrios of any kind , by way of Old Medals , Jewels , Cups , Glasses , Seals , Charters , Certificates , Aprons , Engravings , Minute Books , & c , See ., are earnestlv invited to correspond with tho Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Geo . Taylor , Summerdyno , Kidderminster , who will bo grateful f- * r the loan of such . Guarantees for safe custody given , and anv expense defrayed . A catalogue is being prepared which will serve as a standard reference to all interested in Masonic Antiquities . All Individuals nnd Lodges possessing such , should take care to be represented in this catalogue .

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BRO . K . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties , For terms apply to " R . Hirst , The Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Road , E . "

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rPESTIMONIALS , V OTES of T HANKS , & C , beautifully I . LUJIINAT . _ . -L otr V ___ uir , and FBAMBD , ready for Presentation , by T . "WOODS , SO Ch-tncery-X-aiie , I _ ondoii , AV . C . Names Illuminated on Stewards' Certificates at a reasonable charge

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ROYAL ARCH .

— : o : — SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .

A QUARTERLY Convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hal ] , London , ?¦ •Wednesday , the 6 th day of August next , at six o ' clock 1 IJ- the evening . T - 'he Minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . Tae Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have

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examined the accounts from the 16 th April , to the 15 th July 1884 , both inclnsivo , which they find to bo as follows : — ' £ a A i _ . s tt Balance Grand Chap- Disbursements during ter - - 1458 8 0 tho quarter . 212 12 8 !„ Unappropriated Balance - . 1653 16 1 Account . 205 3 I „ in Unappropriated Subsequent Receipts- 401 10 0 Account - 198 13 4

£ 2 , 065 2 1 I £ 2 , 065 2 1 which balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : —

lit . From Companions Charles Gore Ring as Z , William Foster ¦ Rooke as H , the Rev . Adolphns Frederick Alexander Woodford as J , * ancl seven others for a Chapter to be attached to the Greta Lodge , No . 1073 , Keswick , to be called the Greta Chapter , and to meet at the Keswick Hotel , Keswick , Cumberland . .

2 nd . From Companions Barnet Nicholls as Z , Carl Otto Kopp a- ! IT , Rodham Home Cook as J , and seven others for a Chapter to be nUnclied to the Ionic Lodge of Amoy , No . 1781 , Amoy , to bo called tho Amoy Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Amoy , China . Tho foregoing petitions being in allrosoects regular , the Committee

recommend thafc the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee further recommend to Grand Chaptsr that the following Companions be appointed a Committee to revise the Royal

Arch Regulations and assimilate tho same so far as practicable with the revised Edition of the Book of Constitutions of the Craft , viz .: — E . Comp . Lt .-Col . John Creaton , Thomas Fenn , Robert Gray , Edward Letchworth , John Sampson Peirce .

( Signed ) JOHN CREATON , P . G . Pr . Soj . President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . 16 th July 1884 .

A convocation of the North London Chapter of Improvement was held on Thursday at the Alwyne Castle , St . Paul ' s Road , Canonbury , Comp . Dean M . E . Z ., Hall H ., Knight J ., Radcliffe S . W ., Shaw P . S . The various duties devolving on each officer were sustained in a most perfect manner .

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•_ - _ •_____ PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CUMBERLATO AND WESTMORELAND .

rriHE Annual Communication of this Provincial Grand JL Lodge was held on Wednesday , the 23 rd instant , [ under the banner of the Derwent Lodge , No . 282 , at Workington . In the absence of the Right Hon . the Earl

of Bective , M . P ., Right Worshipful Provincial Graud Master , Worshipful Bro . Lieut .-Colonel F . R . Sewell , J . P ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presided , supported by a large body of Present and Past Provincial Grand Officers .

The minutes of the last annual meeting , held at Maryport , under the banner of Whitwell Lodge , No . 151 , were read and confirmed . The Treasurers statement of accounts were passed as read ; they showed a good balance

to the credit of the Province , and Bro . James Gardiner was again , by a unanimous vote , elected Provincial Grand Treasurer , and the following brethren were invested as Officers for the ensuing year •.

—Bro . Wm . Court P . M . 60 ... ... Prov . G . Senior Warden Richard Robinson P . M . 229 . Prov . G . Junior Warden Jamea C . Mason P . M . 60 ... Prov . G . Master Overseer Henry Peacock W . M . 229 ... Prov . G . Senior Overseer J . W . Robinson P . M . 151 ... Prov . G . Junior Overseer

Rev . E . M . Rice W . M . 282 ... Prov . G . Chaplain J . Gardiner P . M . 151 ( re-elected ) Prov . G . Treasurer J . A . Salkeld P . M . 282 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . of Marks G . Dalrymple P . M . 216 ( re-apoiatec . ) Prov . G . Secretary Richard Wilson W . M . 216 ... Prov . G . Senior Deacon

Thomas Atkinson W . M . 213 ... Prov . G . Junior Deacon J . II . Raven W . M . 151 ... Prov . G . Inspect , of Works David Bell S . W . 216 ... ... Prov . G . Dir . of Ceremonies Thomas Mason 229 ... ... Prov . G . Assist . D . of Cers . J . Abbott M . O . 151 ... ... Prov . G . Sword Bearer

F . T . Allatt Secretary 216 ... Prov . G . Standard Bearer James Cooper Organist 282 Prov . G . Organist J . H . Hartley S . W . 282 ... ... Prov . G . Inner Guard Albert Buuyan J . W . 60 ... " ) G

John Rothery S . W . 213 ... ^ Prov . . Stewards W . Shilton J . W . 229 ... ... ) W . Wagg Ty ler 282 ... ... Prov . G . Tyler It being the year for this Province to nominate a brother to the M . W . G . M . M . for th & appointment as Grand