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ROYAL MASONIO BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION JOB AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . H . R . II . THE P EINCB OI WALES , KG ., & c , M . W . G . M . PATRON AND PRESIDENT . A VACANCY having occured in the office of Collector of thie Institution , Brethren desirous of becoming Candidates for the same are requested to send in their applications not later than Monday , the 12 th March next , to the undersigned , from whom all information respecting the same can be obtained . By order , 23 rd February 1877 . JAMES TERRY , Secrttary .
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . BEO . CONSTABLE'S Tickets , entitling the holder to a chance in the drawing for LIFE GOVERNORSHIPS Of the above Institution are now ready , price ONE SHILLING EACH . To be had of J . CONSTABLE , 13 Sise Lane , Cannon Street , London , E . C .
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OUR WEEKLY BUDGET
AFTER the usual trouble and excitement attending the opening of the Session , Parliament seems to have settled down steadily to its work of legislation . Lord Stratheden and Campbell brought forward a motion relative to the Eastern Question on Monday . This led to
a long and interesting debate , extending over nearly four hours , in which the Earl of Derby , Earl Grey , and the Duke of Argyll took a principal part . The motion was negatived without any division being taken . On Monday the House of Commons devoted several hours in Committee
of Supply to discussing and voting a portion of the Civil Service Estimates . On Wednesday afternoon a Colonial Marriages Bill passed its second reading by 192 to 141 , the Attorneys-General for England and Ireland being among the Opposition . This Bill is intended to regulate
marriage with a deceased wife s sister according to certain conditions , snch marriages being already legal in our Australian Colonies . An Open Spaces ( Metropolitan ) Bill
also passed this stage . We have already said that several important Government Bills have been steadily pushed forward on the way to become law , and this week the further progress has been considerable .
On Monday , by command of the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s Palace . His
Royal Highness arrived about two o ' clock , attended as usual by his Gentlemen-in-Waiting , and escorted by a detachment of the lloyal Horse Guards . Prince Christian , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , and the Duke of Teck were present . The Queen ' s Body Guard of
Gentlemen-at-Arais was on duty under the command of their Captain , the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , and so were the Yeomen of the Guard under Captain Lord Skelmersdale . The Great Officers of State and the Royal Household were in attendance , and the Diplomatic and General Circles were
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numerously attended . A considerable Dumber of present , ations to His Royal Highness" was made , these , by desire , being deemed equivalent to presentations to Her Majesty . The Queen herself , it is announced , will hold a Levee at Buckingham Palace on the 12 th instant .
We are not prepared to say whether the Zodiac has latterly got of gear , or the Gulf Stream been playing some pranks , but the seasons appear to vary very considerably from what they were in the good old time , when onr readers and we were boys together . We were just beginning
to think abont the near approach of Spring , the Vernal Equinox not being very distant , when , all of a sudden , Winter , which onght to have paid us a visit in December last , but has been so uncomplimentary as to absent itself during the whole of the season , turns up , and drives people
into great coats and clothing suitable to the Arctic regions . We are very pleased to meet our old friend , with his bracing air and his genial smile , for Old Winter is a seasonable and jolly fellow in his way ; but we cannot help complaining of his very irregular and dilatory habits , especially during the
last forty or fifty years . Sometimes he drops in a little too soon , before we have had time to lay in our stock of seasonable clothing . Sometimes , when we have made all the needful preparations for his reception , and have got in
our woollens and our muffs , and our wraps , shawls , and the like , all in decent time , he either disappoints us altogether , or comes late , when people are preparing for the Boat Race and Amateur Athletic Club meetings , Volunteer reviews , and Eastertide excursions . Sometimes he does not
condescend to pay us any visit at all , and then the whole round of the seasons behaves irregularly . We have certainly had some keen , wintry days this week ; it may be owing , in some indirect way , to the eclipse of the moon on Tuesday , and if the blood circulates less freely in our veins , the
circulation in our streets is more rapid . Who knows but the earth may have stopped in its revolution , so that the seasons are just one later than they used to be , winter coming in spring time , spring in summer , and so on ?
However , these are questions we cheerfully leave to the consideration of others . For ourselves , we take things as they come , and make the best of them , as Speculative Masona should do .
The Agricultural Hall is a very proper place for the exhibition of fat cattle , horses , and dogs , agricultural implements , & c , & c , and we all know the Mohawk Minstrels have made a portion of it their home , and a very comfortable and very lively home it is , as most of our readers are
aware . But except for its spacious accommodation , it is almost the last place in the world in which we should expect to hear of a Masonic Ball being held . Yet one was held on Wednesday , and for an excellent purpose—the support of our Charities . Some 400 people , brethren and their lady
friends and relatives together , disported themselves till the small hours of the morning , as will be seen in fuller detail elsewhere in these columns . The Craftsmen present showed themselves very skilful in piloting their fair
partners through the intricacies of the dance , and the ball , so far , proved a great success ; but there was no keeping out the cold . The most energetic committee in the world must find it difficult to deal with so terribly inconstant a personage as the Clerk of the weather .
On Wednesday took place the funeral of Mr . Oxenford who for the last thirty years has held the important post of dramatic critic of the Times . Kensal Green C « metery had been selected as the last resting-place of the respected deceased , and accordingly , for two hours before the time
appointed for the ceremony , there were assembled playwrights , dramatic critics , and actors in very considerable numbers , among them being Messrs . Andrew Halliday , Leopold Lewis , Kelly , Cresswell , Cave , Horace Wigan , and
the two Enierys . In the funeral procession were Messrs . E . and A . Oxenford , Edmund Yates , Frank Marshall , and other of the more immediate friends and relatives of the deceased . A heap of flowers were thrown into the grave , until the coffin lid was quite hidden from view .
On Monday next the Cambridge crew will amve in London for its usual course of practice on the Thames water , and in three weeks' time exactly , the University race of J 877 will be rowed , at , we believe , the somewhat
early hour of ten . Our readers , of course , are tolerably well posted in the doings of the rival crews on the Isia and Cam respectively , for the daily papers are careful to set forth in detail their respective merits and demerits . We need not , therefore , discuss these knotty points whether this or that crew slides best , jerks least , or feathers most
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ROYAL MASONIO BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION JOB AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . H . R . II . THE P EINCB OI WALES , KG ., & c , M . W . G . M . PATRON AND PRESIDENT . A VACANCY having occured in the office of Collector of thie Institution , Brethren desirous of becoming Candidates for the same are requested to send in their applications not later than Monday , the 12 th March next , to the undersigned , from whom all information respecting the same can be obtained . By order , 23 rd February 1877 . JAMES TERRY , Secrttary .
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . BEO . CONSTABLE'S Tickets , entitling the holder to a chance in the drawing for LIFE GOVERNORSHIPS Of the above Institution are now ready , price ONE SHILLING EACH . To be had of J . CONSTABLE , 13 Sise Lane , Cannon Street , London , E . C .
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¦¦ - ¦¦ - ¦ , - ¦ , ;¦ - ,- r ' "" "' ¦— ' ¦ — " ' ' ¦ THEMASONICQUARTETTE. BEOS . BUEGESS PEERY , AETHUE THOMAS , EDWIN MOSS and GEORGE MUSGRAVE undertake tho Musical arrangements of the Ceremonies and Banquets . For Terms : —Address , BEO . E . MOSS , 147 Aldersgat * Street , E . C .
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, wrr-- --.,. | , — | m IJL j i -T | i r- r ' '" " " ~~~"—~ - — - * NOTICE . —BACK NUMBEES . Brethren Avho desiro to complete their sets of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE , should make early application for Back Numbers . At present all are in print , but of some we have only a few copies left . Cases for binding tho several volumes can be had at the Office , 67 Barbican .
Our Weekly Budget
OUR WEEKLY BUDGET
AFTER the usual trouble and excitement attending the opening of the Session , Parliament seems to have settled down steadily to its work of legislation . Lord Stratheden and Campbell brought forward a motion relative to the Eastern Question on Monday . This led to
a long and interesting debate , extending over nearly four hours , in which the Earl of Derby , Earl Grey , and the Duke of Argyll took a principal part . The motion was negatived without any division being taken . On Monday the House of Commons devoted several hours in Committee
of Supply to discussing and voting a portion of the Civil Service Estimates . On Wednesday afternoon a Colonial Marriages Bill passed its second reading by 192 to 141 , the Attorneys-General for England and Ireland being among the Opposition . This Bill is intended to regulate
marriage with a deceased wife s sister according to certain conditions , snch marriages being already legal in our Australian Colonies . An Open Spaces ( Metropolitan ) Bill
also passed this stage . We have already said that several important Government Bills have been steadily pushed forward on the way to become law , and this week the further progress has been considerable .
On Monday , by command of the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s Palace . His
Royal Highness arrived about two o ' clock , attended as usual by his Gentlemen-in-Waiting , and escorted by a detachment of the lloyal Horse Guards . Prince Christian , Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar , and the Duke of Teck were present . The Queen ' s Body Guard of
Gentlemen-at-Arais was on duty under the command of their Captain , the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , and so were the Yeomen of the Guard under Captain Lord Skelmersdale . The Great Officers of State and the Royal Household were in attendance , and the Diplomatic and General Circles were
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numerously attended . A considerable Dumber of present , ations to His Royal Highness" was made , these , by desire , being deemed equivalent to presentations to Her Majesty . The Queen herself , it is announced , will hold a Levee at Buckingham Palace on the 12 th instant .
We are not prepared to say whether the Zodiac has latterly got of gear , or the Gulf Stream been playing some pranks , but the seasons appear to vary very considerably from what they were in the good old time , when onr readers and we were boys together . We were just beginning
to think abont the near approach of Spring , the Vernal Equinox not being very distant , when , all of a sudden , Winter , which onght to have paid us a visit in December last , but has been so uncomplimentary as to absent itself during the whole of the season , turns up , and drives people
into great coats and clothing suitable to the Arctic regions . We are very pleased to meet our old friend , with his bracing air and his genial smile , for Old Winter is a seasonable and jolly fellow in his way ; but we cannot help complaining of his very irregular and dilatory habits , especially during the
last forty or fifty years . Sometimes he drops in a little too soon , before we have had time to lay in our stock of seasonable clothing . Sometimes , when we have made all the needful preparations for his reception , and have got in
our woollens and our muffs , and our wraps , shawls , and the like , all in decent time , he either disappoints us altogether , or comes late , when people are preparing for the Boat Race and Amateur Athletic Club meetings , Volunteer reviews , and Eastertide excursions . Sometimes he does not
condescend to pay us any visit at all , and then the whole round of the seasons behaves irregularly . We have certainly had some keen , wintry days this week ; it may be owing , in some indirect way , to the eclipse of the moon on Tuesday , and if the blood circulates less freely in our veins , the
circulation in our streets is more rapid . Who knows but the earth may have stopped in its revolution , so that the seasons are just one later than they used to be , winter coming in spring time , spring in summer , and so on ?
However , these are questions we cheerfully leave to the consideration of others . For ourselves , we take things as they come , and make the best of them , as Speculative Masona should do .
The Agricultural Hall is a very proper place for the exhibition of fat cattle , horses , and dogs , agricultural implements , & c , & c , and we all know the Mohawk Minstrels have made a portion of it their home , and a very comfortable and very lively home it is , as most of our readers are
aware . But except for its spacious accommodation , it is almost the last place in the world in which we should expect to hear of a Masonic Ball being held . Yet one was held on Wednesday , and for an excellent purpose—the support of our Charities . Some 400 people , brethren and their lady
friends and relatives together , disported themselves till the small hours of the morning , as will be seen in fuller detail elsewhere in these columns . The Craftsmen present showed themselves very skilful in piloting their fair
partners through the intricacies of the dance , and the ball , so far , proved a great success ; but there was no keeping out the cold . The most energetic committee in the world must find it difficult to deal with so terribly inconstant a personage as the Clerk of the weather .
On Wednesday took place the funeral of Mr . Oxenford who for the last thirty years has held the important post of dramatic critic of the Times . Kensal Green C « metery had been selected as the last resting-place of the respected deceased , and accordingly , for two hours before the time
appointed for the ceremony , there were assembled playwrights , dramatic critics , and actors in very considerable numbers , among them being Messrs . Andrew Halliday , Leopold Lewis , Kelly , Cresswell , Cave , Horace Wigan , and
the two Enierys . In the funeral procession were Messrs . E . and A . Oxenford , Edmund Yates , Frank Marshall , and other of the more immediate friends and relatives of the deceased . A heap of flowers were thrown into the grave , until the coffin lid was quite hidden from view .
On Monday next the Cambridge crew will amve in London for its usual course of practice on the Thames water , and in three weeks' time exactly , the University race of J 877 will be rowed , at , we believe , the somewhat
early hour of ten . Our readers , of course , are tolerably well posted in the doings of the rival crews on the Isia and Cam respectively , for the daily papers are careful to set forth in detail their respective merits and demerits . We need not , therefore , discuss these knotty points whether this or that crew slides best , jerks least , or feathers most