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INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES . ^ jlfi ® HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PHINCE OF WALES , E . G ., g J ^§ T MJL Most Worshipful Grand Master , & c ., & c ., having been graciously $% / g ^ vgMi ^ sgrffoL pleased to accept the special Dedication , A > M ^^^^^^^ H -A- SIPLZEZEsTIDIlD # \\ JBK , ISTORICAL STEEL ENGRAVING hk ^^^ P ^^^^^ WILL SHOKTLY BE PUBLISHED , M ^ i ^ - ^ K ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ L W ROYA INSTALLATION ON THE 28 TH OF APRIL 1875 , / 0 \ ^ fc j ^ K IN THE EOYAL' ALBERT HALL , ^! $ m *>*~ V--A % \ fP By BRO . EDWARD JAMES HARTT , S . W . No . 1201 . ^ " ^^^^ ^^ ^ $ 0 ^ Application for Circulars and for all particulars to be made to the ROYAL MASONIC INSTALLATION GALLERY COMPANY , 213 REGENT STREET , LONDON , W .
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THE LONDON MASONIC CLUB . THE CLUB PBEMISES , SITUATE 101 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET , AB . E NOW BEING FITTED UP , AND WILL SHORTLY BE OPENED TO THE MEMBERS . THE ANNUAL SUBSCEIPTION now payable will date from tho ( lay on which tho Club opens , and is fixed at £ 3 3 s for Town Members , i . e ., Members residing within twenty miles of the Club , and £ 1 lis 6 d for Country Members . Monitors incur no liability beyond their subscription . None but Freemasons arc eligible for membership . THE NEXT ELECTION will bo hold on 1 st jane . An Entrance Fee will be imposed as soon as tho Club is opened . Forms of Application for Membership may bo obtained from the Secretary , at the Offices of the LONDON MASOMC CLUB COJIPAMY LIMITED , 37 Queen Victoria Street , E . C . JOHN A . LATHBURY , Secretary . ij
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. A . nycoiTui ^ EisrTA WO : R ,: :. NOW IN PBEPABATION . HISTORY OP EVERY LODGE UNDER THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND . Will le Edited hj a distinguished Grand Officer . In a work of this magnitude , tho kind co-operation of all Brethren who are in possession of facts not generally known , will bo invaluable , and thankfully acknowledged . SPENCER AND CO ., 23 a GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , W . C .
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ALEXANDRA PALACE . SEASON TICKETS , available for one year from the 1 st of each month , to be had of W . W . MOKGAX , 07 Barbican , E . C .
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WV ^ nfy ^ JVy ^^^ SW ^ A ^^ M ^^ n ^ 67 BARBICAN , E . O .
Our Weekly Budget.
OUR WEEKLY BUDGET .
rTTBERE has been little stirring this week in Parliament . _ I _ Sundry questions respecting Yeomanry trumpeters , promotion in the Navy , and Foreign decorations , were asked in the House of Lords on Friday . On Monday , the
Merchant Shipping Bill , the Consolidated Fund Bill , aud the Customs aud Inland Revenue Bill , were read a first time , and on Tuesday , the last two of these were passed through their remaining stages . Earl Derbv havinir announced
that the Sultan of Turkey had been dethroned , the House shortly after adjourned . On Thursday , the situation in Trrkey called forth a few remarks . On Friday , in the House of Commons , a resolution , by
Dr . Cameron , on the tenants of the Duchy of Lancaster , was rejected , the murder of Mr . Birch was discussed , a , vote on account of the High Courts of Justice was agreed to in Committee of Supply , and the Merchant Shipping
Bill was read a third time . On Monday , after reading the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill a third time , the House went into Committee on the Commons Bill , and made some progress with it . On Tuesday , Sir TV . Lawson objected to
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the usual adjournment over the Derby Day , bnt was beaten by 207 to 118 . Mr . Bruce made , and afterwards withdrew , a motion on the Royal Irish Constabulary . Mr . Trevelyan then sought to convince tho House that the borough and county franchise shonld be the same , bnt the House , by 264
votes to 165 , determined not to be convinced , and shortly afterwards rose . On Thursday , further progress was made in Committee with the Commons Bill , and Mr . Disraeli expressed a hope that the Berlin memorandum would not be presented .
The Queen ' s Birthday was publicly celebrated on Saturday , but the weather was anything but Queen's weather . The streets were dirty , and it threatened , if it did not rain pretty nearly the day long . But this did not damp the loyalty of the London citizen or his country cousins . They
ventured forth to see whatever was to be seen . The very pretty ceremony of " trooping the colours , " at the Horse Guards , was witnessed by a few thousands . The Artillery Ground in Finsbury Square had its quota of visitors ; and when evening approached , a foreigner mig ht havo fancied
that all London had turned out , in spite of the weather , to see the illuminations , which were , as usual , principally at the West End . The political world dined , in honour of the event , after the manner of English political personages , while royalty itself , as represented by the Princess of Wales and
her children , the commander-in-chief , and sundry members of the Hanoverian family , witnessed part of the display . Had the weather been at all propitious , no doubt the
rejoicing would have been more pronounced . It is something to boast of , however , that our demonstrations of loyalty are both hearty and spontaneous , not made to order . Our Sovereign rules tho hearts , others only the body of
the people . Wednesday was the Derby , when all London enjoyed their annual outing . Save , as regards the weather , which was even more brilliant than usual , there were no special features connected with this year's race . The Prince and
Princess of Wales were not present , but the Dukes of Connaught and Cambridge , and the Duke and Duchess of Teck were among the principal occupants of the box set apart for royal visitors . The field of runners was less numerous than usual , and consisted of fifteen only . The
winner turned up in the shape of Kisber , or the Mineral Colt as he is more generally known , while Forcrunnc- ¦ ' : as regards the prize he contended for is unworthy of hi . 3 name , was placed PCCOTKI , and Julius Csesav had to content himself with only third place . The favourite , Petrarch , was
fourth , a few lengths behind Ca > sar . As regards the crowd on Epsom Downs , we are not prepared to say if it were greater , equal to , or less than similar crowds in previous years , bnt wo may surely venture to affirm there was as much horseplay and as much rampant blackguardism as
ever . The glory of horse-racing has departed . It is no longer the breed of horses and legitimate sport that people care about , but winning pots of money . Racing is now little else than a game of speculation , in which the most
unscrupulous speculator has the greatest amount of good fortune . Why it is the horse and clog , the noblest of the brute creation should , almost of necessity , as it seems , be associated , chiefly , with all that is villainous and low in man , we know not . We love sport of all kinds , but not when it
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INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES . ^ jlfi ® HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PHINCE OF WALES , E . G ., g J ^§ T MJL Most Worshipful Grand Master , & c ., & c ., having been graciously $% / g ^ vgMi ^ sgrffoL pleased to accept the special Dedication , A > M ^^^^^^^ H -A- SIPLZEZEsTIDIlD # \\ JBK , ISTORICAL STEEL ENGRAVING hk ^^^ P ^^^^^ WILL SHOKTLY BE PUBLISHED , M ^ i ^ - ^ K ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ L W ROYA INSTALLATION ON THE 28 TH OF APRIL 1875 , / 0 \ ^ fc j ^ K IN THE EOYAL' ALBERT HALL , ^! $ m *>*~ V--A % \ fP By BRO . EDWARD JAMES HARTT , S . W . No . 1201 . ^ " ^^^^ ^^ ^ $ 0 ^ Application for Circulars and for all particulars to be made to the ROYAL MASONIC INSTALLATION GALLERY COMPANY , 213 REGENT STREET , LONDON , W .
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THE LONDON MASONIC CLUB . THE CLUB PBEMISES , SITUATE 101 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET , AB . E NOW BEING FITTED UP , AND WILL SHORTLY BE OPENED TO THE MEMBERS . THE ANNUAL SUBSCEIPTION now payable will date from tho ( lay on which tho Club opens , and is fixed at £ 3 3 s for Town Members , i . e ., Members residing within twenty miles of the Club , and £ 1 lis 6 d for Country Members . Monitors incur no liability beyond their subscription . None but Freemasons arc eligible for membership . THE NEXT ELECTION will bo hold on 1 st jane . An Entrance Fee will be imposed as soon as tho Club is opened . Forms of Application for Membership may bo obtained from the Secretary , at the Offices of the LONDON MASOMC CLUB COJIPAMY LIMITED , 37 Queen Victoria Street , E . C . JOHN A . LATHBURY , Secretary . ij
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. A . nycoiTui ^ EisrTA WO : R ,: :. NOW IN PBEPABATION . HISTORY OP EVERY LODGE UNDER THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND . Will le Edited hj a distinguished Grand Officer . In a work of this magnitude , tho kind co-operation of all Brethren who are in possession of facts not generally known , will bo invaluable , and thankfully acknowledged . SPENCER AND CO ., 23 a GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , W . C .
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ALEXANDRA PALACE . SEASON TICKETS , available for one year from the 1 st of each month , to be had of W . W . MOKGAX , 07 Barbican , E . C .
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WV ^ nfy ^ JVy ^^^ SW ^ A ^^ M ^^ n ^ 67 BARBICAN , E . O .
Our Weekly Budget.
OUR WEEKLY BUDGET .
rTTBERE has been little stirring this week in Parliament . _ I _ Sundry questions respecting Yeomanry trumpeters , promotion in the Navy , and Foreign decorations , were asked in the House of Lords on Friday . On Monday , the
Merchant Shipping Bill , the Consolidated Fund Bill , aud the Customs aud Inland Revenue Bill , were read a first time , and on Tuesday , the last two of these were passed through their remaining stages . Earl Derbv havinir announced
that the Sultan of Turkey had been dethroned , the House shortly after adjourned . On Thursday , the situation in Trrkey called forth a few remarks . On Friday , in the House of Commons , a resolution , by
Dr . Cameron , on the tenants of the Duchy of Lancaster , was rejected , the murder of Mr . Birch was discussed , a , vote on account of the High Courts of Justice was agreed to in Committee of Supply , and the Merchant Shipping
Bill was read a third time . On Monday , after reading the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill a third time , the House went into Committee on the Commons Bill , and made some progress with it . On Tuesday , Sir TV . Lawson objected to
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the usual adjournment over the Derby Day , bnt was beaten by 207 to 118 . Mr . Bruce made , and afterwards withdrew , a motion on the Royal Irish Constabulary . Mr . Trevelyan then sought to convince tho House that the borough and county franchise shonld be the same , bnt the House , by 264
votes to 165 , determined not to be convinced , and shortly afterwards rose . On Thursday , further progress was made in Committee with the Commons Bill , and Mr . Disraeli expressed a hope that the Berlin memorandum would not be presented .
The Queen ' s Birthday was publicly celebrated on Saturday , but the weather was anything but Queen's weather . The streets were dirty , and it threatened , if it did not rain pretty nearly the day long . But this did not damp the loyalty of the London citizen or his country cousins . They
ventured forth to see whatever was to be seen . The very pretty ceremony of " trooping the colours , " at the Horse Guards , was witnessed by a few thousands . The Artillery Ground in Finsbury Square had its quota of visitors ; and when evening approached , a foreigner mig ht havo fancied
that all London had turned out , in spite of the weather , to see the illuminations , which were , as usual , principally at the West End . The political world dined , in honour of the event , after the manner of English political personages , while royalty itself , as represented by the Princess of Wales and
her children , the commander-in-chief , and sundry members of the Hanoverian family , witnessed part of the display . Had the weather been at all propitious , no doubt the
rejoicing would have been more pronounced . It is something to boast of , however , that our demonstrations of loyalty are both hearty and spontaneous , not made to order . Our Sovereign rules tho hearts , others only the body of
the people . Wednesday was the Derby , when all London enjoyed their annual outing . Save , as regards the weather , which was even more brilliant than usual , there were no special features connected with this year's race . The Prince and
Princess of Wales were not present , but the Dukes of Connaught and Cambridge , and the Duke and Duchess of Teck were among the principal occupants of the box set apart for royal visitors . The field of runners was less numerous than usual , and consisted of fifteen only . The
winner turned up in the shape of Kisber , or the Mineral Colt as he is more generally known , while Forcrunnc- ¦ ' : as regards the prize he contended for is unworthy of hi . 3 name , was placed PCCOTKI , and Julius Csesav had to content himself with only third place . The favourite , Petrarch , was
fourth , a few lengths behind Ca > sar . As regards the crowd on Epsom Downs , we are not prepared to say if it were greater , equal to , or less than similar crowds in previous years , bnt wo may surely venture to affirm there was as much horseplay and as much rampant blackguardism as
ever . The glory of horse-racing has departed . It is no longer the breed of horses and legitimate sport that people care about , but winning pots of money . Racing is now little else than a game of speculation , in which the most
unscrupulous speculator has the greatest amount of good fortune . Why it is the horse and clog , the noblest of the brute creation should , almost of necessity , as it seems , be associated , chiefly , with all that is villainous and low in man , we know not . We love sport of all kinds , but not when it