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UNITED GRAND LODGE OP ANCIENT , FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OP ENGLAND . HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . THE GRAND FESTIVAL will bo held on Wednesday , 25 th April 1877 , at the Freemasons * Hall , Great Queen-street , London . Tickets may be obtained of the Grand Stewards , but no tickets will be issued after i o ' clock on tho day preceding the Festival . Dinner at half-past sis o clock precisely . The musical arrangements will bo under the direction of Bro . Kuhe , G . Org ; Brethren must appear in full Masonic Craft Clothing . A . G . R . TRENDELLJ Son . Sec . Board of Grand Stewards .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR 61 RL 8 , ST . JOHN'S HILL , S . W . OrriCE : 5 Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , W . C . PATKON * : H . R . H . THE PKINCE or WALES , K . G ., Ac , M . W . G . M ., President . HER ROTAL HIGHNESS THE PHINCESS OP WALES . A QUARTERLY General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution will be held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , Iiiucoln ' s-inn-fielcU , London , on Saturday , the 11 th day of April 1877 , at Twelve o ' clock precisely , on the general business of the Institution ; to consider Notices of Motion as follows , aud to elect Thirteen Girls into the School by ballot from a list of Fifty-four candidates . Tho Election will commence at One o ' clock ( or after the usual business is over ) , and close at Three o ' clock precisely . By Bro . H . G . Warren—That , having regard to the increased income of tho Institution and the altered position ot the Secretary and Collector , it is expedient that Rules 71 and 75 shall be so amended aa to provide that tho Secretary shall givo security for £ 1000 , the Secretary ' s Chief Cleric £ 500 , and any other Clerks £ 250 each . Such security to bo provided through an Approved Guarantee Society , and the promiums paid by this Institution , so as not to be a burthen on the officials . By Bro . F . W . H . Ramsay , M . D . — That tho proposition of Bro . Warren , as to the Guarantees , bo referred to a Select Committee , composed of Bros . Col . Creaton and Col . Burdett , Trustets ; W . Hyde Pullen , Wm . Roebuck , D . M . Dewar , Raynham . W . Stewart , John Mason , and Dr . Ramsay , with power to add to their number . By Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., V . P . — That the Quarterly Courts in January and July shall bo held in ; future at Four o ' clock instead of Twelve o ' clock . R . WENTWORTH LITTLE , D . Prov . G . M . Middx ., Secretary .

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THB EIGHTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will take place at the Freemasons' Tavern , on 9 th May 187 f , on which occasion the Right Hon . tho Lord Suffleld , K . O . B ., R . AY . Provincial Grand Master for Norfolk , has kindly consented to preside . Names of Stewards will bo thankfully received by the Secretary , and as tho School ia now being enlarged to accommodate 60 additional Girls , the Craft are earnestly urged to support this Institution .

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THEMASONICQUARTETTE. BEOS . BURGESS PERRY , ARTHUR THOMAS , EDWIN MOSS and GEORGE MUSGRAVE undertake the Musical arrangements of the Ceremonies and Banquets . Tor Terms - . —Address , BRO , E . MOSS , 147 Aldersgate Street , E . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . BRO . CONSTABLE'S Tickets , entitling tho holder to a chance in the drawing for LIFE GOVERNORSHIPS Of the above Institution are now ready , price ONE SHILLING EACH . 'So be had of J . CONSTABLE , 13 Sise Lane , Cannon Street , London , E . C .

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THE Queen , with the Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold , is spending Easter at Osborne . On Wednesday , the Princess of Wales left London en route for Athens , in order to visit her brother , King George , and the Queen of Greece . The journey was via Paris and Brindisi ,

at which latter place it is expected she will arrive this day . Here the Royal yacht Osborne will be in readiness to convey her to Athens , where it is expected she will make a stay for some little time . Meanwhile , the Prince of Wales ' s

health is steadily improving , and we trust he will soon be able to set out upon his projected trip to the Mediterranean . The Duke of Cambridge has returned to town from Portsmouth , whither he had gone for the benefit of his health

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On Tuesday he visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House . As regards weather , the holiday folk have fared better than , mighthave been anticipated . Both Good Friday and the Bank Holiday were fine ; consequently the various places of

amusement in and near London were pretty well thronged with visitors , while not a few ventured on an excursion to this or that favourite sea-side resort . As usual , the Cumberland and Westmoreland Wrestling Society held its annual fete at Lillie Bridge on Good Friday . The entries

for tho several contests were numerous , and the largo assemblage of spectators which had gathered in this popular resort of athleticism were highly gratified with the sport . The prize for London men , not exceeding eleven stone , was won by Atkinson . There were fifty-three entries for tho

All-comers' Prize , same weight , and in the final rounds , two out of three , R . Pooley threw W . Matthews the first and third , while the latter won the intermediate . Tor tho Championship Prize , open to all weights , the entries were more numerous still . After a good display of strength and

skill , G . Steadman was proclaimed the winner . Tho wrestling was followed by pole-leaping , which excited a considerable amount of interest , and a Quarter Mile Handicap . W . Barrow , of Keswick , won the first prize in the former with a leap of 10 ft ., but the second prize was

divided among W . Robson , T . Atkinson , and J . Scott , who severally cleared 9 ft . 3 in . The handicap was won by W . Arthur in 48 sec . On Monday , throngs of sight-seers were to be seen in all parts of London , in the neighbourhood of those resorts where sight-seers most do congregate . Tho

Enfield Steeplechases was one of the principal attractions , and , of course , drew a large concourse of spectators . The Crystal Palace , which is always known to provide plenty of amusement on our public holidays , was nearly as well filled as it was last year , the number of visitors being about

58 , 000 , against 60 , 000 in 1876 . The attraction at the Royal Albert Hall was a Grand Miscellaneous Concert , in aid of the Cheesemongers' Benevolent Institution . Madame Lemmens-Sherrington , Madame Patey , Mr . Vernon Rigby , and Signor Foli were among the principal artistes

engaged for the occasion . Nor was the Royal Aquarium , Westminster , behindhand in its endeavours to attract visitors . There were two performances in the theatre , and two concerts in the main hall , besides a variety of other entertainments . The Zoological Gardens , the Polytechnic ,

and the British Museum were among the most popular of the places which offer instructive entertainment . In the evening the theatres were well attended , so that , on the whole , people must have been very hard indeed to please if they were unable to spend their holidays agreeably .

Tho revival of the Easter Monday Review , which was held this year at Dunstable , appears to have given general satisfaction . At all events over 13 , 000 men appeared on the field , the arrangements having been under the direct supervision of the War Office , while the railways were able

to despatch the men promptly , so that little , if any , delay occurred on the journey either going or returning . General Stephenson was in command of the entire force , which , as usual , was divided into two armies , of attack and defence respectively , the former being under the command of

Colonel Sargent . C . B ., and the latter under that of Lord Abinger . The defence was presumed to have been sue * cessful , and after the mimic battle , the whole of the force marched past the general , and then left the ground on their return to London , the first detachment reaching King ' s Cross at 5 . 30 p . m .

On Tuesday the operatic season opened at the Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , with the performance of Verdi ' s opera , TJn Ballo in Maschera . The artistes included Mdlle . D'Angeri as Amelia , Madame Scalchi as Ulrice , Mdlle . Bianchi as Oscar , and Signers Graziani , Capponi ,

Rossi , and Manfredi . On Thursday was given Aubcr ' s Fra Biavolo , with Mdlle . Bianchi , Madame Scalchi , Signori Ciampi , Tagliafico , and Capponi , and M . Capoul . The Agricultural Hall is again the scene of one of those great walking matches with which the name of Weston is

so intimately associated . On the present occasion , however , Weston is not matched against time , but against another long distance walker , who , in America at least , enjoys almost as high a reputation , namely , D . O'Leary . The men

began walking at five minutes past midnight on Sunday-Monday night , Weston starting on his journey about a minute earlier than his rival . The two walked on steadily at the rate of about five miles an hour . O'Leary took his first rest a little after noon , when he had covered a little