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Our Weekly Budget

OUR WEEKLY BUDGET

THERE is little to record of the movements of tho Queen and the other members of the Royal Family . The weather prevented Her Majesty from attending the annnal gathering of the Dnff and Farqnharson Highlanders at Braemar . However , the nsual games were held , varied on this occasion by the introduction of the tug of war .

On Saturday , the Prince of Wales landed at Trouville , for the purpose of making a brief sojourn , and on the same day Prince Leopold visited Braemar , accompanied by Mr . Gathorne Hardy , the minister in attendance on the Queen , and having driven to Lochcallater , the party had

some sport . Lunch was then served , and they returned to Braemar , and thence to Balmoral . The Princess of Walea and her children are still at Osborne , where Prince Albert Victor is , no doubt , rapidly regaining his strength . It is said Her Royal Highness will shortly visit her father ' s court at Copenhagen , and that next year the Prince and

Princess will together visit Nottingham , the castle of which will be opened in the month of May or June next , as an Art Museum in connection with South Kensington . At all events , a very favourable answer has been received from the Prince ' s private secretary , to the effect that the

invitation shall receive their Royal Highnesses most anxious consideration , and that the visit will , if it can be made , give them great satisfaction . There was a large gathering of brethren at the Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge on Wednesday . Bro . Dr .

Hamilton presided as Grand Master , and moved the votes of 200 guineas to the sufferers at St . John , New Brunswick , and 100 guineas to those on the coast of Peru . Bro . Clabon ' s motion was carried unanimously , and the grant of 1 , 000

guineas has alread y been remitted to the Indian Famine Relief Fund , Bro . the Grand Treasurer having announced his intention of doing so , in accordance with former precedents , without waiting for the confirmation of the minutes .

The firework contests at the Alexandra Palace form one of the chief attractions of the season . On Saturday last , was held the competition between M . Ruggieri , pyrotechnist to the late Napoleon III ., and Mr . Pain of Walworth , which had originally been fixed for the 18 th August . There

was a magnificent display by both competitors , but the award of the judges was given in favour of our fellowcountryman by six points to four . The passage of the Danube is still effected every Monday , Wednesday , and Thursday evenings , weather , of course , permitting ; and

will continue to be so for some short time longer j but those who have not seen this grand military spectacle will be wise to take an early opportunity of going . There have

also been some grand displays of fireworks at the Crystal Palace , where Messrs . C . T . Brock and Co . are the presid * ing pyrotechnists , and their name is a guarantee of the ex « cellence of the display .

On Saturday last partridge shooting commenced , and from all accounts it seems likely this will prove one of the most favourable seasons for many years past . In many parts of the country , owing to the heavy rains , but little corn has been cut , and consequently there has been a limit

to the sport that could be indulged in ; but the news from Kent is very favourable , and also from Guildford , Warwickshire , and Worcestershire ; but from the north , though tbe weather has been eminently favourable , there have been

fewer sportsmen out , while in Scotland the fields are still covered with crops . The birds are described as being , for the most part , healthy and strong , while in Kent single coveys of twenty birds were not uncommon , the average being fully sixteen .

The cricket season has now ended , the last county fixture , the match between Notts and Yorkshire , ending in a draw somewhat in favour of the latter . In the match be

tween Surrey and Gloucestershire , the latter had an advau