Midland Railway.

MIDLAND RAILWAY .

EASTER EXCURSIONS . PROM LONDON ( ST . PANCRAS AND CITY AND SUBURBAN STATIONS ) .

IRELAND . Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , 13 th , 14 th and 15 th April , to various parts of Ireland ( limit 16 days ) as announced in Special Bills . GENERAL EXCURSION . Thursday , 15 th April , to Principal Towns and Holiday Resorts in the Midland Counties , Lancashire , Yorkshire , the Lake District , and the North East Coast ( for 5 or 6 days ) . To Douglas ( Isle of Man ) for 10 days ; also to all parts of Scotland ( for 4 , 8 or 16 days ) .

LOCAL EXCURSIONS . Easter Monday , 19 th April , to St . Albans , Harpenden , and Luton ( day trips ) , leaving St . Pancras at 10-10 a . m . SOUTHEND-ON-SEA . —Cheap Day Tickets will be issued as per Special Bills .

CHEAP WEEK-END TICKETS will be issued on Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , 15 tb , 16 th and 17 th April , from London ( St . Pancras ) to the Principal Holiday and Pleasure Resorts , in the Peak District of Derbyshire , Yorkshire , and the North East Coast , available for return on any day up to , and including Tuesday , 20 th April , except day of issue .

i ^ , - EXCURSION HANDBILLS , Programmes of Week-End Excursions , and other Easter Notices may be had on application to Mr . Elliott , Midland Railway , St . Pancras Station , or any of the Company's Receiving Offices , or Thos . Cook and Son's Agencies . GEO . H . TURNER , General Manager . Derby , April 1897 .

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ROY ALI Masonic Institution for Girls , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . A T a GENERAL COURT of this Institution , held at Freemasons' Tavern , £ 3 L _ Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , London , W . C , on Thursday , 8 th April 1897 , after the general business was disposed of , the Governors and Subscribers proceeded to the election by ballot of 20 GIRLS into the Institution from a list of 29 approved candidates , when the following were declared duly ELECTED : No . on List . Name Votes No . on Poll . 8 Sewarfc , R . ... ... ... 3702 1 4 Tidy , F . ... ... ... ... - 3549 2 1 Chowne , R . J . ... 3451 3 25 Morton , D ! ... ... ... 3448 4 14 Pickles , V . M . ... ... ... 3443 5 27 Hamer , E . M . ... ... ... 3385 6 7 Holman , E . M . ... ... ... 3365 7 26 Worseil , F . J . ... 3307 8 5 Pattison , E . ... ... ... 3305 9 17 Brooks , E . A . W . ... ... ... 3285 10 22 Birkenfeld , A . B . K . ... ... 3258 11 3 Frost , F . E . ,.. ... ... 3252 12 13 Ashburner , A . J . ... ... ... 3173 13 29 Clayton , W . ... ... ... 3111 H 18 Underwood , D . ... ... ... 3108 15 28 Brinjes , D . L . ... ... ... 3052 16 10 Cooke , G . M . ... ... ... 3046 17 24 Jarman . O . Y . ... ... ... 2961 18 19 Harding , J . M . ... ... ... 2901 19 2 Harding , F ! M . L . ... ... ... 2727 20 The number of votes recorded to unsuccessful candidates can be obtained on application at the Secretary's Office , and will be duly carried forward at the next election , if eligible . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary .

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ROYAL Masonic Institution for Boys , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . Offlce-6 FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . Grand Patron : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . President : His Royal Highness THE PRINCE OP WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M AT a QUARTERLY COURT of the Governors and Subscribers held at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , London , on Friday , the 9 th day of April 1897 , V . W . BRO . RICHARD EVE Patron and Trustee ( P . G . Trtas . ) in the chair , a ballot took place for the election of 22 BOYS from an approved list of 54 CANDIDATES , the following being declared SUCCESSFUL : — No . Name . Votes . No . Name . Votes . 1 Crook , R . 3726 12 Hirst , R 3382 2 Travis , T . G 3639 13 Smith , A . B 3347 3 Thompson , H 3606 14 Newman , W . E . ... 3335 . 4 Griffits , K 3580 15 Sarjant , R . J 3302 5 Armstrong T . B . ... 3566 16 Dover , A . E 3239 6 Aikman , W . J 3545 17 Smith , S . G 3213 7 Hawkes , H . L 3545 18 Venables , G . V . ... 3163 8 Booth , J . R . 3487 19 Stephenson , H . W . ... 3017 9 Sherwood , W . M . F . ... 34 S 4 20 Illingworth , E 2943 10 Baker , A . 3475 21 Linnett , B . W 2857 11 Lindsey , H 3385 22 Martin , G . H 2748 Full particulars of the poll may be had on application at the Office . J . MORRISON McLEOD , Secretary .

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* , * The Ninety-ninth Anniversary Festival will be held on the 30 th June 1897 , under the distinguished presidency of Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck , M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . for Cumberland and Westmorland . The services of Brethren representing Lodges or Provinces , and of Ladies , as Stewards on this important occasion , are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged .

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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

AT the Quarterly Court of this Institution , held at the Freemasons' Hall , London , yesterday ( Friday ) afternoon , the following Brethren were elected to fill the five Provincial vacancies on the Board of Management : —W . F . Smithson , 336 votes ; M . Barker , 296 votes ; J . E . Le Feuvre , 195 votes ; R . Vassal * Vassar-Stnith , 185 votes ; and J . W . Burgess , 181 votes .

The other candidates were B . A . Smith ( 45 ) , W . H . Spaull ( 39 ) , and W . Whittley ( 18 ) . As stated last week only five Brethren were nominated for the five London vacancies , so there was no contest in that section .