Mark Grand Lodge.

information that in the half year ended 31 st March 1882 , 741 certificates—a larger number than had been issued in any previous period of equal length—were granted , thus raising the number of Mark Master Masous to 16 , 139 . Warrants for seven new Lodges were also granted , the

highest number being 298 , and also 157 certificates in the Degree of Royal Ark Mariner and Warrants for three Royal Ark Lodges were issued , the registered number of

members of this desreo being now 1116 . Other matters worthy of note include the division of Tunis and Malta into two Provinces , Bro . Broadley having resigned his office as Prov . Grand Master . The new Provincial Grand

Lodges are known as those of North Africa , with Bro . T . Fellowes Reade , H . B . M . Consul General as Provincial Grand Master ; and the Mediterranern District , including Malta , Gibraltar , and Sicily with Brother Chev . E . Rosenbusch as Prov . Grand Master . A similar division of New

Zealand has also been effected , the new arrangement providing for a Provincial Grand Lodge of Auckland with Bro . H . G . Wade as its Prov . Grand Master , and a Provincial Grand Lodge of Westland Avith Bro . John Bevan as Provincial Grand Master . Acknowledgments of the

resolutions , of sympathy with Mrs . Garfield , of congratulation to the Queen on her happy escape from the hands of the assassin , and of congratulation with Prince Leopold Duke of Albany on his marriage , were also noted . The Grand Treasurer ' s accounts are also subject for congratulation . In

spite of the extraordinary expenditure in connection with the Hall , amounting to over £ 200 , there remained a balance in hand at the close of the half year of , in round figures , £ 310 . Similarly , the Benevolent Fund , though the sum of £ 117 7 s was transferred from it to the Education Fund ,

and £ 103 5 s expended in the purchase of £ 100 Natal 4 § per cent . Bonds , showed a balance of £ 167 16 s . The sum in hand in respect of the Education Fund , on 31 st March last , was only £ 13 8 s 3 d , but this is accounted for by the outlay of £ 206 10 s in the purchase of £ 200 Natal 4 f per

cent . Bonds , the actual expenditure being a fraction less than £ 28 . As to the invested funds , these consist of £ 1 , 700 General Fund , £ 1 , 500 Benevolent Fund , and £ 700 Education Fund , and a further investment on account of the General Fund , of £ 300 , has been ordered , making the total

of these £ 4 , 200 . It only remains for us to echo the wishes of Bro . Binckes , that the fourteenth Anniversary Festival of the Mark Benevolent Fund , which is to take place at the

Crystal Palace on Wednesday , 19 th July , under the presidency of the Earl of Kintore , Deputy G . M . M . M ., will prove a success , and the rapid and well-sustained progress made of late by this degree fully justifies the expression of this hope . We may further add , that several letters of

regret were read from brethren , stating their inability to be present at the meeting , among these unavoidable absentees being the Earl of Kintore D . G . M . Master , and Bros . Rev . Canon Tristram P . G . M . Northumberland and Durham , and W . Kelly P . G . M . Leicestershire .

The Prince Of Wales At Eton.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT ETON .

THOSE who labour under the impression that the life of an heir apparent to the British Crown is , to use a familiar phrase , all play and no work , must latterly have had the opportunity of undeceiving themselves . Last week we chronicled the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales

to Leicester . A few days later and we find the former in Norfolk , the county of his adoption , carefully inspecting a regiment of militia under the commatfd of his friend and brother Mason , Lord Suffield . Now he is representing

Royalt y at Ascot , and on Monday he paid a visit to Eton with his wife , for the purpose of unveiling the screen in the College Chapel , which has been erected as a memorial to ° Id Etonians who fell in the service of their coun ' trv during

wie late South African campaigns . Monday was chosen for he occasion because this year , 4 th June , the anniversary of George Ill ' s birthday , fell on Sunday , and the speech day , which is held in honour of that venerable monarch , had in

consequence to be held the day following . There was one J"gnt drawback , for which the Clerk of the Weather was ^ sponsible ; but as a great part of the proceedings , and enainl y the most important , took place under cover , the a 'n which fell at intervals did not cause quite so much

inconvenience as might have been expected . The ceremony of the day was simple enough . The Prince and Princess arrived punctually at noon , and were received by the Provost , the Head Master , and tho Fellows , and by a guard of honour of the Eton College Volunteers , under the

command of Captain Goodford , son of tho Provost . The Royal party were at once conducted to " Upper School , " where the customary speeches and recitations were given , the youthful orators acquitting themselves in a most successful manner . At one o ' clock , their Royal Highnesses proceeded

to the chapel , where , after a very brief service , the screen —of Gothic design , and the work of the late Mr . George Street—was uncovered . At two o ' clock , lunch was served in the College Hall , covers being laid for 115 guests . Tho Provost presided , and among those present were the

Bishop of Bath and Wells , the Dean of Westminster , Lady Plunket , Lord Leconfield , Bro . the Earl of Fife P . G . M . Banffshire , Bro . Lord Carrington G . S W . England , Bro . tho Earl of Lathom D . G . M . England , and the Countess of Lathom , & c . After replying to the toast of his health , tho

Prince gave that of " Florcat Etona " and , in doing so , related the touching incident which occurred at tho { fight on Laing ' s Nek in Africa , when a young officer of tho Guards , once at Eton , and a comrade rode to the front and the former fell just as he had cried out to the latter

" Floreat Etona . " With the toast was associated the name of Dr . Hornby Head Master , who , in felicitous terms , acknowledged the compliment . Their Royal Highnesses then visited the " playing fields , " and stayed some time

watching the progress of a cricket match . The day ' s proceedings were brought to a close by the annual procession of boats to Surly Hall , and a grand display of fireworks on one of the eyots just above Eton and Windsor Bridge .

Masonic Female Orphan School, Ireland.

MASONIC FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL , IRELAND .

nHHE General Half-yearly Meeting of the Board of - * - Governors was held at the Schoolhouse , Burlingtonroad , on Tuesday morning , 6 th June , and was very largely

attended . The result of the scrutiny of the recent ballot for the election of nine children from the list of candidates for admission was announced as follows : —

Emma E . Cochrane 2346 Florence Pierce 2267 Georgiaoa M . Hope . . .... 2224 Constance Barnes 2145

Mona McAllister 1973 Alice M . M . Ryall 1714 Sarah G . E . Phair 1707 Ada C . Rapson 1505

Eveline M . Bronte 136 ? Mary Stewart 1185 Alice M . C . Sandy 1162 Jane Black 1078

Margaret Davis 697 EmmaE . Cochrane , Florence Pierce , Georgiana M . Hope Constance Barnes , Mona McAllister , Alice M . M . Ryall , Sarah G . E . Phair , Ada C Rapson , and Eveline

M . Bronte were accordingly declared duly elected . The Bazaar Committee presented their report , from which it appears that the receipts from the Masonic Bazaar amounted to £ 7 , 520 16 s 7 d , the expenditure to

£ 966 2 s Id , and the net profit realised for tho benefit of the School to £ 6 , 554 14 s 6 d . The stalls realised £ 5 , 600 2 s lOd . The Dublin Lodge No . 25 and Victoria 4 headed the list with £ 505 and £ 501 17 s 2 d , and were

followed by the Province of South Munster ( Cork ) and Antrim and Down ( Belfast ) with £ 420 and £ 355 . Hiram Lodge was next with £ 312 18 s , of which £ 212 18 s was produced by the outside car presented by Bros . Sanderson .

A detailed balance sheet accompanied the report . The Entertainments , & c . produced £ 323 lis 8 d , and the sum of £ 1 , 597 2 s was paid for tickets and at the doors , representing upwards of 43 , 000 admissions to the Exhibition during

the Bazaar . It was reported that no accident or misadventure of any kind occurred dining the whole progress of the undertaking , which was carried through with such unexampled success .