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He was appointed brigadier of cavalry and joined the small army of General Anson which marched on Delhi . He was engaged in all the actions connected with this siege , and a few weeks after the fall of the city , was despatched in command of a column proceeding to Cawnpore . He served under

Lord Clyde , then Sir Colin Campbell , in the relief of Lucknow , and at its final capture , as well as in several other less important operations . In 1860 he was appointed to tho command of our forces in China , and for his successes during the campaign was made a G . C . B ., and , by

the Emperor of the French , Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour . He was subsequently Commander-in-Chief at Madras , Quarter-master-general at the Horse Guards , and in 1870 succeeded Sir J . Yorke Scarlett in the command at Aldershot . In 1861 he had been appointed Colonel of

the 4 th Hussars , but in 1865 was transferred to his old regiment , the 9 th Hussars . He had been on sick-leave for some time past , but it was only on the 27 th ulfc . that Sir

William Gull , who was in attendance , pronounced his case desperate . He died on the 7 th inst . Sir James Grant married , in 1847 , Helen , daughter of S . Taylor Esq ., Bengal Civil Service .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , with Princes Albert Victor and George Frederick , were present last evening at the annual public supper of the boys of Christ's Hospital . The hall was crowded to excess , several of the governors , including Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Mayor , being in

attendance . After the usual opening service the ordinary supper was partaken of and then grace and an anthem being respectively said and sung , the boys passed in procession before his Royal Highness , the Trades with their candlesticks , bread baskets , & c , & c , forming a conspicuous

feature in the long line . During the supper the Prince and Princess with their suite walked round the hall , inspecting the arrangements , and after the National Anthem had been sung the Royal visitors departed , the boys strewing their path with flowers .

The Triennial Session of the Grand Encampment of Masons was held at New Orleans on the 1 st December last , and continued five days . There was a large attendance of "Sir Knights" from all parts of the

country , who were received and hospitably entertained by the " Sir Knights " and citizens of New Orleans . The Session was a great success , but considered as a mere Masonic demonstration we believe that little benefit accrues to the

Order by these gatherings . The authorities of the Grand Encampment seem to lack power to enforce its edicts , and the regulations respecting costume were entirely disregarded . A report on Templar law was ordered to be printed , and was referred to the State Grand

Commendery for consideration , but before the close of the proceedings this order was rescinded , and the whole digest was adopted . Cleveland , Ohio , was selected as the place for holding the next Session , in 1877 . The honours were distributed as follows : —Sir James H . Hopkins , of

Pennsylvania , Grand Master ; Sir Vincent L . Hurlbut , of Illinois , Deputy Grand Master ; Sir Walter L . Bragg , of Alabama , Grand Generalissimo ; Sir Edward T . Shultze , of Maryland , Grand Captain General ; Sir John W . Simons , of New York , Grand Treasurer ; Sir Theodore L . Parvin , of Iowa ,

Grand Recorder ; Sir Benton H . Langley , of Minnesota , Grand Senior Warden ; Sir Charles B . Woodruff , of Kentucky , Grand Junior Warden ; Sir Joseph P . Horner , of Louisiana , Grand Standard Bearer ; Sir John H . Brown , of Kansas , Grand Sword Bearer ; Sir Joseph W . Fellows , of New Hampshire , Grand Warden .

The annual benefit of Mr . F . B . Chatterton takes place at Drury Lane Theatre this ( Saturday ) evening . The programme , a very extensive one , will comprise n . selection

from the entertainment of the Moore and Burgess Minstrels , Amy Robsart , The Belles of the Kitchen , Rebecca , and Aladdin , supported by tho Voices Family , James Fernandez , W . Terriss , Miss Genevieve Ward , & c .

American Revivalism , of which Messrs . Moody and Sankey are now giving us a specimen , is a comparativel y ancient religious commodity . It is the direct out-growth of the camp meetings which have been so graphically described b y Mrs . Beecher Stow . Revivalism indeed has

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almost become a special calling on the other side of the Atlantic . Professor Finney and other "Evangelical " writers have prepared handbooks , showing that a revival and a special outpouring of the Spirit , whatever that may

mean , may be obtained at any moment . Messrs . Moody and Sankey are skilled in the art of playing upon the emotions of the ignorant , but we shall be surprised if they succeed in creating anything like a sensation in London . Religious dissipation does not thrive in the Metropolis .

Bro . Right Hon . the Lord Mayor has arranged that , on Tuesday , the 23 rd inst ., which will be the " Golden Wedding " of the well-known vocalist , Bro . Ransford , the dinner to his friends , in honour of that interesting event , shall take place at the Mansion House .

The annual Masonic ball , held at Portsmouth , will take place ou the 12 th April , at the Southsea Assembly Rooms , in aid of the funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The Stewards include Bros . Colonel Meehan , Lieut . E . G . Holbrook T . C ., George E . Kent J . P . (

ex-Mayor of Portsmouth ) , Murrell T . C ., Sub-Lieut . Feetham , and the W . M . ' s and other Officers of several of the Lodges in Portsmouth and neighbourhood . Bro . J . Cornelius Wheeler , W . M . of the Senior Lodge in the town ( Phoenix

257 ) , is Chairman of the Ball Committee , and Bros , Holbrook , Feetham and German Hon . Sees . The orchestra will be composed of members of the fine band of the Royal Marine Artillery ( Bro . J . Winterbottom ' s ) .

Bro . J . H . Ryley and Miss Bamum , who have achieved so great a success in their celebrated song , "The Quakers , " took their benefit on the 4 th instant , at the Royal Music

Hall , Holborn ( Bro . J . S . Sweasey proprietor ) . The Hall was crowded to excess , and in the course of the evening Bro . Riley took occasion , in a neat and expressive speech , to thank his friends for their kind support .

The " Strong Man' Lodge of Instruction meets every Monday Evening , at the " Crown " Tavern , Clerkenwell Green , under the Preceptorship of Brother J . Beckett .

We are requested to state that the day on which the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs will be the guests of the great City Lodge of Freemasons is fixed for Saturday the 13 th March , and not Saturday 20 th as previously stated . The Lodge will be opened in the pillar hall of the Cannon-street Terminus Hotel at four , and the banquet will take place in the large hall at six o ' clock .

The election of a member for Tipperary took place ou Thursday , and is understood to have resulted in a majority for Mr . Mitchell , Mr . Moore , the Conservative cadidate , caused a protest to be handed to every voter , in which he says that " Mitchell is disqualified to be elected a

representative of the County , or to serve as such representative , on the following grounds : —Firstly , because he is an alien ; secondly , because he was convicted of treason-felony in 1848 , and sentenced to penal servitude , and before the term of his sentence expired he escaped from prison , and

has neither undergone tho punishment to which he was sentenced , or been pardoned ; thirdly , because he has been declared disqualified by the House of Commons to be so elected , and that such disqualification still continues . Mr . Mitchell has stated that he will neither go to Parliament

nor defend his seat iu the Court of Common Pleas ; and that if he is unseated , Tipperary is virtually disfranchised , and that he intends to turn his abolition to other Irish Counties with a view to getting them disfranchised ; the great object he has in view being to shew the Irish people how to shake off oppression .

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