The Grill Room At The Angel, Islington.

traffic in London . You can reach the Angel from anywhere , and conversely yon can reach anywhere from the Angel . On the busier niwhts of the week all the year , and especially at particular seasons , the neig hbourhood offers a spectacle that is well worth seeing , with its numerous omnibuses and tram-cars , cabs , carriages , wagons , carts , and other vehicles incessantly passing to and fro , and its overcrowded

pavements , while the Angel itself , as tho centre of all this traffic , is perhaps the greatest sight of all . All its compartments are thronged with peop le anxious to obtain the much-needed refreshment of food or drink . The country cousin who makes this famous hostelry his head-quarter 3 when visiting London , is sure to faro well . Indeed , the regular and the casual customer , the occasional passer-by , as well

as the hahitui , all find the accommodation they need is kept upon the largest and most liberal scale , and especially since our worthy Bro . Baker haa become the proprietor . It was an hotel and tavern before he became its master , and an hotel and tavern it still remains under his management . But Bro . Baker never allows the grass to grow under his feet .

No sooner was he installed in the proprietorship than he set to work introducing a series of changes , and as all these changes have been oarried out on a uniform and comprehensive plan , it is needless to say that the Angel of to-day is a very different kind of place from the Angel of a short time back . The congestion of buildings from which London especially , and all but its remoter suburbs suffer , is

such that the expansion or outward growth of an habitable dwelling is out of the question . But it often happens that by a greater economy of space , and a most cunning utilisation of the existing premises , a greater amount of accommodation can be obtained . Other improvements are also found possible . There is a more numerous body of attendants , the quality of the liquors is improved ,

the viands are better dressed , the tariff of charges is amended , so as to meet the requirements of all classes of customers ; while a general air of neatness and elegance pervades the whole of the establishment . All this has happened at the Angel since Bro . Baker came to preside over its fortunes , and those of our readers who live in , or have occasion to pass through , the neighbourhood have only to step within its

hospitable gates in order to judge for themselves of the correctness of our statement . If , however , they are minded to do this thoroughly , they should do it when they have an hour to spare , and the desire is upon them to satisfy the cravings of hunger . Let them enter the new Grill Boom , on which Bro . Baker must have expended a very considerable sum of money . No matter what day or what time ' of the

day they may happen to select , they will find an ample and varied bill of fare , of excellent quality , and promptly as well as admirably served . The beverages they may call for are in keeping as regards quality , and the charges are very moderate . We have ourselves been in for the purpose of testing the quality and price of the provisions which are served to customers in this compartment , so that we are

speaking from personal experience when we say that in no house in London of a similar kind can a better served luncheon , dinner , or supper be had at a more moderate charge than in the new grill room of the Angel , Islington , with Bro . Baker as its presiding deity . But strong as are the recommendations we have just stated , something remains to be said of the room itself , its fittings , and

appointments . We have already remarked casually that Bro . Baker must have expended a very large sum of money on the room , and we venture to say he has spent it both wisely and well . It is a perfect picture of comfort—a commodious apartment , lofty and well proportioned , thoroughly well ventilated , and containing a sufficient number of conveniently arranged tables to allow of about fifty gentlemen

lunching or dining together without any crowding whatever . Each table is well furnished with the usual appointments in the shape of table linen , cutlery , glass , & c . & c . The chairs are comfortable , and the attendance prompt . Moreover , the room is as well lighted as it is ventilated , while the large silver grill , with its attendant chef in appropriate costume and surrounded by the necessary paraphernalia ,

is in a room apart , fitted for grilling , so that though the pleasant operation of preparing the chop or steak for table may be witnessed through the handsome glass partition which separates the two apartments , the appetite is not spoiled by the smell of the cookery . So far we have spoken of the conveniences and proportions of the rooms . We must add a few words as to the artistic elegance of its

decorations . The walls are faced with Minton's tiles , on which , in twelve compartments , are depicted as many episodes illustrating the story of the Maid of Islington , as handed down to us in the well known ballad of the name . The groundwork on which these twelve panels or compartments are represented , is fitted with a mass of beautiful tracery , in the tone and colours of which the artist has been most

successful . The ceiling also is most beautifully decorated , by means of a patent process , in perfect harmony with the walls . Indeed , it is hardl y possible to do full justice in words to the taste exhibited m the conception of the decorations and the elegance with which they have been carried out . London can now boast of many rsstaurants and similar establishments ,, in which it would be difficult to say whether of the two is the more praiseworthythe exceeding elegance

, of the decorations , or the comfort and convenience of the appointments and fittings ; and in which , at the same time , the utmost pains are taken to meet the varied and often capricious tastes of the many , headed public , by purveying the best of food , both solid and fluid , at a moderate tariff . In the category of these establishments must now be included the Angel Inn , Islington , with its elegant and commodions new Grill Room .

HOLI , . T ' S OINTMENT ASD PILT . S . —Rheumatism and Rheumatic C 4 out aro the most dreaded of all diseases , because their victims know that they aro safe at no sensori , antl at no ago secure . Holloway ' s Ointment , after fomentation of the pamlul parts , gives greater relief than any other application ; but it must he uuigently u « ed to obtain this desirable result . It 1 ms been highly commended oy rneumatic subjects of all ages and of both sexes , for rendering their attack Qnr ? f ^ eqUe ? ant 1 less vigorous , and for repressing tho sour perspirations and sootmng the nerve 3 . In many cases , Holloway ' s Ointment anil Pills have S , ™ greatest blessings in removing Rheumatism and Rheumatic Gout ivnicn had assailed persons previously and in tho prime of life .

The Grill Room At The Angel, Islington.

It was almost a foregone conclusion that the motion of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart to tho effect that an honorarium of £ 200 should be granted out of the funds o ^ the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys to its able and indefatigable

Secretary , Bro . Binckes , for his valued services during the last twenty years , should be carried with acclamation . We have said that to indulge in over-praise of any one is distasteful , as , in very truth , it is unworthy of a true Freemason . But services such as Bro . Binckes has

rendered to our Boys' School are calculated to evoko expressions of enthusiasm as well as of sympathy and praise , and even those who are acquainted with the particulars of what he has done , may be pardoned if , in his case , they exceed the ordinary limits of commendation . Bro . Binckes ,

in the course of his Secretaryship , has been the principal means of diverting into the coffers of the Masonic Boys ' School upwards of £ 192 , 000—that is , on an average , very little short of £ 10 , 000 per annum . The stock sold towards the erection of the buildings has been more than

replaced , and where there were under a hundred pupils when he entered upon his duties , there are now considerably over two hundred to be fed , clothed , and educated at the expense of the Craft . Such services as these are invaluable ; no just recognition is possible . But a graceful

vote , such as was passed on Monday at the Quarterly Court , may be taken as indicative of the sense entertained by the whole English Craft of Bro . Binckes's zeal and

labours during the last twenty years . In this sense it is that we congratulate him on the just tribute of honour and respect so recently paid him by the governing bodies of the Boys' School .

We have , it seems , slightly over-estimated the length of time during which Bro . Binckes has been connected with the Boys' School . He was elected in June 1861 , and the Anniversary Festival for that year , which yielded about £ 1640 , was held in the March preceding . Still , we

take it that from 1861 to 1880 , both inclusive , the work done is virtually Bro . Binckes ' s . What that has been will be best shown by the following figures . In the five years to 1865 inclusive the receipts amounted to £ 31 , 478 ;

during 1866-70 to £ 43 , 807 ; 1871-5 to £ 52 , 756 ; and from 1876 to 1880 to £ 64 , 276 . The last period represents the amount of donations and subscriptions only ! Taking the whole period the receipts are £ 192 , 317 . No further justification of Monday ' s vote is necessary .

Monday ' s Quarterly Court of the Boys' School was , according to all accounts , a bear-garden affair . The most unparliamentary expressions were freely interchanged , and the kindly tact of the Chairman was

somewhat severely taxed in order to maintain decorum . One brother—we believe it was Bro . Girling—went so far as to say , in effect , that he had qualified as Vice-President with a view , in the event of his prior decease , to his widow and children offerine- themselves as candidates for the benefits

conferred by our Institutions . If this is a correct version of Bro . Girling ' s ideas on the subject , he has evidently confounded Freemasonry with a common Benefit Society .

The first meeting of the Board of Stewards for the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held yesterday ( Friday ) . We understand that

Bro . Terry , the energetic Secretary , has secured the names of 258 brethren to act as Stewards , and he hopes that this large number will be considerably augmented before the day of the Festival arrives .

The election meeting of the St . Michael s Lodge , No . 211 , was held on Tuesday evening , at the Albion , Aldersgate-street . Bro . W . Radcliffe W . M . occupied the chair , and there w as , as is usual on these occasions , a full attendance of members . We have great pleasure in

announcing that Bro . Dr . John Waters S . W . was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , and that Bro . Charles Greenwood G . S . B . was re-elected Treasurer . It

Avas resolved that a Past Master s jewel should be given to the retiring Master , Bro . Radcliffe , in recognition of his able services during the year which is now on the eve of closing .

Death.

DEATH .

MORGAN . —On Wednesday , 6 th insfc ., at Brynmawr , South Wales , Mr . EVAN M 0 B 8 AIT , in the 87 th year of his age .