Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

Part III . Part Song— "Youth , Joy , and Hope "—J . L . Hatton . Recitation— "A message from the Dead "—C . B . —Alice Cecil . Duet— "TJnsiarische Tanze , " from Boobs III . and II . —Brahma—2-1 Hands . —Effie Bellamy , Rose Biidgeman , Maud Carter , Agnee

Deeley , Mona Hennet , Edith Hicks , Geraldine Keiyhley , Agnep Stephenson , Rosina Symond , Mabel Ward , Clarissa Wright , Mary Wyatt . Recitation—Speech at a " Charity Dinner "—Litchfield Moseley—Lilian Stephenson .

Toy Symphony—Haydn—Voices , Toys , and 12 Hands . —Athalinda Allison , Grace Bartrum , Effie Bellamy , Rose Bn'dsreman , Maud Carter , Emily Cecil , Edith Corney , Agnes Deeley , Ellen Delafons , Helen Foxall , Eva Gibson , Kate Hebblethwaite , Edith Hicks , Minnie

Howie , Cecily Jardine , Louisa Johnson , Charlotte McMillan , Hilda Newman , Fanny Oherdoerffer , Mabel Osmond Eveline Pelham , Rosa Pelham . Florence Popkiss , Agnes Stephenson , Lilian Stephenson , Mary Wyatt .

Prizes given by Friends of the Institution . By Bro . Robert Gray , for Religious Knowledge ( as distinguished at the Cambridge Examination ) : —Alice Cecil , Ellen Waud . By Bro . J . H . Matthews , for English Subject ( as distinguished at the Cambridge Examination ) : —Jnlia Harvey , Alice Cecil .

By Bro . William Winn , for Theory of Music ( Royal Academy Examination ) : —Edith Hicks . The " Wentworth Little" Memorial Prize , for Music ( 2 nd Prizes ) : — Geraldine Keightley , Mabel Ward , Rosina Symon . Bro . and Mrs . Louis Hirscb , for Music ( 3 rd Prizes ) : —Maud

Carter , Agnes Stephenson . The '' John B « yd " Memorial Prize , for Drawing : —Mona Hennet Jnlia Harvey , Clara Coales . By Bro . P . H . E . Brette , D . D ., for French ( as distinguished at the Cambridge Examination ) : —Edith Hicks .

By Mrs . Crick , for Elocution : —Lilian Stephenson , Ada Crow , Agnes Stephenson . The Supreme Grand Council of the 33 rd Degree , for Good Conduct ( 1 st Prize ) : —Mary Norrish .

By Bro . Frank Richardson , for Good Conduct ( 2 nd Prizes ) : — Geraldine Keighley , Ada Hodgson . By Mrs . Edgar Bowyer , for Needlework ( 1 st Prize ) : —Maud Muriel .

By Bro . Joshua Nunn , for Fancy Work : —Edith Corney . The " Yates " Memorial Prize ( per St . James ' s Lodgo , No . 482 ) , for Domestic Duties ( Cookery ) : —Bessie Reed . By Bro . Ralph Clutton , for Cookery ( 2 nd Prize ) : —Edith Corney . By Bro . John Faulkner , for Cookery ( 3 rd Prize ) : —Geraldine

Keighley . By Bro . Robert Grey , for Calisthenics and Deportment : —Mabel Lewis , Constance Hart . By Bro . John Faulkner , for Amiability ( selected by her

Schoolfellows ) : —Maud Bladon . Pianoforte Solo—Victoria—Kuhe—12 Hands . —Maud Carter , Edith Hicks , Geraldine Keighley , Rosina Symon , Mabel Ward , Claisssa Wright ,

Criticism on such occasions as this is not only unnecessary but undesirable , and the only remark we have to make is that the pianoforte exhibitions were rather overdone . As will be seen by the above list the prizes were varied and numerous . The subjects taught in the School range from the

simple domestic offices to refined culture . Practical lessons of life are taught in the work-room , and in the kitchen in needlework and cookery . The graces of life are inculcated by instruction in music and elocution , while the intellect is cultivated by a liberal English education and study of the

French tongue . The health of the pupils is secured as far as it is possible for fresh air , cleanliness , and picturesque surroundings to secure it , and physical development is aided by calisthenics and swimming , in addition to the usual games girls delight in . We were particularly pleased

with the swimming bath , and were somewhat disappointed that no prize was down on the programme for success in the healthful and delightful accomplishment of swimming . Perhaps on another occasion we may have the pleasure of recording the natatory doings of the girls , and of

seeinoprizes a warded for success in an art that is as useful as it is graceful . Notwithstanding the coldness of the outside air , the company remained , after partaking of refreshment , to witness the display of calisthenic exercises and marching , and at the close joined in the National Anthem .

The whole of the proceedings were well carried out . There was no hurry or confusion , and we can only hope that among the many who were present a goodly number will be found as additional patrons of an Institution admirably managed and well adapted to meet the requirements and necessities of the inmates .

Bro . J . Tickle P . P . G . R . Middlesex , P . M . 1196 , 1702 , P . Z . HOG , & c . ; has been unanimously elected first principal of the Eastern Star Chapter , No . 95 , which meets at the Ship aud Turtle , Leadenhall-street , E . C . He will be duly installed on the 5 th day of June next .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS-WYNN . BART .. M . P . IT is always a mournful duty to chronicle the death of a brother , but it is rendered doubly mournful when that brother held a welcome and abiding place in the hearts of all who knew him . The late Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn

was the fourth baronet of that name , and the sixth of the boronetcy created under the name of Williams . The family , according to Sir Bernard Burke , " deduces descent from their immediate ancestor , the Lord of Anglesey , youngest

son of Owen Gwynedd , Prince of North Wales , and from Anarawd , King of North Wales , eldest son of Rhodri Mawr , King of Wales . This last monarch , the descendant of a long line of regal ancestors , succeeded to the crown

of Powys , and by inheritance and marriage acquired the kingdoms of North and South Wales . He was slain A . D . 876 . " Such a brilliant pedigree harmouised well with the vast estates possessed by the deceased baronet , and although

he and his father refused—the one a peerage and the other an earldom—both were recognised by royalty and were regarded as being worthy to be called kings and princes . The third baronet , Sir Watkin ' s father , entertained Geo . IV .

when Prince of Wales at Wynnstay . It is recorded that he welcomed his royal guest somewhat after the following manner : " How proud he felt to receive the Prince of Wales in his own Principality . " To which His Royal

Highness replied : " Ah , Sir Watkin , I know I am Prince of Wales , but you are a Prince in Wales . " In 1832 the Queen ( then Princess Victoria ) was a guest at Wynnstay . Our deceased brother has been called the King of North

Wales , and truly he was a kuig to his people . He was born in London in May 1820 , and was therefore nearly sixty-five years of age . He died on Saturday last , and was buried yesterday at Llangedwyn , where the remains of his

second and youngest daughter were interred some two years ago . Sir Watkin was educated at Westminster and Christ Church , Oxford , and succeeded to the title and estates in 1840 . He was gazetted a Lieutenant in the First

Life Guards in 181-2 , but he soon left the Army and devoted his attention to hunting . As a Master of Fox Hounds he had no superior ; he was a devoted sportsman , and although a member of the Jockey Club , he took little practical

interest in horse-racing . He encouraged the Chester meeting , however , and kept open house on each recurring event for his friends , at Wynnstay , most of whom preceded him to the grave . Sir Watkin , in 1852 , married his cousin

Marie Emily , youngest daughter of the Right Hon . Henry Watkin Williams Wynn , G . C . H ., K . C . B ., Her Majesty ' s Minister at the Court of Denmark . They had issue two daughters , one , Marie Nesta , as we have already stated ,

died two years ago ; the other , the eldest daughter , was married to her cousin , Mr . Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn . She was named Louise Alexandra , and the Queen of Denmark and our own Princess of Wales were

her godmothers . Her husband now takes the title and the property—a goodly inheritance indeed . There is the shooting seat at Glan-y-Llyn , near to the Bala lake and mountains , where Tennyson wrote his " Idylls of the King , "

and where it is fair to suppose he gained much of his inspiration . Then there is the estate at Llangedwyn , and the princely domain of Wynnstay . The grounds at the latter place are eight miles in circumference , and there is a

carriage drive of nearly a mile in length , underneath rows of stately oaks and elms . One oak is especially named " Sir John Wynn , " and measures 36 feet in circumference .

The whole domain is grand and beautiful , passing description . The old mansion was burned down in 1858 , and the present building was erected somewhat later .

Our deceased brother was initiated in the Province of Cheshire , aud in 1851 was installed W . M . of the Cestrian Lodge , on which occasion he invited the brethren to a banquet at Wynnstay . In 1852 he was appointed P . G . M . for North Wales and Shropshire , a position he held up to his

death . The ceremony of installation was performed at Shrewsbury , by the late Lord Combermere , the hero of Bhurtpore , who was then Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire , and Sir Watkin was presented by Colonel

Burlton , C . B ., District Grand Master of Bengal . The late Lord Dungannon was also present . The Rev . E . H . Dymock , of Penley , was appointed by Sir Watkin as his Deputy , in which capacity he acted until 1874 , when he was succeeded by the late Lord Harlech . The l « te