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THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GKEAT QUEEN STKEET , LONDON , W . C . The luiimriiblo aiul minvaltod iiucommoiliitton provided at this Estabttsiuenfc for iZUE-ASOlsrTC BAUQTJETS , PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DINNERS , WEDDING BREAKFASTS , BALLS , fie . Is too well known to need continent . The entire m ; m ; v-rcment luin been changed , nnd the JKstiitilUhmeut iu nil its brvincHts thoroughly re-organistd . The attention of tho Masonic Body is directed to the many advantages otYered . CUISHSTJI ; Oxv TI-IE I-IIG-EUSST CHARACTER . YJIMES rJKKl'E € T IN CONDITION . 1 X 1 ) QUALITY . N . B . —DINNERS PROVIDED FROM 3 -. RESTAURANT , WINE , SMOKING & RETIRING ROOMS . The fullest measure of public confidence anil support ensured . ALFRED BEST . PROPRIETOR

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FISH DINNERS IN PERFECTION 2 S EACH , including' entices , Poultry , Joints , Cheese , and Salad , Served from 12 to-1 daily-GEORGE TAVERN , Billingsgato Market . Solo Proprietor , GEORGE SMITH , from Anrtcrton's Hotel .

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THE MASONIC SEASON . TO "WORSHIPFUL MASTERS anil SECRETARIES of LODGES . ISro . George Smith ( from Anderton's ) will be pleased to supply IAUIFP OV CHARGES for INSTALLATION JJANQUETS , VESTRY DINNERS , & c „ & o . for large or small parties . Address—GEORGE SMITH , George Tavern , Billingsgate Market .

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" A suitable gift from a Master to his Lodge . " NEATLY BOUND IN CLOTH , PRICE 8 s Gd EACH , THE FREEMASON'S CHRO ^ LE . VOLUMES 1 to 7 . London : —W . W . MORGAN , 67 Barbican , E . C . Sent , Carriage Paid , to any address in the United Kingdom , on receipt of Cheque or P . 0 . 0 .

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EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT . 7 T 1 HE ANNUAL FESTIVAL of the Lodge will take place at - * - FREEMASONS' HALL , On . FRIDAY EVEN-IISTG , trie 29 th . instant , ' . i Otf WIIICII OCCASION ivTHE EIGHT HOW . LORD HEBnNTIKER , B . W . S . G . W . Has kindly consented to preside . I ,. k . Tho Lodge will IJO opened at Six o ' clock precisely . ' . vTi'oijKwnmc . s find Tickets for tho Banquet , price Is each , may be obtained of i .,, ; . . the Stewards , or of tho Hon . Secretary , \ . - BRO . W . SMALLPEICE . '" ' 6 GRAYS IXJT PLACE ,

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Our Weekly Budget.

OUR WEEKLY BUDGET .

THE Queen is still at Balmoral . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of "Wales reached Sandringliam on Friday , -where the thirty-seventh birthday of the Prince was celebrated ou Saturday . Several distinguished visitors have during the week visited their Eoyal Hii'lmesscs .

1 lie lnqiiii'ips instituted with a view of settling who was to blame for flic collision which occurred on the Thames between the Princess Alice and the By well Castle have been brought ton close . In the case of the Commissioners of the

Board of Trade , a unanimous opinion luis been arrived at that the calamity was brought about in consequence of the Princess Alice altering her course . The coroner ' s jury

have given their opinion that each vessel was to blame , and suggest that more stringent rules should be enforced for the future naviyation of the Thames .

Upwards of £ l-- ? -l , 00 ^ lias been received on account of the fund being raised for the relief of the shareholders of the City of Glasgow Bank . Ou Friday , the 8 th inst ., Alderman Sir Charles Whetham .

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the new Lord Mayor of London , was sworn in at tho Guildhall . Previous to the ceremony the courts of the Innholders , Loriners , and Leathersellers Companies , together with the Aldermen , Sheriff ' s , and Officers of the Corporation of tho City of London , were entertained at luncheon

by the then Lord Mayor and his elected successor . On Saturday the usual state procession to Westminster took place , and in the evening tho customary banquet at the Guildhall . The Prime Minister was , as might be expected , the principal speaker . In the course of his remarks he

pointed out that an invasion of India from Afghanistan was hardly practicable , though he considered it in the power of any foe to so far disturb the district as to compel us to keep a great military force in a state of efficiency there , at a considerable expense . The

Government had taken such steps as they had thought advisable to prevent any attack through Asia Minor , from which point he considered an invasion would be more difficult to withstand . He concluded by referring to the Berlin Treaty , and stated that it was the determination of tho

British Government that the provisions thereof should be carried out both in spirit and to tho letter . Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer replied on behalf of the House of Commons , and stated there was nothing in the financial state of the country to warrant any uneasiness .

Mr . John Mathieson jun ., a leading merchant of Glasgow , died suddenly in tho streets of that city . Mr . Massingham , a Fellow of Merton College , Oxford , was

accidentall y burnt to death while in a fit . Mr . Hubert Wood , a London solicitor , committed suicide on Monday . A collision occurred , on Saturday , at Ardvvick Station , between two trains . One driver was killed and a fireman

injured , but no passengers were hurt . The tower of the church of St . Mary , "Week , Cornwall , was struck b y lightning on Saturday night , and was en « tirely destroyed . During a violent storm on Monday , the roof of a plate-mill at the Consett Ironworks fell in , killing one man and injuring five others .

Three colliers were killed in a pit at Aberdare by the overturning of the cage in which they were descending . Two miners quarrelled in a public-house at Newcastle-upon-Tyne , and one was fatally stabbed by the other . At the Sandwell Park Colliery one miner was killed , and another ( his father ) was dangerously injured by a fall of coal .

The Marquis of Lome and the Princess Louise , accompanied by the Duke of Connaught and Prince Leopold , arrived in Liverpool on Thursday morning , and received a hearty welcome . At ten o ' clock the distinguished party

drove to the Town Hall , where addresses were presented to the noble Marquis by the Corporation aud the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce . In reply , his Lordship expressed the satisfaction with which he had observed the enthusiastic

feeling manifested towards Canada among all classes of the community in England and Scotland , wherever he had of late had an opportunity of hearing any expression of the

public mind . After leaving the Town Hall , the party drove to the landing stage , where the Marquis of Lome and the Princess Louise embarked on board the Sarmatian , which immediately thereafter set sail for Canada .

It is announced that the Ameer ' s force at Ali Musjid has been augmented by three guns , and that the troops aro practising at ranges in the Kyber Pass . The Calcutta papers state that sixteen thousand Momunds are ready to join the British forces as soon as an advance is decided on <

The guides have ascertained that the Ameer ' s troops are armed with muzzle-loading guns . The prospects of con- > cession on the part of the Ameer are regarded as being more favourable . The German and Austrian papers for the most part approve of Lord Beaconsfield ' s

Guildhall speech as indicating a pacific settlement of pending difficulties . An opinion has gained ground that Russia will adhere to the Berlin Treaty , and will exert her . self to obtain an understanding with England with regard to political affairs , both in Europe and Asia . Count

Suhiiuvaloff arrived at Pcsth on Tuesday , and had a prolonged interview with Count Andrassy . It is not believed tit Vienna that , the Austrian Government will enconrace the proposition for a new Congress to revise the Treaty of Berlin . The Russian Ambassador at Constantinople

has declined the Turkish proposal for the mutual appointment of Commissioners to inquire into the alleged outrages iu the Rhodnpc district . The Turkish Government appears more disposed towards a conciliatory arrangement with Greece , but no definite arrangement has been effected . A compromise has been effected between the European ,