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Tuesday , 22 nd November . 25 Robert Burns , 8 Tottenham Court Road , 8 55 Constitutional , Bedford Hotel . Holborn , 7 74 Athol , M . H ., Severn Street , Birmingham , 6 * 45 141 Faith , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , S . W . 177 Domatic , Surrey At . H ., Camberwoll , 7 - 30 188 Joppa , Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate Street , 8 212 Euphrates , Atother Red Cap , Camden Town , 8

241 Merchants , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 463 East Surrey Lodge of Concord , Greyhound Hotel , Croydon , 8 55-1 Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney , 8 700 Nelson , Star and Garter , Woolwich , 7 * 30 753 Prince Fred . William , Eagle Tav ., Alaida Hill , 8 820 Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond , 7-30 829 Sydney , Black Horse Hotel , Sidcup , 7

860 Dalhousio , Middleton Arms , Dalston , 8 861 Finsbury , King ' s Head , Threadneedlo St ., 7 1041 Wandsworth , East Hill Hotel , Wandsworth , 8 1321 Emblematic , St . James ' s Restaurant , W ., 8 1343 St . John , Alasonic Hall , Grays , Kssox 1349 Friars . Liverpool Arms , Canning Town , 7 ' 30 1446 Mount Edgcumbe , Threo Stags , Lambeth Rd ., 8 1471 Islington , Cock Tavern , Highbury , N „ 7 ' 30 ,

1472 Henley , Threo Crowns , North Woolwich 1473 Bootle . 146 Berry Street , Bootle , 6 1640 Chaucer . Old White Hart , Borough High St 1638 Brownrigg , Alexandra Hotel , Norbiton , 8 1695 New Finsbury Park , Hornsoy Wood Tav , N 1839 Duke of Cornwall , Queen ' s Arms , E . G ., 7 1949 Brixton , Prince Regent East Brixton , 8

2146 Surbiton . Maple HaU , Surbiton 2411 Clarence and Avondale , M . U ., Leytonstone , E . Metropolitan Chaptor , Whito Hart , Cannon St ., 6 ' 3 n R . A . 704 Camdon , 15 Finsbury Pavement , E . G ., 8 R . A . 1365 Clapton , Whito Hart , Clapton , 8 R . A , 16-12 E . of Carnarvon , Ladbroke HaU , Notting Hill . 8

3 Fidelity , Alfred , Roman Roan , Barnsbury , 8 SO United Mariners ' , Lugard , Peckham , 7 * 30 65 Prosperity , Old Parr ' s Head , Knightridor St . 72 Royal Jubilee , Alitro , Chancery Lane , W . C , 8 73 Mount Lebanon , George Inn , Borough , 8 193 Confidence , Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall St ., 8 228 United Strength , Hope , Regent ' s Park , 8

Wednesday , 23 rd November

638 La Tolerance . Portland Hot , Gt . Portland St ., 8 694 Downshire , Alasonic Hall , Liverpool , 7 673 St . John , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , 8 720 Panmnro , Balham Hotel , Balham , 7 781 Merchant Navy , Silver Tav , Burdett Rd ., 7 * 30 813 New Concord , Jolly Farmers , Southgate Rd . 8 882 Whittington , Red Lion , Fleet Street , 8

902 Burgoyne , King ' s Arms , John Street , Bedford Row , W . C , 8 972 St . Augustine , Masonic Hall , Canterbury , 8 * 30 1037 Portland , Portland HaU , Portland 1269 Stanhope , Fox and Hounds , Putney 1356 Toxteth , 140 North Hill Street , Liverpool , 7 ' 30 1475 Peckham , 516 Old Kent Road , 8

1611 Alexandra , Hornsea , Hull 1601 Ravensbourno , Rising Sun , Rusby Green , Catford . 8 1604 Wanderers , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , S . W ., 7 * 30 1662 Beaconsfield , Chequers , Walthamstow , 7-30 1681 Londesborough , Berkeley Arms , May Fair , 8 1692 Hervey , Whito Hart Hotel , Bromley , Kent , 8-30

1791 Creaton , AVheatsheaf , Shepherd ' s Bush , 8 1922 Earl of Lathom , Station Hotel , Camberwell New Road , 8 1983 Duke of Albany , 153 Battersea Park Road , 7 * 30 22 Q 6 Hendon , Welsh Harp , Hendon , 8 R . A . 177 Domatic , St . James ' s Restaurant , W „ 8 R . A . 720 Panmure , Goose and Gridiron , B . C ., 7 R . A . 933 Doric , 202 Whitechapel Road . E ., 7 * 30 M . M . Grand Masters . Mark Masons' Hall . W . C .

Thursday , 24 th November . 144 St . Luke , White Hart , Chelsea , 7 * 30 147 Justice , Brown Bear , Deptford , 8 263 Clarence , 8 Tottenham Court Road , W . C . 749 Belgrave , Albion Tavern . Russell St ., W . C , 8 764 High Cross , Coach and Horses , Tottenham , 8 879 Southwark , Sir Garnet Wolseley , Rotherhithe

New Road 890 Hornsey , Masonic Room , Lewisham , at 8 1017 Montefiore , St . James ' s Restaurant , W ., 3 1158 Southern Star , Sir Syd . Smith , Kennington , 8 1178 Perfect Ashlar , Bridge House Hotel , S . E . 7 1182 Duke of Edinburgh , M . H ., Liverpool , 7 * 30 1259 Duke of Edinburgh , Eastern Hotel ,

Commercial Road , Limehouse , E ., 7 30 1278 Burdett Contts , Swan , Bethnal Green Road , 8 1306 St . John , Three Crowns , Mile End Road , 8 13 G 0 RoyalArthur , Prince of Wales , Wimbled > a , -30 1426 The Great City , Masons'Hall Avenue , 6 - >> 1658 D . Connaught , Palmerston Arms . Cambe w . 11 , 8 1571 Leopold , City Arms Tavern , E . G ., 7

1580 Cranbourne , Red Lion , Hatfield , 8 1602 Sir Hugh Jlyddelton , 45 Upper Street , N ., 8 1612 West Aliddlesex , Bell , Ealing Dean , 7 * 45 1614 Covent Garden , Criterion , W ., 8 1622 Rose , Stirling Castle , Camberwell , 8 1825 Tredegar , Wellington , Bow , E ., 7 ' 30 1673 Langton , White Hart , Abchurch Lane . 5 * 30 1744 Royal Savoy , Blue Posts , Charlotte Street , 8

1950 Southgate , Railway Hot , New Southgate , 7 * 30 1677 Crusaders , Old Jerusalem , St . John ' s Road , Clerkenwell , 9 1998 Priory , Constitutional Club , Acton R . A . 763 Prince Frederick AVilliam , Lord ' s Hotel , St . John ' s Wood , 8 R . A . 1471 North London , Northampton House , Canonbury , B

Friday , 25 th November

Emulation , Freemasons' Hall , 6 General Lodge , Alasonic HaU , Birmingham , 8 167 St . John ' s , York and Albany , Regent's Park , 507 United Pilgrims , SurreyM . H ., Camborwoll , 7-30 765 St . James , Princess Victoria , Rotherhithe . 8 780 Royal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kow Bridge , 8 834 Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith 1056 Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet Street , 7 1185 Lewis , Fishmongers' Arms , Wood Green , 7 * 30 1228 Beacontree , Green Man , Leytonstone , 8

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1298 Royal Standard , Castle , 81 Holloway Rd ., N ., 8 1365 Clapton , Navarino Tavern , Hackney , 8 1381 Kennington , The Horns , Kennington , 8 1457 Bagshaw , Public Hall , Loughton , Essex . 7 30 16-12 E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hilt , 8 1901 Solwyn , Montpelier , Choumont Rd ., Peokham , 8 2021 Queou ' s ( Westminster ) and Marylcbone , The Criterion . AV .. 8 R . A . 95 Eastern Star , Hercules Tavern , E . C . R . A . 820 Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond , 8 R . A . 890 Hornsey , Prince of Wales ' s Hotel , corner of Eastbourne Terrace , and Bishop ' s Road , W . 8 R . A . 1275 Star , Stirling Castlo , Church Stroet , Camborwell . 7

Saturday , 26 th November . 87 Vitruvian , Duko of Albany , St . Catherine ' s Park , near Nunhead Junction , 7 * 30 179 Manchester , 8 Tottenham Court Road , W . C . 8 198 Percy , Jolly Farmers' Tav , Southgate Rd ., N . 8 1275 Star , Dover Castle , Deptford Causeway , S . E . 7 1288 Finsbury Park , Cock Tavorn , Highbury , 8 1361 Earl of Zetland , Royal Edward , Hackney , 7 152-1 Duke of Connaught , Lord Stanley , Haoknoy , 8 1624 Eccleston , 13 Cambridge Street , Pimlico , 7 2012 Chiswick , Windsor Castle , Hammersmith , 7 * 30 R . A . Sinai , Red Lion , King Street , Regent St ., W ,

*** - ** The ex-Lord Mayor , Sir David Evans , has consented to become a vice-president of tho National Sunday League . The directors of the Great Western Bailway have appointed Mr . J . 0 . Inglia chief engineer of the company .

The Lord Chief Justice has now sufficiently recovered to resume his seat on the bench , bat Mr . Justice North is unable to attend hia oourt owing to a severe cold . Mr . Henry Coghill , of Newcastle-under-Lyme , has given a special donation of £ 50 O to the Bible Society . This is in addition to his annual subscription of £ 500 .

A numerous and representative gathering took place at the Freemasons' Hall , Landport , on Thursday evening , when Bro . James Howarth was installed aa Worshipfnl Master of the Landporfc Lodge , No . 1776 . OUK TKOOPS IN EGYPT . —The King ' s Dragoon Guards , who recently took the place of the 1 st Life Guards at Windsor , have been ordered to prepare a reinforcing draft for Egypt , to join the portion of the regiment quartered there .

The estate of the late poet Whittier is , ifc seems , valned at over £ 24 , 000 , and the copyright on his works gives now an income of £ 700 per annum . The value of the estate largely exceeds any estimate made by hia friends .

LONG-DISTANCE MARCHING . —The success of the recent long-distance marching competition of regulars , militia , and volunteers in Surrey is prompting similar contests in several of the metropolitan volunteer corps , and arrangements are being made by the 18 th Middlesex for a competition of the kind early in December , when , however , the distance will be mnch less than that covered by the Surrey men , running abont twenty , five miles from Paddington throngh Stanmore , Pinner , and Harrow , back to Padding , ton .

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Her Majesty the Queen haa been graciously pleased to appoint Mr . Daniel Mayer ( trading as S . and P . Erard , of 18 Great Marlborough Stre « t , London , W . ) into the place and quality of Pianoforte and Harp Makera to her Majesty . This warrant ia in continuation of those held by the firm of S . and P . Erard since the time of King George III .

Her Majesty has been pleased to confer tha decoration of the Albert Medal of the Second Class on William Borland , sapper of the pavfcially-paid Submarine Mining Corps , Sydney , New Sonth Wales , for brave conduct on the oooa sion of an explosion of gun cotton , by whioh he helped to save the lives of hia comrades , though himself seriously injured .

Her Majesty's iron gnnboafc Trent ran ashore afc the mouth of the Thames , on Wednesday afternoon , whilst proceeding fco sea with a detachment of Royal Marines for practice with her auxiliary gnns . ^ The weather waa thick afc fche time of the accident , ! and when assistance reached fche Trent the gnnboafc had stuck fast in the mud , the efforts to tow her off proving unsuooeaaful . The Royal Marines were brought ashore in a dockyard tug and landed afc Sheernesa Dockyard .

The Lord Mayor haa consented to accept the pr ? sir ? cncy of a committee whioh is being formed for fcho purpose of obtaining the loan of historical objects for the Exhibition afc Chicago . Among fche objects specially soughfc fnr nxn iVinHB illustrating the history of

transportation by land and water , mining and metallurgy , music , electricity , and ethnology . The latter would include objects exemplifying the earlier history and the development of man , especially including arms and armour , furniture and domestic decorations , and dresa of the earlier centuries . Any Colnmbua relics would be eagerly prized .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanark , shire met afc 5 Main Street , Coatbridge , on the 11 th insfc ., and formerly consecrated the new Lodge ? room of Sfc . Andrew Lodge , No . 544 . The ceremony was conducted by Bro . Major R . K . Stewart , of Mnrdoatonn , Provincial Grand Master . The addreaa v » aa delivered by Bro . the Rev . D . H . Pateraon , Airdrie . The musical arrangements were by Bro . W . Harvey .

Afc fche meeting of fche Beacontree Lodge No . 1228 , afc the Guildhall Tavern , on Wednesday evening , 9 th insfc ., a congratulatory telegram waa sent to the Prince of Wales by the W . M ., Bro . W . S . Emden . An appreciative acknowledgment waa subsequently received .

In response to a petition from Tipperary , the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland haa mitigated the sentence of seven years' penal servitude , inflicted under the Explosives Act , at Cork Spring Assize in 1891 , of two years from fche date of the prisoner ' s committal , on John Foley , for having in his possession , in the town of Tipperary , an explosive during tha excitement of the Smith-Barry dispute .

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