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supporters of the Lodge , Brethren whose advice or help was ever ready when needed . Bro . Reeve I . P . M . had specially distinguished himself that day , by the way in which he had discharged the duties of Installing Master . Bro . Nott , replying , said he was- very pleased to be numbered among the Past Masters of the Panmure Lodge , and gratified to know they had elected

the right man to preside , over the Lodge . He wished him a happy and prosperous year of office . Bro . Reeve said the meeting had been a very enjoyable one . It had been a great pleasure to him to have the opportunity of installing Bro . Holland in the chair . It was too late to do more than sincerely thank them for the toast .

The health of the Treasurer and Secretary was next given , the W . M . regarding those Officers as most efficient workers . They were always in their place , and always fulfilled their duties in a most satisfactory manner . Bach of those Officers replied , thanking the company for the compliment paid them . The Officers were next toasted , and suitable response was made on their behalf . The Tyler's toast concluded the proceedings .

UPTON LODGE , No . 1227 . A MEETING of this popular Lodge was held on Thursday , 12 th inst ., at the Great Eastern Hotel , under the presidency of Bro . Henry Hyde W . M ., assisted by his Officers and a large attendance of members and Visitors , those present including Bros . Bray , Gieseke P . M . Treas ' ., G . J . Free P . M . Sec , Butcher , Rowberry , Chapman , Carroll , Jeffery P . M ., Hill P . M ., Stroud P . M ., Schmidt P . M ., Toye P . M ., Burridge , Holmes , Noble , Bell , Angles , Cooper , Prior , Truland , Fischer , Hustwayte , Sasserath , Martin , Ward , Jones , Cooper , W . H . Baker , J . Baker , & c , with Bro . Bowler W . M . 1861 Tyler .

The Visitors were Bros . G . D . Carr 548 , Smith P . M . 192 , Archer W . M . 1524 , Noble 212 , Howard 1158 , Keable W . M . 174 , Rozier S . 2332 , Harry Willsmer 15 G 7 , Francis W . M . 879 , Grontage 1586 , Ritson 2647 , Solomon P . M . 1732 , & c . The Lodge having been opened and the minutes confirmed , the W . M . proceeded to raise Bro . R . J . Burridge to the degree of Master Mason .

Messrs . W . H . Baker , Joseph Cooper and W . J . L . Jones having been balloted for and approved , the VV . M . initiated them into the mysteries and privileges in a very careful manner , each of the three gentlemen appearing much impressed with the ceremony , the performance of which , with the other degree , proved that the choice of the Brethren , in having selected Bro . Hyde to preside over them , was a good one . A proposition for initiation at the next meeting was received .

It was proposed , seconded and carried unanimously that sums of £ 10 10 s each should be placed on the lists of Bros . Toye P . M . and Carroll I . G ., who are representing the Lodge at the Centenary Festival of the Boys Institution . A motion by Bro . Bray S . W ., respecting a Ladies night , was very freely

discussed by tbe Brethren , it being generally thought that it was somewhat too late in the teason for a banquet , and that it would be advisable to consider the question of a summer outing instead . After remarks by the W . M ., Bros . Free Secretary , Jeffery P . M ., Toye P . M ., and Peters P . M ., it was decided to let the matier stand over .

The sum of £ 1 ls Od was voted for the benefit of the funds of the Earlswood Asylum . The Brethren then adjourned to the banquet room , and the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given by the W . M ., interspersed by songs and recitations by Bros . Smith P . M ., Keable , Bell , Wall , Burridge , and others . The Charity box collection realised 16 s 6 d .

Holiday Arrangements.

HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS .

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . rPIHE Great Western Railway Company will run excursions on Wednesday JL night , 25 th May , to Chepstow , Newport , Cardiff , Swansea , Carmarthen , Milford , and other stations in South Wales ; and on Thursday , 26 th , to Cork , Killarney , Waterford , Tipperary , Limerick , Belfast , Armagh , Giant ' s Causeway , Newbury , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , Weston-super-Mare , Taunton , Minehead , Lynton , Lynmouth , Illfracombe , Exeter , Torquay ,

Plymouth , Penzance , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Hereford , & c . On Friday , 27 th , excursions will be run to Bath , Bristol , Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford , Shrewsbury , Aberystwyth , Barmouth , Chester , Manchester , Rhyl , Llandudno , Carnarvon , Liverpool , Douglas ( Isle of Man ) , & c . ; on Friday night to Exeter , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzance , & c . ; on Saturday , 28 th , to Oxford , Birmingham , & c , Douglas ( Isle of Man ) ; and at Saturday midnight to Bath , Bristol , Newport , Cardiff , Swansea , & c

On Saturday , 28 th inst ., excursions for Guernsey and Jersey will leave Paddington Station at 8-50 a . m . ( Daylight Sea Passage ) and at 9-15 p . m . ( Night Passage ) . V ' ' * ' * On Whit Sunday a cheap train will be run to Swindon , Cirencester , Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , & c , and at midnight on Sunday an excursion will leave Paddington for Oxford , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , & c .

On the Bank Holiday cheap trains will be run to Reading , Pangbourne , Goring , Oxford , Bath , Bristol , Weston-super-Mare , & c , and on Whit Tuesday an express half-day excursion will be run to Oxford , Leamington , and Stratford-on-Avon . Excursions will be run to London from most ol the principal stations , and cross country trips have also been arranged .

Cheap tickets are issued daily from London and many suburban stations to Staines , Windsor , Taplow , Maidenhead , Burnham Beeches , Henley , Goring , Wallingford , and other riverside resorts . These tickets can be obtained throughout the Whitsuntide holidays , and in fact during the whole of the summer months . The train service to and from the riverside stations has also been considerably improved .

To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , 28 th inst ., the Company will run in duplicate the 11-45 a . m ., 3 . 0 , 6 . 0 and 9 . 0 P . m . trains from London to the West of England ; the 1-30 , 4-45 and 6-50 P-m . trains to the North ; and the 12-0 noon and , 9-15 p . m . trains to Weymouth , Hereford and South Wales . The first portion of the 11-15 a . m ., o" 0 p . m . and 90 p . m . trains will leave Paddington at 11-40 a . m ., 2-55 p . m . and o-55 p . m . respectively , but the first parts of the other trains will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few minutes afterwards , the long

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distance passengers being as far as possible taken in the first portion , but with a few exceptions both trains will stop at the advertised stations to take up and set down passengers . Ordinary and excursion tickets are issued at the Company's City and West-end Offices , and tickets can also be obtained at Victoria ( L . C . & D . Railway ) , Kensington ( Addison Road ) , Uxbridge Road , Hammersmith , and other stations .

The hooking office at the Paddington Station will be open all day on 25 th , 26 th , 27 th and 23 th May , so that passengers wishing to obtain tickets for any destination on the Great Western Railway can do so at their convenience . Ordinary tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers .

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . THE ticket offices at Euston , Broad Street , Kensington , and Willesden Junction will be open throughout the day , from . Monday next , 23 rd inst ., to Whit Monday , 30 th inst ., inclusive , so that Passengers wishing to obtain tickets for any destination on the London and North Western Railway can do so at any time of the day prior to the starting of the train .

Tickets , dated to suit the convenience of Passengers , can be obtained at any time ( Sundays and Bank Holidays excepted ) at the Town Receiving Offices of the Company . On Saturday , 28 th May , special trains will leave Euston at 11 * 55 a . m . for Birmingham and Wolverhampton , and at 1-20 p . m . for Llandudno , Holyhead , and Welshpool : a special express train will also leave Euston

Station for Birmingham at 4-25 p . m ., calling at Northampton and Coventry . On Sunday , 29 th , a special train will leave Euston at 8-50 a . m ., for Harrow , Watford , King ' s Langley , Boxmoor , Berkhamsted , Tring , Cbeddington , Leighton , and Bletchley . On Whit Monday the 12 . 0 noon and 4 . 0 p . m . trains from Euston will leave at 12 . 10 noon and 4 . 10 p . m . respectively ; the 4 . 30 p . m . train from Euston will not run . Passengers will be conveyed by

the 5 . 0 p . m ., except those for Peterboro ' , Market Harboro ' , Melton Mowbray , Nottingham , and the Great Northern Line , who ou this date will travel by the 3 . 0 p . m . train from Euston . The 5 . 30 p . m . from Euston will not be run . Passengers will leave at 5 . 35 p . m ., and be due to arrive Liverpool at 10 . 10 p . m ., and Manchester 10 . 5 p . m . Dining Cars will be attached . The dining and Breakfast Cars on the following trains will not be run on Whit Monday :

—6 . 55 a . m ., Wolverhampton and Birmingham to London ; 7 . 0 p . m ., London to Birmingham and Wolverhampton ; 4 . 10 p . m ., London to Liverpool ; 5 . 30 p . m ., Manchester to London ; 4 . 5 p . m ., Liverpool to London . The Dining Saloons on the up and down Corridor trains , and the Breakfast and Luncheon Cars on the up and down Irish Mails and Boat Expresses , will run as usual . On Whit Monday numerous residential trains will not be run .

The Company also announce they will run excursions to and from London , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Leamington , Coventry , Walsall , Leicester , Macclesfield , Stoke , Stone , Liverpool , Manchester , Chester , North Wales , and the Cambrian Line , Shrewsbury , Hereford , Oswestry , Preston , Wigan , Blackpool , Morecambe , Carlisle , the English Lake District , Scotland , Ireland , & c

MIDLAND RAILWAY . THE Midland Railway Co . will run cheap excursion trains from London to different parts of Ireland , for sixteen days , on Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , 26 th , 27 th and 28 th inst ., fuller particulars of which may be had from St . Pancras and other Midland Stations and Town booking offices . On Friday cheap trips will be run from St . Pancras to Liverpool , Southport , Blackpool , the Lake District , and Isle of Man , and the same night other

excursions will start for the north of England and different parts of Scotland , returning the following Tuesday , Thursday , or Saturday , or third class tickets at a single ordinary fare will be issued , available for return at any time within 16 days . On Saturday , 28 th , there will be excursions to the chief midland towns , to Lancashire , Yorkshire , Newcastle , the Furness District , Carlisle , & c , returning the following Monday , Thursday , or Saturday , and to Douglas ( Isle of Man ) for ten days .

On Whit Monday the usual day trips will be run from St . Pancras , and on Thursday , 2 nd June , a train will start at midnight for Manchester ( for the Races ) , returning on Saturday . The season excursions from St : Pancras ( London ) to Matlock , Buxton , Liverpool , Southport , Blackpool , Lytham , St . Anne ' s-on-Sea , the Isle of Man , Morecambe , Lancaster , the English Lake Dirtrict , & c . will commence on Wednesday , 1 st June , the tickets being available for passengers to return in

either 6 , 9 , 13 , or 16 days . Cheap week-end tickets are now issued every Friday and Saturday from London ( St . Pancras ) and other principal Midland Stations to the chief holiday and pleasure resorts in the " Peak " District of Derbyshire , Yorkshire , the North East Coast , and other parts . The tickets are available for return on the following Sunday ( where train service permits ) , Monday or Tuesday . For the Whitsuntide Holidays these tickets will also be available for returning un Wednesday , 1 st June .

Cheap Excursion trains for five or eight days will also be run to London , from all parts of the system .

o o o GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . THIS Company announces cheap excursions from London on Friday , 27 th inst ., to the principal stations in the north of England and Scotland , tickets being available for return in 4 , 6 , 8 , or 16 days . On Saturday , 28 th , other excursions will run for 3 , 6 , or 8 days , while on Whit Monday , 30 th , there will be the usual one day trips to St . Albans and other Stations in that locality , to Peterborough , Skegness , & c , & c A two days excursion will be run on Thursday night , 2 nd June , to Manchester , for the Races .

CONVERSAZIONE AT BOURNEMOUTH .

UNDER the auspices of the Horsa Lodge , No . 2208 , of which Bro . G . B . Bridge is the Worshipful Master , a conversazione was given in tha Masonic Hall , on Monday , 9 th inst . The hall was suitably arranged , and there was a large attendance of

ladies and gentlemen . During the evening Bro . Niel Macgillycuddy , M . R . C . P ., gave a demonstration of the induction coil , vacuum tubes , and Rontgen X ray apparatus , and a selection of microscopes , lent by Mr . George Pearce , were displayed under the charge of Bro . J . H . Williams . A capital programme was also carried out under the direction of Bro . H . Holloway , Mus . Bac . Oxon .