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had entered their names , ancl of these five-and-twenty appeared at the post , among them being Yanghan of Chester , who has covered 120 miles in twenty-four hours , and Miles , the fifty-mile champion , who accomplished his

distance , in May last , at the Agricultural Hall , in close on eleven minutes under the nine hours . A very salutary regulation was laid down for the present contest , that those who had not covered half tho distance in five hours

should leave the running path . Miles won the prize of £ 5 as first man at the end of ten miles , and also the £ \ 0 at the end of tho first twenty-one miles , which he completed in 3 h . 10 m . 16 s . ; but the pace was too good to last , and after going another seven or eight miles , Miles fell

out apparently exhausted . This left G . Ide of Woolwich with a good lead as first , Hibbert second , ancl Vaughan third . Ilibbert having been cautioned repeatedly , was at length disqualified , ancl the race concluded in favour of G . Ide , who passed the winning post in 8 h . 19 m . 55 s . after

starting , vaughan of Chester , 8 m . later , being second , Parry of Manchester , 8 h . 40 m . 28 s ., third , W . Ide of Woolwich fourth , and then Green , Newman , Hancock , Courtney , Chandler , Emmett aud Colman , in the order named . Thus Ide secured the prize of £ 25 , Vaughan £ 7 ,

and Parry £ 3 , a portion of the gate-money being added in the case of all who completed the full fifty within nine hours . Every arrangement had been made for the

reception of visitors . There was covered accommodation for 10 , 000 persons , the grounds were illuminated after dusk ; and , as the weather was fine , there was a very large concourse of spectators , numbering , it is said , about 6 , 000 .

The most conflicting rumours reach this country from the East of Europe , and from the capitals of the Great Powers . One day we hear of Austria having accepted the six months' armistice proposed by Turkey ; the next that she has entered into an alliance with Russia , ancl in

the event of the latter power intervening and marching its armies into Bulgaria , will observe a benevolent neutrality . At one time it is said that Germany will hold aloof , leaving events to take their course , and only caring for her own interests ; then , that the old Triple Alliance of Germany ,

Russia , aud Austria , which was so abruptly broken by the rejection by Great Britain of the Berlin note , has been renewed . Italy is said to be on the look out for an extension of territory at the expense of Austria , and France views with jealousy tbe possible aggrandisement of her

Italian neighbour . England alone appears to be pursuing the herculean task of attempting to keep the peace ot Europe , and it seems more than probable that but for the recent indignation meetings in this country , which arc now

universally condemned , the achievement of so desirable a consummation was not only possible , but probable . It is no good , however , lamenting mischief which cannot be undone . There is no doubt that were the other Great

Powers of Europe as single-minded as this country , it would not be by any means a difficult task to restrain the puny impetuosity of the Servians , or the more formidable filibusterism of Tchernaieff and his Russian coadjutors . Had Russia been sincere in her efforts for the maintenance

of peace , she might have stayed the influx of her soldiers into Servian territory . We admit she has serious difficulties to contend with . We maintain , however , that in the early stages of the struggle between Turkey and her vassal , it was in the power of Russia , had she been so

minded , to have confined the war within its original narrow limits . She seems , however , to have seen a chance for extending her dominions in the direction of Constantinople . Accordingly , she is now showing her utter contempt for treaty arrangements . She is massing her forces

in the south . She appears to have reduced Uonmania to a state of vassalage , so that her troops pass through its territory with the same facility as they move in Russia . She will have nothing to do with a six months' armistice , though she admits that more than six weeks may be

necessary in order to secure peace on a firm ancl durable basi « . Russia , indeed , at this moment , is tho disturber of tlie peace of Europe . We owe it to her that trade is depressed , that stocks are falling , and that everywhere the most

intense anxiety is felt as to the future progress of events . There is , in fact , no longer any attempt to conceal her iniquitous designs , and she will be responsible for the blood that henceforth may be shed in regard to the Eastern question .

A moveable Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons will

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be held on Wednesday next under tho auspices of tho " Powke Lodge , No . 10 , " at the New Town Hall , Leicester . The business will include tho Consecration of the " Simon de Montfort Lodge , No . 194 , " and the Installation of Bro . William Barfoot , Prov . G . M ., and Mayor of Leicester , as

W . M . The banquet will take place at 4 p . m ., at Freemasons' Hall , Hal ford-street , tickets ( exclusive of wine ) 7 s 6 d , tobe obtained of Bro . J . M . McAllister , P . G . M ., Freemasons' Hall , Hal ford-street , by to-day . The M . W . tho Earl of Limerick , G . M . will preside , supported by R . W . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M .

We see from various public announcements that our esteemedBro , Sir John Bennett is a candidate for the London School Board . Our Brother , who will doubtless pardon us

for speaking of him familiarly as " Father Time , has done some excellent service , both directly and indirectly , in the cause of education , and we wish him every success in the attainment of the distinction he covets .

The Prince At Glasgow.

THE PRINCE AT GLASGOW .

THIS is the second time the Prince of Wales has visited the good city of Glasgow , for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of one of its new buildings . On the first occasion , it was the new University which was thus

honoured , while on Tuesday , it was the New Post-offica . Moreover , Tuesday was the second , occasion in Scotland at which his Royal Highness has performed the solemn ceremonial with Masonic honours . As our brethren are

probably aware , the Prince was formally installed as Grand Patron of the Order in Scotland at a Special Communication of Grand Lodge held on 12 th October 1870 , during the Grand Mastership of the late Earl of Dalhousie , better

known perhaps to the general public as Lord Panmure . The installation was a very brilliant affair , and at the close of it , the Prince was affiliated to Lodge of Edinburgh ( St . Mary ' s Chapel ) No . 1 . The

following day the Prince , as Grand Patron , laid the foundation stone of the new Royal Infirmary , Edinburgh , supported by G . M . tho Earl of Dalhousie , the Grand Officers , aud upwards of four thousand brethren , among

the principal dignitaries being the Junior Grand Warden of Scotland , Bro . Col . Campbell , of Blythesvvood , Renfrewshire , whose guest the Prince was in the early part of this week . The Princess of Wales was likewise a spectator of both

these Masonic ceremonies . We give full particulars of the Glasgow ceremonial in another part of our columns . Suffice it to say hero , that in all respects , save the weather , the

clay passed off most successfully , the gathering of Free masons being worthy both of Glasgow and its neighbom hood , and the importance of the occasion .

New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND .

A Correspondent writes : You will be very sorry to hear of the death of Brother Past Master Diethelm , of the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 1338 , Auckland , New Zealand , which took place on the 21 st August , from inflammation of the lungs . Bro . Diethelm was one of the founders , and a most

active member of the Prince of Wales Lodge , and it was mainly through his energies and ability that the Lodge so rapidly rose to the position it now holds , that of the leading Lodge under the English Constitution in the north of New Zealand . His funeral was attended by , amongst others ,

Bro . G . P . Pierce , Prov . G . M . Irish Constitution ; Bro . G . S . Graham , P . M . Waitemata 689 , English Constitution ; Bro . G . N . Brassey P . M . Prince of Wales 1338 ; Bro . Wade P . M . Waitemata 689 , and many other brethren of the United Service Lodge , Lodge of St . Andrew , Waitemata

Lodge , Prince of Wales Lodge , Ara Lodge , as well as the members of the German Association , and of the Choral Society , of which the deceased was a prominent member . Several private carriages also attended , amongst whom

were those of Bro . Chas . Goklsbro M . D ., P . M . Ara Lodge , Irish Constitution ; Mr . F . M . P . Brookfield , Crown Prosecutor , Mr . H . S . Meyers , Mr . Von der Heyde , Mr . Thomas Macfarlane , and other gentlemen .

HOI . LOWAY ' S PILLS . —PCRE BLOOD . —AS this vital fluid , when in a healthy state , sustains and renovates every part of tlie living' system , so when it iiecomes impoverished or impure it exerts a precisely contrary effect . It is abundantly iiianil ' c-it that any medicine which does not reach the circulation can ever exterminate the disease ; but any preparation capable of exorcising 1 a

sanitary iulluenco over the blood , must with it bo carried to every living tibro of the frame . The lungs , hfiart , liver , kidneys , and skin , all receive benefits from its more wholesome condition . Iiolloway's purifying Pills operate directly , powerfully , and beneficially , upon tho whole mass of blood , whether venous or artificial . They strengthen the stomach , escito the liver and kidneys , expel disease , ancl prolong existence ,