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MIDLAND RAILWAY . EASTER HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS . EARLY ISSUE OF TICKETS . rpHE Booking Offices at ST . PANCRAS and MOORGATE . L STREET Stntions wi ; l l ) i open for thn issue of tickets all nay on Wednesday , Thursday , and Saturday , March 2 l ) tb , 3 oth , and April 1 st . Tickets to all principal place ? on the Midlaud Railway and beyor d , available from St . Pancras , nnd dated to suit tho convenience of passongers , will ba ' issued at tho principal West End and City Receiving Offices of tho Company , including 115 West Strand , 5 Charing Cross ( corner of Northumberland Avenue ) , 1 Shaftesbury Avenue , Piccadilly Circus ; 33 Cannon Street . t !) 5 Oxforil Street , 13 Aldersgate Street , also at Messrs . Thos . Cook & Son ' s Tourist Offices , as well as at the Railway Stations . EASTER EXCURSIONS . On THURSDAY , March 30 , CHEAP TRAINS will be ran from London ( St . Pancrns nnd City Stations ) to MATLOCK . Buxton , MANCHESTER , LIVERPOOL , Bolt-in , BLACKBURN , Burv . ROCHDALE , Oldham , Hurusloy , Wakctield , I . EKDS , liRADFOUD , York , HULL . SOARBOR 'UGH , Newcastleon-Tync , Lancaster . Morccambe , the LAKK DISTRICT , and Carlisle ; Leicester . Birmingham , Nottingham , Derby , Newark , Lincoln , Burton , Staffordshire ) Potteries , & c . Tickets will bo available for returning on April i . ^ On THURSDAY , March 30 , a CHEAT FOUR DAYS' TRIP will also bo rmi to EDINBURGH , GLASGOW , Ayr , Kilmarncck , & c , leaving St . Pancras , 930 p . m . Tickets and Bills may ho had at tho Midland Stations and at tho abovo named offices . GEO . H . TURNER , General Manager . Derby , March 1893 .

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INSTALLATION OF H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES As the M . W . G . M . of England , AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL , 28 th APRIL 1875 . COPIES of this BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING by Brother HARTY P . M ., consisting of Artist ' s Proofs , Proofs beforo Letters , and Lettered Proofs , India Prints , and Plain Prints may be had at Cost Price by applying to Bro . W . R . NOREIS , 29 Southampton Buildings , W . C , London .

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FAILING EYESIGHT . —j"liX' miiiiimii ii 1 iH "i , T ) ERSONS suffering from Defective / 2 ? j £ ssSS \ j n /§§ sii £ l 2 N -L Vision ( particularly tuoso who havo I ^^^ BS & 'Jf W ^ SH M ^)) ^ ron unable to get suitablo glasses else-^&& Z ~ S 0 yJ yreigg *| 2-ffi where ) , should consult Mr . Bluett , who ^^ gjsjj ^' ' V ^ JjgJ *^ has had thirty years' practical oxperionce in making and adapting Spectacles for every form of dofectivo Eyesight , and lor which he has rcceivod numerous un-• olicited testimonials . Tho Byos carefully Examined anil Sight Tested FREK . Spectacles from Is ( id per pair . Ophthalmic ] F . BLUETT , [ Optician 8 a GREAT PORTLAND STREET , LONDON , W . ( Four doors from Oxford Street . )

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Crown 8 vo , Is Paper Covers ; Is 6 d Cloth Lettered . GOSSIP ABOUT FREEMASONRY ; its History and Traditions . A Paper read by Bro . 8 . V \ htitJtTiyti , P . M . andZ . No . 0 , to tho Brethren o £ the Albion Lodgo of Instruction , 2 nd November 1889 . Free by post of W . Vf , MOHGAJT & Sov , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pontouville .

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m i ^^ WMW Mflflff ritWMW fJSSEBES ffl . j- * ' _ y S ^ i — \ . 1 n . ~ ^^ ml ^^§^^^^^ 83 SATURDAY , 25 TH MARCH 1893 .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Cambridgeshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE .

A MEETING of this Provinoial Grand Chapter was field at the Lion Hotel , Cambridge , on Tuesday , the 14 th instant , for tho despatch of Masonic business .

Comp . E . Towuley Caldwell Grand Superintendent presided , and of the Provincial Graud Officers appointed in 1391 the following wuro present ;—Comps . C . Geldard 859

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Cambridgeshire.

H ., W . H . Jarrold 88 S . E ., G . Cole Ml S . N ., J . V . Pryor 88 1 st A . S ., J . Sheldriek 441 2 nd A . S ., Frank Piggotfc 88 Std . Bearer , and C . H . Ellis 88 Janitor . Tho attendance also included Comps . B . Chennell acting

J „ J . S . Youngman , F . Dewborry , Oliver Papsrortb , A . E . Chaplain , L . R , Tattietfc , W . P . Spalding , W . B . Money , J . Fuller , H . King , W . Bray , M . Cox , VV . H . Francis , A . Morrell , G . Chennell , and others .

Tho Treasurer ' s accounts were shown to be in a healthy sta ' e . The Grand Superintendent appointed aud invested tho following Provincial Grand Officers : — Comp . W . Bray S 09 ... ... H .

J . S . Youn < jman 441 ... ... J . W . H . Jarrold 88 S . E . J . V . Pryor 89 S . N . . A . E . Chaplain 88 ... ... Treasurer J . Sheldrick 441 ... ... Registrar P . PiBgott 8 S ... ... P . S .

Mark Cos 809 ... ... 1 st A . S . W . H . Francis 859 ... ... 2 nd A . S . \ V . P . Spalding 88 ... ... Sword Bearer

E . M . Money 859 ... ... Standard Bearer H . E . Greef 441 ... ... Direotor of Corencouies P . Dewberry 441 ... ... Organist C . H . Ellis 88 ... ... Janitor

The revised bye-laws were considered and adopted , with slight verbal alteration ? . Upon tho motion of Comp . 0 . Papworth , it was agreed

to vote £ 10 to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , to bo placed on Comp . B . Chennell's list , The Provincial Grand Chapter was then closed , and the Companions adjourned to banqnet .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

LOYAL BRUNSWICK PRECEPTORY .

THE annual convocation of this Preceptory and Priory of Alalta was held on Thursday , 16 th instant , at Stonehouse . FraterG . Dansterville the E . P . elect was installed . Prater J . R . Wilson waa the Installing Officer , assisted by Praters J . Du-Pre , S . Jew , J . H . Keats , P . Crouch , and J . Wallis . The Officers appelated were—J . R »

Wilson I . P . E ., F . 11 . Thomas Const ., A . Tront Marshal , Rev . Dr . T . W . Lemon Chaplain , J . H . Keats Treasurer , A . J . Verdi Registrar , E . Aslat Sub-Marshil , J . Leonard C . G ., A . Weigbtman Standard Bearer , Sholto 13 . Hare Almoner , J . Gidloy Gnard .

Royal Veterans' Preceptory And Priory Of Malta.

ROYAL VETERANS' PRECEPTORY AND PRIORY OF MALTA .

AT the annnal convocation of this Preceptory and Priory of Malta , held on Friday , the 17 th instant , at Plymouth , Sir Knight J . Kinton Bond the E . C . elect was installed by P . E . C . Sir Knight W . Trovena , assisted by P . E . C . ' s Sir Knights J . Wallis , J . R . Lord , J . B . Gover , J . E . Wilson , G . Dansterville . The Officers appointed were : Sir Knights J . Wallis I . P . E . C ., A . Roberts 1 st Captain , J . W . Cornith

2 nd Captain , W . H . Dillon Registrar , J . R . Lord Treasarer , the Hon . II . V . Duncombe Expert , T . C . Lewis Prelate , Grey Skipworth C . L ., C . Wntson Standard Bearer , J . Bendle 1 st Hr ., E . Binding 2 nd Hr ., W . H . Phillips Guard . The V . E . Provinoial Prior , Dr . Lemoo , presented to the Preceptory three silver Knight Templar emblems , mounted and framed .

Bro. Stevens' Lecture At Birmingham.

BRO . STEVENS' LECTURE AT BIRMINGHAM .

UNDER tbe patronage of Bro . J . T ., Collin ? , Depnty Provincial Grand Master for Warwickshire , Brother James Stevens P . M . P . ' A ., of London , delivered a lecture on the Ritual , Ceremonial , and Symbolism of Craft Masonry at the Masonic Hall , New Street , Birmingham , on Thursday evening , the Kith instant . There was a fair attendance of local brethren . The Depaty Provincial Grand

Master presided , and the arrangements for the meeting were under the direction of Brothers A . W . Adams P . M . 1644 and Preceptor of the General Lodge of Tnsfrnction for Birmingham , F . G . Swinden P . M . 887 and Prov . G . S . E . Warwickshire , aud H . E . Maynard of the Athol Lodgp , No . 74 . Amongst those present and representing their respective Lodscs were Bros . W . J . Ginder W . M ., W . P . Hoskinj

J . W ., C . Lee P . M ., G . J . Mo wis P . P . G . S . D . Treasurer , E . C . Newey Secretary , P . J . Collins J . D ., J . Anslow 74 ; P . J . Pepper P . M . P . P . G . S . W . Staffs ., H . Payton P . M . 482 , F . Hughes 4 S 2 , J . T . Smith J . D . 473 , Spearpoint 587 , II . Deune 5 S 7 ; G . P . Locker P . M ., A . E . Parke 3 P . M ., C . Lamsdale Secretary , W . E . Thomasson S . D ., and W . It . Brooke of 739 ; Dr . A . Price S . W ., G . D . Wilmot I . G ., and

VV . H . Rollason 887 ; A . Pearson P . M ., Hans Graff S . W ., T . W . P . Newton Secretary , and W . Bate 938 ; W . Dingley 1016 , P . C . Taylor P . M . and Secretary 1163 , T . Waite S . W . 1163 , W . Holman P . M . 1180 ; J . Howlett W . M ., P . Powell J . D ., and W . Hale Director of Ceremonies of 1180 , Jno . Tidmitruta P . M . and Secretary 2163 ; W . Jordan , J . T . Sadler , T . Jones , E , Johnson , W . P . Davies , J . Hughes , aud U .