Royal Arch.

The Companions adjourned to the banquet , which was of the best , for which the house is noted . After the banquet the M . E . Z . proposed the usual Loyal and Arch toasts . In proposing the Grand Officers , the M . E . Z . drew attention to their strenuous labours for the Order , especially mentioning that of their first M . E . Z .

Comp . Wyer , in proposing the M . E . Z ., said that they were proud of Comp . Folkard , who was known to them all as a firm friend as well as a zealous Mason—one whom to know was to esteem and respect . The M . E . Z ., after responding , proposed the H . and J ., to which they replied .

In proposing the Exaltee , the M . E . Z . pointed out that Comp . Clayton , as a personal friend of Comp . H ., and one who was well known to all present , was sure to be an ornament to the Chapter . Comp . Clayton responded .

In proposing the Installing Principal , Comp . Folkard pointed out the debt 'of gratitude they owed to Comp . Voisey , who had helped them from the very first . They were delighted to see him so fully restored to health that he could again come among them . They hoped he would long bo preserved to attend their meetings .

Comps . Voisey , in response , thanked the members . He had from the commencement of his Masonic career aimed to carry out the principles inculcated , and should try to continue to do so . The M . E . Z ., in proposing the Past Zs ., referred to the work they had done . Comp . Wyer was deeply loved by them as a man , respected as a worker , and esteemed as a Mason . His zeal and fidelity could not be surpassed . It gave him great pleasure to make , on behalf of the Chapter , the presentation of a P . Z . 's jewel .

The jewel was a miniature one , similar to that used by tho Founders , and was much admired . It bore the following inscription : —

Presented to COMP . JOHN WVEH P . Z ., M . E . Z . 1894-5 , as a slight token of the respect and esteem of the Companions . Comp . Wyer responded . Comps . R . Davis P . Z ., Eckersall J . 1275 , and Longhurst responded for the Visitors , and Comps . Woods S . E ., Robertson Treas ., Bonner P . S ., and Morris Std . for the Officers .

The harmony of the evening had been enhanced by songs from Comps . Voisey P . Z ., Harvey H ., Woods S . E ., and Bonner P . S ., with Companion Longhurst presiding at the piano .

Mark Masonry.

MAEK MASONRY ,

ST . ANNE LODGE , No . 351 . ON the 14 th inst ., at East Looe , Bro . John Grossman was installed W . M . by Bro . V . J . Maddock P . P . G . S . Wks ., and afterwards invested his Officers . At the conclusion of the business the Brethren adjourned to a banquet , provided by Mrs . L . A . Cook , at the Looe Hotel . The usual Patriotic and Masonic toasts were honoured . Bro . Edmund Venning ably presided at the pianoforte .

Whitsuntide Holiday Arrangements.

WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS .

Great Western Railway . —Tho Great Western Company announce Excursions to Cork and Killarney on Thursday , 30 th May . To Gloucester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Milford , Waterford , and other stations in South Wales and the South of Ireland on Friday , 31 st May . A fast excursion train for the West of England will leave Paddington at 7 - 55 a . m .

on Saturday , lst June , reaching Exeter in 5 £ hours and Plymouth in 1 % hours , and excursions will also be run to Bath , Bristol , Dorchester , Weymouth , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford , Gloucester , Newport , Cardiff , Swansea , Oxford , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Shrewsbury , Chester , Liverpool , Manchester , Aberystwith , Barmouth , Llandudno , & c . Return tickets at 24 s 6 d will also be issued to Guernsey and Jersey .

On Whit-Sunday a cheap train will run to Swindon , Stroud , Gloucester and Cheltenham , leaving Paddington at 8-35 a . m . At midnight on Sunday an excursion for 1 or 5 days will leave Paddington for Oxford , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , & c . On the Bank Holiday cheap trains will be run to Reading , Bath , Bristol , Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , & c .

Excursions will be run to London from most of the principal stations , and cross country trips have also been arranged . Cheap tickets are now issued daily from London and many suburban stations to Staines . Windsor , Taplow , Maidenhead , 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 .

To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , lst June , the Company will run in duplicate the 1-15 , 3-0 , 5-0 and 9-0 p . m . trains from London to the West of England , and the 12- 0 noon , 3-15 and 9-15 p . m . trains to Weymouth , Hereford and South Wales . Thc first portions of tbe 5-0 and 9 - 0 p . m . trains will leave Paddington at 4-55 and

8-55 p . m . respectively , but the first parts of the other trams will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few minutes afterwards , the long 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 ; at Victoria L . C . & D . Railway ; Kensington ( Addison Road ); Uxbridge Road ; Hammersmith , and ether stations . The booking offices at the Paddington Station will be open all day on 29 th , 30 th , 31 st May , and lst June , 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 . o o o London and North Western Railway . —The London and North Western Company announce that the ticket offices at Euston , Broad Street , Kensington , and Willesden Junction will be open throughout the day from Monday , 27 th May , to Whit Monday , 3 rd June , inclusive , so that passengers

Whitsuntide Holiday Arrangements.

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 tho trains . 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 in all parts of London , at the same fares as at Euston Station .

On Friday , 31 st May , a special train will leave Euston Station at 6-25 p . m . for Holyhead and Ireland ; a special train will leave Manchester ( Exchange ) at 12-55 p . m . and Liverpool ( Lime Street ) at 1-40 p . m . for Ryhl , Colwyn Bay , and Llandudno . On Saturday , lst Juno , a special train will leave Willesden Station at 2-57 p . m . for Bletchley , Wolverton , Blisworth , Weedon , Welton , Rugby , principal Stations on Trent Valley Line , and

Stafford ; a Special Express train will also leave Euston Station for Birmingham at 4-25 p . m . ; a special train will leave Manchester ( Exchange ) at 12-55 p . m . for Rhyl and Llandudno ; an additional Express will leave Birmingham for London at 1-53 p . m . ; the Dining Saloons from Manchester to London will not run on Saturday , lst June . On Sunday , 2 nd June , special trains will leave Euston at 855 and 10-10 a . m . for Watford , King ' s Langley ,

Boxmoor , Berkhamsted , Tring , and Cheddington . On Whit Monday , 3 rd June , 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 430 p . m . train from Euston will not run . Passengers will be conveyed by the 5 p . m ., except thoso for Peterboro ' , Market Harboro ' , Melton Mowbray , Nottingham , and the Great Northern Line , who on this date will travel by the 3 - 15 p . m . train from Euston . The

Dining Saloons between London and Liverpool and from London to Manchester will not run on Whit Monday , 3 rd Juno , but the Dining Cars Manchester to London , and the CorridorDining Car Trains between London and Edinburgh and Glasgow will run as usual . On Whit Monday , 3 rd June , numerous residential trains will not bo run . The Company also announce that 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 , & c . Excursions will also be run from London and other principal towns to Scotland and Ireland for the Whitsun Holiday week .

A Fortnight in North Wales . —The London and North-Western Company again announce that , commencing on Saturday , lst June , and every Saturday during June , July , August , and September , special trains at cheap fares will leave Euston Station a *} 8-15 a . m . for Llandudno , Bangor , Rhyl , Llanberis ( for Snowdon ) , Aberystwith , Barmouth , and other attractive tourist resorts in North Wales . These excursions will enable passengers to

spend a fortnight in " Picturesque Wales , " and will be a boon to many to whom the cost of a summer holiday is a very serious item in their expenditure . The cheap tickets will be available for return on the following Monday , Saturday , Monday week , Saturday week , or Monday fortnight , by special through trains . In like manner , cheap excursions to London will be run every Monday from the principal towns in the Principality , available for return on the following Saturday or Saturday week .

Midland Railway . —On Whit-Monday , 3 rd June , certain booked trains will be discontinued , of which due notice will be given by special bills at the stations . To prevent inconvenience and crowding , the Booking Offices at St . Pancras and Moorgate Street Stations will be open for the issue of Tickets all day on Friday and Saturday , 31 st May and lst June , and Tickets to all principal Stations on the Midland Railway will also be issued beforehand

at any of their Offices situate in all parts of the metropolis . The Tickets obtained at these Offices will be available from St . Pancras Station , and will be issued at the same fares as charged at that Station , and dated to suit the convenience of Passengers . Cheap Excursion Trains will be run from London to Dublin , Cork , Killarney , & c , for 16 days , via Liverpool , on Thursday , 30 th May , and via Morecambe on Wednesday , 5 th June ,

returning 6 th , Sth , llth , 13 th , 15 th , 18 th , or 20 th June ; to Belfast , Londonderry , and Portrush for Giant's Causeway , via Barrow and via Liverpool , on Friday , 31 st May , for 16 days ; to Londonderry , via Liverpool , on Saturday , 1 st June , to return 4 th , Sth , Sth , llth , 12 th , or 15 th June , as per bill of Sailing ; to Leicester , Nottingham , Newark , Lincoln , Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Burton , Derby , Manchester , Liverpool , Blackburn ,

Bolton , Oldham , Sheffield , Leeds , Bradford , Scarboro ' , Newcastle , the Furness District , Carlisle , & c , & c , on Saturday , lst June , returning the following Monday or Thursday ; to Carlisle , Castle Douglas , Dumfries , Helensburgh , Edinburgh , Greenock , Glasgow , & c ., on Friday night , 31 st May , returning the following Tuesday or Saturday , by which Third Class Return Tickets at a Single Ordinary fare for the double journey will also

be issued , available for returning on any day within 16 days . On Whit-Monday , 3 rd June , to St . Albans , Harpenden , Luton , Bedford , and Birmingham , for one day ; and to Manchester , for the Races , on Thursday ( Midnight ) , 6 th June , returning Saturday , Sth June . Tickets for these Trains for starting from St . Pancras Station can be obtained on the two previous days to the running of the Trains at the Company ' s City and West

End Booking Offices . Cheap daily and week-end excursions to Southend-on-Sea , as announced in Time Tables and Bills . Cheap Excursion Trains foe five or eight days will also be run to London from Carlisle , Bradford , Leeds , Sheffield , Liverpool , Manchester , Blackburn , Burnley , Bolton , Bury , Rochdale , Oldham , Lincoln , Newark , Burton , Derby , Nottingham , Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Leicester , & c , on Saturday , 1 st

June ; and for 6 days on Monday , 3 rd June . From Liverpool , Southport , Manchester , Stockport , Bradford , Leeds , Barnsley , Sheffield , & c , on Saturday , lst June , for 3 , 5 , or 8 days . Passengers will be booked by theso Trains at cheap fares to Brighton , Hastings , St . Leonards Eastbourne , & c . ' , and to Paris and other places on the Continent , having the privilege of

returning by any ordinary train within 16 days . On Whit-Monday , 3 rd June , an excursion train to London for 1 or 2 days will be run from Bradford , Leeds , Barnsley , Sheffield , & c . ; and for 1 , 3 , or 6 days from Birming ham , Wolverhampton , Walsall , & c . ; and day trips from Burton , Derby , Nottingham , Leicester , Wellingboro ' , & c .

A telegram from the special Correspondent of the " Western Morning News " stated that the Freemasons of Milan have withdrawn their political support from their Grand Master , Signor Lemoni , and have solemnly disavowed the " reactionary" policy of that gentleman and of Signor Crispi .