The Approaching Festival Of The R.M.I. For Girls.

themselves and the Institution of which they were scholars . Those , however , who wish to learn more about these matters will do well to attend at the School itself the Monday preceding the Festival , when Lord Leigh will distribute the prizes , and there will be the usual music and singing and

recitations . They will then and there have the opportunity of judging for themselves of the value of the Institution as an educational establishment . In conclusion , we hope , in the interests of the School , and as a recognition of

the Dnke of Connanght ' s kindness in presiding , that Bro . Hedges will have the satisfaction of announcing a total of subscrip tions in excess of what , since his appointment to the Secretaryship , it has been his agreeable privilege to announce .

The Marriage Of The Queen's Children.

THE MARRIAGE OF THE QUEEN'S CHILDREN .

AS our readers feel so loyal an interest in all that relates to the Royal Family , they will , doubtless , not take it amiss if we lay before them the following brief particulars of the marriages of the Queen ' s children up to Thursday last . They need hardly be told that by Her Majesty ' s marriage , on the 10 th February 1840 , with His

late Royal Highness Albert Prince of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Prince Consort of Great Britain and Ireland , whose lamented death occurred on the 14 th December 1861 , there was born issue four sons and five daughters . Of these , the eldest , Victoria Princess Royal of Great Britain and

Ireland and Imperial Crown Princess of Germany , born 24 th November 1840 , was the only one that was married during her father's lifetime . This happy event took place 25 th January 1858 , when Her Royal Highness had not long completed her seventeenth year . Her husband was at

the time Prince Frederick William of Prussia , and through his father , now Emperor of Germany , heir to the Crown of Prussia . Eight children , of whom one has since died , were the result of this marriage , and a few years since the eldest daughter , who was born in the year 1860 , was

married , and has issue one child . The next of the Queen ' s children to be married was the late Princess Alice , born 25 th April 1843 , who was married to the then Prince Louis , now Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt , on the 1 st July 1862 , and had issue seven children , two of whom have

since died , while Her Royal Highness herself succumbed to an attack of diphtheria , caught from one of her children , on the 14 th December 1878 , the anniversary of the death of that father whom she had so devotedly tended during his last illness . On the 10 th March 1863 , H . R . H . the

Prince of Wales , born 9 th November 1841 , and who had consequently come of age a few months before , was married to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark , by whom he has had issue two sons and five daughters , one other son having died the day following his birth

On 5 th July 1866 , H . R . H . Princess Helena , born 25 th May 1846 , was married to Prince Christian of Schleswig . Holstein , there being issue of the marriage five children . On 21 st March 1871 , H . R . H . Princess Louise , b . 18 th March 1848 , was married to the Marquis of Lome , heir to the

Dukedom of Argyll . The next to enter into the married state was H . R . H . Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh , the bride of his choice being Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna , only daughter of the late Alexander II . Czar of all the Russias . A son and three

daughters are the issue of this marriage . On 13 th March 1879 H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught P . G . S . Warden , and godson of our illustrious Brother the " Great" Duke of Wellington married H . R . H . the Princess Louise , third daughter of H . R . H . Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia ,

and has issue one daughter . Prince Leopold Duke of Albany , by his marriage with the Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont , becomes brother-in-law of the Queen of the Netherlands , and had her uncle-in-law , the late Prince

Frederick of the Netherlands been spared till now , would have thus become connected with His late Royal Highness , who was chosen Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of that country in 1816 , and remained such till his death last year , or for the unsually long period of sixty-fire years .

The only unmarried child of the Queen is Her Majesty '? youngest daughter H . R . H . the Princess Beatrice , born 14 th April 1857 . It will be seen from the foregoing sketch , that the Queen

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has had nine children , of whom eight are still living , some thirty grandchildren , four of whom have either died in infancy or early childhood , and one great grandchild . We hope it may be many years ere anything happens to disturb the happiness of the Royal Family .

Freemasonry In Canada.

FREEMASONRY IN CANADA .

W . E learn from the pages of last month s number of the Canadian Craftsman that the Seventh Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba was held on the 8 th February last , under the presidency of Brother John H . Bell , M . W . G . M ., who was loyally supported b y his Grand Officers and the representatives of subordinate

Lodges . In due course Bro . Bell delivered the customary address , in which he detailed the principal events of the year , and drew attention to anything of an unusual character which had occurred . Most of what he said possessed only a local interest , but it is noteworthy that , in the

course of his remarks , he mentioned , that the United Grand Lodge of England had agreed to recognise and exchange representatives with the Grand Lodge of Manitoba . He further said that , in July of last year , having issued a warrant for the establishment at Gibraltar of a Lodge to be

entitled " Al Mogral al Aksa , " he had received , shortly afterwards , intelligence which showed that the Grand Lodge of Scotland considered this an encroachment on its rights , and was prepared to refuse recognition to the Lodge ; while about the same date a letter reached him from Col .

Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary England , in which that brother pointed out the objections there were to such an invasion of the rights of Grand Lodge England , and that orders had been given to the Lodges of the English Craft not to recognise the intruder . Under these

circumstances , and not wishing to involve Manitoba in a controversy with the Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland , which had joint jurisdiction over Gibraltar , he had given instructions that the Lodge should not be con . stituted or the officers installed , and in his opinion it would

be better to recall the warrant , and require the return of all papers , books , & c , " unless the Lodge were prepared to remove at once , and open in Morocco , as was originally intended . " Subsequently the report of the Board of General Purposes on the Grand Master's address was received ,

and his conduct " approved on the premises . " The Financial Statement was satisfactory , there being in the hands of Grand Treasurer a balance in favour of Grand Lodge of 600 dollars . The report of the statistics of membership

show a remarkable degree of progress during the past year , there being nineteen Lodges , with a total membership of 664 , as against sixteen Lodges and 488 brethren the year previous . The following are the Grand Officers for the present year , namely : —

Bro . J . H . Bell .... Grand Master W . G . Scotfc .. .. Deputy Grand Master A . Pearson .... Grand Senior Warden C . F . Forrest .... Grand Junior Warden Eev . Canon O'Meara - - Grand Chaplain

J . J . Johnson .... Grand Treasurer P . G . Dick .. .. Grand Eegistrar H . D . Le Chappellain - - Grand Secretary John McKechnie - - - Grand Senior Deacon Alex . McGowan - - - Grand Junior Deacon

A . M . Sutherland - - - Grand D . of C . John MoBeath - - - Grand Sword Bearer S . C . Vick .... Grand Organist G . 13 . Fulthorpe - - - Grand Pursuivant Angus Fraser .... Grand Steward

Eev . — Wellwood ... „ „ W . E . Black .... „ J . O . Le Chappellain - - „ „ Alfred McKeand ... „ „

James A . Carley .. . „ „ W . W . Ptolemy ... „ „ Alex . Nichol .... „ „ T . H . Carman .... „ „

From the same journal we have obtained the following particulars of the dedication of a magnificent Masonic Temple at London ( Ontario ) by the Grand Master of Canada and his Grand Officers . The Craft to the number

of 1500 having assembled at the drill-shed , marched in procession through the streets to the Temple , there in the library-room Grand Lodge was opened in ample form , the following being the Grand Officers present , namel y— -Bros . Lieutenant-Colonel Moffatt G . M ., William Milliner as D . G . M ., DeWitt Martyn D . D . G . M ., Robert Mackay