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The Royal Visit To Dorset.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO DORSET .

The Prince and Princess of Wales left Dorsetshire for town on Saturday afternoon last after spending a week with Lord and Lady Allington at Crichel-house . They were accompanied to the Wimborne Railway Station by their host and hostess , and on their carriage passing through the village of Stanbridge the Princess was

presented by Miss Glyn , thc youthful daughter of Captain Glyn , with a bouquet . The Blandford and Wimborne troops of thc Queen ' s Own Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment escorted the Royal party from the park to the station , where a special train with three saloon cariages was in readiness at 2 . 45 . An address from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorsetshire Freemasons was presented to

the Prince on the platform by a deputation , headed by the Grand Master of the Province , Bro . Montague Guest . His Royal Highness promised to forward a reply . The train then moved on , amid immense cheering from the assem bled crowd . The loyal excitement , sure to prevail under ordinary circumstances , was heightened by the fact that the

Freemasons of the Province of Dorset intended to present an address at thc station to the Prince on his arrival there . The Wimborne station was crowded , and not a few persons were effervescing with loyalty . Part of the up platform was covered with crimson cloth , matting being laid on the steps and the pavement leading to the carriage way . Gay flags were displayed in profusion . On the Royal party

reaching the station the cavalry drew up in the Square , and the Prince and Princess were accompanied by their host and hostess and Lord and Lady Bradford to the train , which was a special , comprising three very elegant saloon carriages for the accommodation of the august passengers . The train , which had been in readiness for some time , was

in charge of Supt . Vernnder and Inspectors Hill and Grey , while George Lasham was the driver . As soon as the Royal travellers had ascended the platform a deputation from the Freemasons were seen to be ready with the address . This was beautifully illuminated and engrossed on vellum , being in the following terms : — " To His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales ,

our Most Worshipful Grand Master . " May it please your Royal Highness , our Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Masters , Officers , and brethren of the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons rejoice in having an opportunity of approaching your Royal Highness , our Most Worshipful Grand Master , and tendering our heartfelt congratulations and thankfulness for the

distiHguished honour your Royal Highness has conferred upon this province and county in coming amongst us . We avail ourselves of this auspicious occasion of tendering our thanks to your Royal Highness for condescending to become Grand Master of our ancient Order , and thc aid and encouragement thereby given to it ; as also the acts of kindness received hy us as Masons at your hands ! we , in

common with every other Masonic brother , feel the deepest gratitude towards you . Wc also do assure your Royal Highness of our sincere devotion and attachment to the Throne of Her Most Gracious Majesty , and we pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may always watch over and protect the Queen , your Royal Highness , the Princess of Wales , and the members of the Royal Family ,

and that we and all Her Majesty ' s subjects may long enjoy the interest your Royal Highness ever takes in all institutions having for their object the welfare of Her Majesty ' s loving people , and the prosperity of our Order . Thinking your Royal Highness for your additional kindness in permitting us to present you , as our Most Worshipful Grand Master , with this our loyal and loving

address , we remain " Montague Guest , Provincial Grand Master of Dorset , "J . P . F . Gundry , Deputy Grand Master , " R . N . Howard , Grand Secretary , On behalf of themselves and their officers and brethren of the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons of Dorset . Dated the nnd day of February , 1878 .

The Masonic deputation , for whose accommodation at the station a convenient space had been railed off , comprised Bros . Montague J . Guest , P . G . M . ; J . P . F . Gundry , D . G . M . ; C . W . Wyndham , P . G . Senior Warden ; E . G . ** ggi P - - Junior Warden ; the Rev . E . J . L . B . Henslowe , P . G . Chaplain j Robert Case , P . G . Treasurer ; C . T . Robens , P . G . Registrar j and R . N . Howard , P . G .

Secretary . There were also present on the platform Bro . J . W . Luff , P . P . G . Superintendent of Works ., and others . The ceremony of presenting the address was necessarily brief . The Provincial Grand Master , approaching H . R . H ., handed to him the address , which thc Prince most graciously received , and which was taken as read , H . R . H . remarking he would send his reply . Bro . Montague

Guest then introduced the other members of the deputation to the Prince , and after this the Princess shook hands with the P . G . M . We cannot but congratulate the Province of Dorset upon havingso distinguished a P . G . M . on this occasion as Bro . Montague Guest , whose appointment by H . R . H . to that office proves that he is the right man in the right place . In accordance with the wish of H . R . H . the deputation to present the address was limited to eight

members of the Prov . G . Lodge only ; hence the deputation consisted of the Prov . G . M ., the Dep . P . G . M ., and the six officers holding rank next in order . Had it been convenient to H . R . H ., there were very many influential and Worthy brethren belonging to the Province who would have attended to testify their Masonic loyalty to their Grand Master , and we believe it was a source of regret to many very worthy brethren that the force of circumstances prevented their doing so .

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter ot Hampshire was held on Friday week , a report of which will be given next week .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Utara Ear ) € tawr » l ffii & iwpj .

As the paragraph in the report of the General Committee of the Girls' School , at page 6 9 in our last , referring to Bro . Little may lead to some misapprehension , we give the resolution of thc Committee , which was worded as follows : — " Resolved that this Committee hereby relieves Bro . Little the Secretary , from attendance at the office in consequence of ill-health , and authorises him to do as much of his official work as possible at home during the critical period of the winter . "

At the recent meeting of the Grand Stewards of the year , the following were elected the officers of the Board : —Bros . Ralph Gooding , M . D ., B . A ., W . M . Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , President ; Charles Martin , _ P . M . 23 , Treasurer ; and Thomas Adair Massey , P . M . 21 , Secretary . The Prince of Wales has been pleased to

accept a copy of Captain Crawley ' s " Billiard Book , " dedicated by permission to His Royal Highness , and to express to its author his high appreciation of the beauty and completeness of the work . The brethren of the South Saxon Lodge , Lewes , have resolved to erect a tombstone to the memory of their late respected Bro . Captain Charles Scott Knight ,

for many years holding an important appointment under the South-coast Company at Newhaven Wharf . Bro . Knight ^ also belonged to the Hull Ltdge , and was widely known and generally esteemed . Brethren wishing to join in the memorial can send the same to Bro . T . R . White , Cliffe House , Lewes , the present W . M . of the South Saxon Lodge .

The ceremony of installation will be worked at the Constitutional Lodge of Instruction , Bedford Hotel , Southampton-buildings , on Tuesday , Feb . 12 th , 1878 , by Bro . A . J . Melhuish , the W . M . of the mother lodge . The lodge will be opened at 7 p . m . precisely .

George Kenning , 198 , Fleet street , London , publisher of thc London Freemason , for thc " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calender . " This contains a roll of all British Masonic and most others on the globe . Of this country it gives the Grand Bodies , and their officers . It is very valuable . —Masonic Token , U . S . A .

Mr . A . D . Dawnay , C . E ., engineer for the works , writes with reference to the report of thc proceedings at the Westminster Police-court on the 30 th ult . as to Mr . Hankey ' s buildings : — "The sub-structure of the roofs , floors , and corridors throughout the building is entirely of fireproof material six inches thick , but covered with small wooden joists and ordinary floor boards . It was this

covering in the corridors to which objection was taken and not tothe fireproofing . The staircases are also constructed of incombustible material , and have no woodwork whatever in any part of them , and the communicating corridors between the south and west blocks are similarly constructed , and have floors finished without woodwork as a further precaution . "

During his swim up the Tagus , Captain Boyton was compelled to stop twenty-four hours at the village of Puebla de Montauban , in order to repair his dress , which had become torn . He has been everywhere well received by the villagers . Captain Boyton will continue his voyage without his boat , which he has sent back to Madrid . The Captain arrived on Sunday at Talavera ,

having received a slight bruise , but started again on Monday . We are informed that our late Bro . R . Woolfe , F . S . A ., has bequeathed the Order of St . John of Jerusalem in England , of which he was Registrar , £ 1000 for charitable purposes . A copy of the London Freemason strayed off to

Portland , Oregon , Maine having been omitted , but our kind Bro . Earheart , the Grand Secretary , sent it on to us . Will Bro . Kenning add Maine to our address . —The foregoing we noticed in the Masonic Token of Jan . 15 th . We take this means of assuring our able confrere that his wish has received our immediate attention .

Bro . Archibald Forbes , one of the special correspondents of the Daily News , delivered his lecture on the Russo-Turkish War , at the Portland Hall , Southsea , on Monday last . There was a large audience , among whom were many military and naval officers . The lecturer was listened to throughout with great attention , and was frequently applauded .

" Debrett s Peerage , Baronetage , and Knight age for 1878 , the 165 th year of issue , is announced for immediate publication ? ' It has been amplified , improved , and remodelled by Robert H . Mair , LL . D . Their Royal Hi ghnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at a ball in honour of the Crown Prince of Austria at the German Embassy ,

Carlton House Terrace . TURKISH COMPASSIONATE FUND . —Wednesday ' s subscription list of this fund was headed by a noble donation of £ 1000 , from Miss Ann Dixoin , of Holden Park , Lincolnshire , and included contributions of £ 50 and £ 25 from " K . E . C , " and the editor of the Yorkshire Post respectively .

About 120 of the pupils of the Girls School witnessed the pantomime and other entertainments at the Crystal Palace yesterday ( Friday ) , at the invitation of the directors , through Bro . Edward Cox , Vice-President of the Institution . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Eleanor Lodge of Instruction , on Wednesday week , the 20 th inst ., at the Angel Hotel , Edmonton , at 7 p . m . precisely . Bro . J . Tanner is the Preceptor .

ROBERT BURNS LODGE ( NO . 25 ) . — -A report of the installation meeting of this lodge will be given in our next .

Masonic And General Tidings.

A ball will be given on the 14 th mst ., at the Freemasons' Tavern , by the Carnarvon and Mizpah Lodges . Bro . Nelson Reed , Sec . Mr . H . Poole , mason to Westminster Abbey , with reference to Dean Stanley ' s lecture on the re-interment of the remains of the Queen of Henry V ., sends to the Times the full text of the inscription placed on the

new coffin plate : — " The former chest , which for 99 years had decayed in the Villiers vault in the Chapel of St . Nicholas , was removed thence , and this new chest , including the Royal remains , was with the sanction of Queen Victoria , placed here , in this Chauntry of King Henry V ., by Thomas Wright , clerk of the works at Westminster Abbey , in the presence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley , D . D ., Dean of Westminster , A . D . 1878 . "

His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales is expected to visit Berlin during the present month in order to be present at the wedding of the Princess Charlotte , eldest daughter of the Crown Prince of Germany , with thc Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , and of the Princess Elizabeth , daughter of Prince Frederick Charles o ! Prussia , with the Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg .

Lord Carnarvon has been entertaining Mr . Froude , Mr . Potter , M . P ., Mr . A . Trollope , Sir L . Mallet , and Lord Donoughmore , at his scat , Highclere Castle , near Newburn . On Thursday week their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the lawn meet of Lord Portman ' s hounds . Nearly 12 , 000 persons from

all parts of Dorset were present ; but the frost was so severe that the sport was considerably delayed . Shortly before the start the Mayor of Dorchester and the members of the Corporation assembled in the library of Lord Arlington ' s mansion , when an address of welcome was presented to the Prince . The Prince thanked the deputation , and

said he would send his reply by post . I he hounds , under the Hon . W . H . B . Portman , then trotted off , the Prince and Princess following the pack . . Thc hardness of thc ground marred the sport . 1 , 290 head of pheasants were bagged for 1 o guns . Thc weather during the week has been very dry .

A young gentleman recently drove to the establishment of a well-known watchmaker , and purchased a gold hunter for £ 4 8 . Unfortunately he had left a £ 50 note on his desk at home . Would Mr . 'So-and-so kindly send a man with him to his business house—naming an eminent firm of ironmongers ? The man might keep the change for himself . Mr . So-and-so hummed and hawed ,

and found means to communicate with the cabman , who , however , told him he had taken up his fare at the ironmonger ' s establishment in question , and that the " gent " was going down to Pytchley . Thereupon the man was sent . Arriving at the establishment , the young gentleman ushered the watchmaker ' s assistant into the shop , and told the shopman to " give him that 50-pounder . " So saying ,

he jumped into the cab , and drove off . The clerk , who had politely bowed and gone off to fetch the cash , then returned with a brown paper parcel , which he suavely handed to the man . " What ' s this ? " asked the astonished messenger , "this isn't fifty pound . " "Excuse me , " was the reply , " it is . It's the fifty-pound dumb-bell the gentleman bought about an hour ago . " The watchmaker still cherishes that dumb-bell . —Mat / fair .

At the usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction on Tuesday last , it was unanimously resolved to adjourn the convocation until Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., to give the members the opportunity of attending the important meeting of thc Prudent Brethren Chapter ( public night ) , at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday next .

The Bayard Chapter , No . 161 , 5 , will be consecrated this day week , at 33 , Golden Square . The Consecrating Officer will be Most Excellent Comp . Lord Skelmersdale , grand H . of England . The Principals Designate are Ex . Comp . Lieut . Col . H . G . Somerville Burney , P . M ., 1615 , P . Z ., 784 , M . E . Z . ; Ex . Comp . Frank Richardson ,

1615 , P . Z ., 8 , H . ; and Comp . Capt . R . P . Leeson , W . M ., 1615 , J . A full report of the proceedings L v / i \\ appear in the Freemason the following week . The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint His Grace the Duke of Athole , K . T ., to be Her Majesty ' s Lord Lieutenant for the county of Perth , in the room of the late Lord Kinnaird .

' * OUIDA ' ' PLEA FOR THE Does . —A recent number of " The Whitehall Review " contained an article entitled " Dogs : a Plea on their behalf , " by ' ! Ouida . " In language at once striking , bold , and picturesque , thc brilliant Novelist makes a touching appeal for " a little justice in this world to my dear comrades—the Dogs ; and at the close of a long and cogent argument , fortified by facts and

enlivened by illustration , expresses her belief , founded upon considerable experience , "that the much-talked of rabies would never be known if dogs were rationally treated and free to be happy in their own natural way " " Ouida ' s " most able article has already had the advantage of the very large and influential circulation given to it by " Thc Whitehall Review ; " but it is desired to give the celebrated

Novelist ' s Sketch the widest possible publicity , in the single hope that all who read it will strive to ameliorate the condition and mitigate the sufferings " of the animal that has often been called by great men in the solitude of greatness —their one true friend . " With this object in view , the article on " Dogs " has been reprinted from "The Whitehall Review " for gratuitous circulation , and will , we arc

informed , be sent by the Publisher of " The Whitehall Review " to all applicants on receipt of a stamped a ddressed envelope . Reports of the following lodges unavoidably stand over : —52 , 107 , 807 , 9 66 , 1076 , 1472 , and 1636 . A report of the last meeting of the Beaconsfield Lodge , No . 1662 , will appear in our next ,

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SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER. Article 5
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Public Amusements. Article 5
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PINE'S LIST OF LODGES A.D. 1729. Article 7
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The Royal Visit To Dorset.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO DORSET .

The Prince and Princess of Wales left Dorsetshire for town on Saturday afternoon last after spending a week with Lord and Lady Allington at Crichel-house . They were accompanied to the Wimborne Railway Station by their host and hostess , and on their carriage passing through the village of Stanbridge the Princess was

presented by Miss Glyn , thc youthful daughter of Captain Glyn , with a bouquet . The Blandford and Wimborne troops of thc Queen ' s Own Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment escorted the Royal party from the park to the station , where a special train with three saloon cariages was in readiness at 2 . 45 . An address from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorsetshire Freemasons was presented to

the Prince on the platform by a deputation , headed by the Grand Master of the Province , Bro . Montague Guest . His Royal Highness promised to forward a reply . The train then moved on , amid immense cheering from the assem bled crowd . The loyal excitement , sure to prevail under ordinary circumstances , was heightened by the fact that the

Freemasons of the Province of Dorset intended to present an address at thc station to the Prince on his arrival there . The Wimborne station was crowded , and not a few persons were effervescing with loyalty . Part of the up platform was covered with crimson cloth , matting being laid on the steps and the pavement leading to the carriage way . Gay flags were displayed in profusion . On the Royal party

reaching the station the cavalry drew up in the Square , and the Prince and Princess were accompanied by their host and hostess and Lord and Lady Bradford to the train , which was a special , comprising three very elegant saloon carriages for the accommodation of the august passengers . The train , which had been in readiness for some time , was

in charge of Supt . Vernnder and Inspectors Hill and Grey , while George Lasham was the driver . As soon as the Royal travellers had ascended the platform a deputation from the Freemasons were seen to be ready with the address . This was beautifully illuminated and engrossed on vellum , being in the following terms : — " To His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales ,

our Most Worshipful Grand Master . " May it please your Royal Highness , our Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Masters , Officers , and brethren of the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons rejoice in having an opportunity of approaching your Royal Highness , our Most Worshipful Grand Master , and tendering our heartfelt congratulations and thankfulness for the

distiHguished honour your Royal Highness has conferred upon this province and county in coming amongst us . We avail ourselves of this auspicious occasion of tendering our thanks to your Royal Highness for condescending to become Grand Master of our ancient Order , and thc aid and encouragement thereby given to it ; as also the acts of kindness received hy us as Masons at your hands ! we , in

common with every other Masonic brother , feel the deepest gratitude towards you . Wc also do assure your Royal Highness of our sincere devotion and attachment to the Throne of Her Most Gracious Majesty , and we pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may always watch over and protect the Queen , your Royal Highness , the Princess of Wales , and the members of the Royal Family ,

and that we and all Her Majesty ' s subjects may long enjoy the interest your Royal Highness ever takes in all institutions having for their object the welfare of Her Majesty ' s loving people , and the prosperity of our Order . Thinking your Royal Highness for your additional kindness in permitting us to present you , as our Most Worshipful Grand Master , with this our loyal and loving

address , we remain " Montague Guest , Provincial Grand Master of Dorset , "J . P . F . Gundry , Deputy Grand Master , " R . N . Howard , Grand Secretary , On behalf of themselves and their officers and brethren of the Provincial Lodge of Freemasons of Dorset . Dated the nnd day of February , 1878 .

The Masonic deputation , for whose accommodation at the station a convenient space had been railed off , comprised Bros . Montague J . Guest , P . G . M . ; J . P . F . Gundry , D . G . M . ; C . W . Wyndham , P . G . Senior Warden ; E . G . ** ggi P - - Junior Warden ; the Rev . E . J . L . B . Henslowe , P . G . Chaplain j Robert Case , P . G . Treasurer ; C . T . Robens , P . G . Registrar j and R . N . Howard , P . G .

Secretary . There were also present on the platform Bro . J . W . Luff , P . P . G . Superintendent of Works ., and others . The ceremony of presenting the address was necessarily brief . The Provincial Grand Master , approaching H . R . H ., handed to him the address , which thc Prince most graciously received , and which was taken as read , H . R . H . remarking he would send his reply . Bro . Montague

Guest then introduced the other members of the deputation to the Prince , and after this the Princess shook hands with the P . G . M . We cannot but congratulate the Province of Dorset upon havingso distinguished a P . G . M . on this occasion as Bro . Montague Guest , whose appointment by H . R . H . to that office proves that he is the right man in the right place . In accordance with the wish of H . R . H . the deputation to present the address was limited to eight

members of the Prov . G . Lodge only ; hence the deputation consisted of the Prov . G . M ., the Dep . P . G . M ., and the six officers holding rank next in order . Had it been convenient to H . R . H ., there were very many influential and Worthy brethren belonging to the Province who would have attended to testify their Masonic loyalty to their Grand Master , and we believe it was a source of regret to many very worthy brethren that the force of circumstances prevented their doing so .

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter ot Hampshire was held on Friday week , a report of which will be given next week .

Masonic And General Tidings.

Utara Ear ) € tawr » l ffii & iwpj .

As the paragraph in the report of the General Committee of the Girls' School , at page 6 9 in our last , referring to Bro . Little may lead to some misapprehension , we give the resolution of thc Committee , which was worded as follows : — " Resolved that this Committee hereby relieves Bro . Little the Secretary , from attendance at the office in consequence of ill-health , and authorises him to do as much of his official work as possible at home during the critical period of the winter . "

At the recent meeting of the Grand Stewards of the year , the following were elected the officers of the Board : —Bros . Ralph Gooding , M . D ., B . A ., W . M . Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , President ; Charles Martin , _ P . M . 23 , Treasurer ; and Thomas Adair Massey , P . M . 21 , Secretary . The Prince of Wales has been pleased to

accept a copy of Captain Crawley ' s " Billiard Book , " dedicated by permission to His Royal Highness , and to express to its author his high appreciation of the beauty and completeness of the work . The brethren of the South Saxon Lodge , Lewes , have resolved to erect a tombstone to the memory of their late respected Bro . Captain Charles Scott Knight ,

for many years holding an important appointment under the South-coast Company at Newhaven Wharf . Bro . Knight ^ also belonged to the Hull Ltdge , and was widely known and generally esteemed . Brethren wishing to join in the memorial can send the same to Bro . T . R . White , Cliffe House , Lewes , the present W . M . of the South Saxon Lodge .

The ceremony of installation will be worked at the Constitutional Lodge of Instruction , Bedford Hotel , Southampton-buildings , on Tuesday , Feb . 12 th , 1878 , by Bro . A . J . Melhuish , the W . M . of the mother lodge . The lodge will be opened at 7 p . m . precisely .

George Kenning , 198 , Fleet street , London , publisher of thc London Freemason , for thc " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calender . " This contains a roll of all British Masonic and most others on the globe . Of this country it gives the Grand Bodies , and their officers . It is very valuable . —Masonic Token , U . S . A .

Mr . A . D . Dawnay , C . E ., engineer for the works , writes with reference to the report of thc proceedings at the Westminster Police-court on the 30 th ult . as to Mr . Hankey ' s buildings : — "The sub-structure of the roofs , floors , and corridors throughout the building is entirely of fireproof material six inches thick , but covered with small wooden joists and ordinary floor boards . It was this

covering in the corridors to which objection was taken and not tothe fireproofing . The staircases are also constructed of incombustible material , and have no woodwork whatever in any part of them , and the communicating corridors between the south and west blocks are similarly constructed , and have floors finished without woodwork as a further precaution . "

During his swim up the Tagus , Captain Boyton was compelled to stop twenty-four hours at the village of Puebla de Montauban , in order to repair his dress , which had become torn . He has been everywhere well received by the villagers . Captain Boyton will continue his voyage without his boat , which he has sent back to Madrid . The Captain arrived on Sunday at Talavera ,

having received a slight bruise , but started again on Monday . We are informed that our late Bro . R . Woolfe , F . S . A ., has bequeathed the Order of St . John of Jerusalem in England , of which he was Registrar , £ 1000 for charitable purposes . A copy of the London Freemason strayed off to

Portland , Oregon , Maine having been omitted , but our kind Bro . Earheart , the Grand Secretary , sent it on to us . Will Bro . Kenning add Maine to our address . —The foregoing we noticed in the Masonic Token of Jan . 15 th . We take this means of assuring our able confrere that his wish has received our immediate attention .

Bro . Archibald Forbes , one of the special correspondents of the Daily News , delivered his lecture on the Russo-Turkish War , at the Portland Hall , Southsea , on Monday last . There was a large audience , among whom were many military and naval officers . The lecturer was listened to throughout with great attention , and was frequently applauded .

" Debrett s Peerage , Baronetage , and Knight age for 1878 , the 165 th year of issue , is announced for immediate publication ? ' It has been amplified , improved , and remodelled by Robert H . Mair , LL . D . Their Royal Hi ghnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were present at a ball in honour of the Crown Prince of Austria at the German Embassy ,

Carlton House Terrace . TURKISH COMPASSIONATE FUND . —Wednesday ' s subscription list of this fund was headed by a noble donation of £ 1000 , from Miss Ann Dixoin , of Holden Park , Lincolnshire , and included contributions of £ 50 and £ 25 from " K . E . C , " and the editor of the Yorkshire Post respectively .

About 120 of the pupils of the Girls School witnessed the pantomime and other entertainments at the Crystal Palace yesterday ( Friday ) , at the invitation of the directors , through Bro . Edward Cox , Vice-President of the Institution . The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Eleanor Lodge of Instruction , on Wednesday week , the 20 th inst ., at the Angel Hotel , Edmonton , at 7 p . m . precisely . Bro . J . Tanner is the Preceptor .

ROBERT BURNS LODGE ( NO . 25 ) . — -A report of the installation meeting of this lodge will be given in our next .

Masonic And General Tidings.

A ball will be given on the 14 th mst ., at the Freemasons' Tavern , by the Carnarvon and Mizpah Lodges . Bro . Nelson Reed , Sec . Mr . H . Poole , mason to Westminster Abbey , with reference to Dean Stanley ' s lecture on the re-interment of the remains of the Queen of Henry V ., sends to the Times the full text of the inscription placed on the

new coffin plate : — " The former chest , which for 99 years had decayed in the Villiers vault in the Chapel of St . Nicholas , was removed thence , and this new chest , including the Royal remains , was with the sanction of Queen Victoria , placed here , in this Chauntry of King Henry V ., by Thomas Wright , clerk of the works at Westminster Abbey , in the presence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley , D . D ., Dean of Westminster , A . D . 1878 . "

His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales is expected to visit Berlin during the present month in order to be present at the wedding of the Princess Charlotte , eldest daughter of the Crown Prince of Germany , with thc Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , and of the Princess Elizabeth , daughter of Prince Frederick Charles o ! Prussia , with the Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg .

Lord Carnarvon has been entertaining Mr . Froude , Mr . Potter , M . P ., Mr . A . Trollope , Sir L . Mallet , and Lord Donoughmore , at his scat , Highclere Castle , near Newburn . On Thursday week their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the lawn meet of Lord Portman ' s hounds . Nearly 12 , 000 persons from

all parts of Dorset were present ; but the frost was so severe that the sport was considerably delayed . Shortly before the start the Mayor of Dorchester and the members of the Corporation assembled in the library of Lord Arlington ' s mansion , when an address of welcome was presented to the Prince . The Prince thanked the deputation , and

said he would send his reply by post . I he hounds , under the Hon . W . H . B . Portman , then trotted off , the Prince and Princess following the pack . . Thc hardness of thc ground marred the sport . 1 , 290 head of pheasants were bagged for 1 o guns . Thc weather during the week has been very dry .

A young gentleman recently drove to the establishment of a well-known watchmaker , and purchased a gold hunter for £ 4 8 . Unfortunately he had left a £ 50 note on his desk at home . Would Mr . 'So-and-so kindly send a man with him to his business house—naming an eminent firm of ironmongers ? The man might keep the change for himself . Mr . So-and-so hummed and hawed ,

and found means to communicate with the cabman , who , however , told him he had taken up his fare at the ironmonger ' s establishment in question , and that the " gent " was going down to Pytchley . Thereupon the man was sent . Arriving at the establishment , the young gentleman ushered the watchmaker ' s assistant into the shop , and told the shopman to " give him that 50-pounder . " So saying ,

he jumped into the cab , and drove off . The clerk , who had politely bowed and gone off to fetch the cash , then returned with a brown paper parcel , which he suavely handed to the man . " What ' s this ? " asked the astonished messenger , "this isn't fifty pound . " "Excuse me , " was the reply , " it is . It's the fifty-pound dumb-bell the gentleman bought about an hour ago . " The watchmaker still cherishes that dumb-bell . —Mat / fair .

At the usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction on Tuesday last , it was unanimously resolved to adjourn the convocation until Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., to give the members the opportunity of attending the important meeting of thc Prudent Brethren Chapter ( public night ) , at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday next .

The Bayard Chapter , No . 161 , 5 , will be consecrated this day week , at 33 , Golden Square . The Consecrating Officer will be Most Excellent Comp . Lord Skelmersdale , grand H . of England . The Principals Designate are Ex . Comp . Lieut . Col . H . G . Somerville Burney , P . M ., 1615 , P . Z ., 784 , M . E . Z . ; Ex . Comp . Frank Richardson ,

1615 , P . Z ., 8 , H . ; and Comp . Capt . R . P . Leeson , W . M ., 1615 , J . A full report of the proceedings L v / i \\ appear in the Freemason the following week . The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint His Grace the Duke of Athole , K . T ., to be Her Majesty ' s Lord Lieutenant for the county of Perth , in the room of the late Lord Kinnaird .

' * OUIDA ' ' PLEA FOR THE Does . —A recent number of " The Whitehall Review " contained an article entitled " Dogs : a Plea on their behalf , " by ' ! Ouida . " In language at once striking , bold , and picturesque , thc brilliant Novelist makes a touching appeal for " a little justice in this world to my dear comrades—the Dogs ; and at the close of a long and cogent argument , fortified by facts and

enlivened by illustration , expresses her belief , founded upon considerable experience , "that the much-talked of rabies would never be known if dogs were rationally treated and free to be happy in their own natural way " " Ouida ' s " most able article has already had the advantage of the very large and influential circulation given to it by " Thc Whitehall Review ; " but it is desired to give the celebrated

Novelist ' s Sketch the widest possible publicity , in the single hope that all who read it will strive to ameliorate the condition and mitigate the sufferings " of the animal that has often been called by great men in the solitude of greatness —their one true friend . " With this object in view , the article on " Dogs " has been reprinted from "The Whitehall Review " for gratuitous circulation , and will , we arc

informed , be sent by the Publisher of " The Whitehall Review " to all applicants on receipt of a stamped a ddressed envelope . Reports of the following lodges unavoidably stand over : —52 , 107 , 807 , 9 66 , 1076 , 1472 , and 1636 . A report of the last meeting of the Beaconsfield Lodge , No . 1662 , will appear in our next ,

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