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Births ,Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

DEATHS . BOND . —March 28 , at Waterloo Dock Pier , Liverpool , aged 4 6 , Elizabeth , the wife of Bro ., G . A . Bond , master of the Prince ' s and Waterloo Docks . WELSH . : —March ic . at his residence in Uxbridsre-street ,

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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , APRIL II , 1874 .

The Installation Of Bro. The Earl Of Zetland.

THE INSTALLATION OF BRO . THE EARL OF ZETLAND .

At first this announcement almost sounds strangely to the Craft , and at any rate to many of us old Masons ; for the name of " Zetland " carries us back to ancient days , and a good " regime , " in which this famous Craft of ours flourished and progressed in wonderful measure .

The Installation Of Bro. The Earl Of Zetland.

And we are glad to be permitted to make such an announcement , as it is , and will be , a subject of rejoicing to all Freemasons , to see the nephew following in the steps of his well known

and most venerated uncle . That the gathering at York to welcome our distinguished brother will be very numerous , we need hardly say , and as far as the arrangements

have been made known , they seem to us to be both very simple and yet very effective . Our Grand Master will preside in person at the installation ceremony , and we feel certain

that all will be done to enhance the solemnity of the occasion , and to make this great " assembly " a " dies alba" in the memory of Yorkshire Freemasons . All that the good city of York

can do to give a respectable welcome to the strangers and visitors on that day , we hope will be done and done well , and we trust that our brethren may enjoy a very happy gathering ,

under the shadow of that great Minster raised b y our operative forefathers in times of old . May all of good attend the installation and rule of Bro . the Earl of Zetland , and may he

emulate the true Masonic spirit and zealous devotion to our Order , which characterised his lamented uncle , our good old chief . We hope to give a full account of the day ' s proceedings in our next issue .

The Next Anniversary Festival Of The Girls' School.

THE NEXT ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

An official circular from Bro . R . Wentworth Little , the Secretary , which appeared in our last impression , informs the Craft that the Stewards for the next festival have elected Bro .

the Earl of Zetland , President of the Board of Stewards , and Bro . Joseph Charles Parkinson , the D . P . G . M . for Middlesex , Vice Patron . Bro . Raynham Stewart , P . G . D ., has been elected

Treasurer , and all present and Past Grand Officers , Vice-Presidents , and Vice-Patrons of the institution . The Stewards' deposit was ) fixed at the

reasonable amount of £ 2 2 s ., and ladies' tickets can be obtained , price 1 is . each . This seems to be a ver ) sensible arrangement , and will , we think , be acceptable to many of the

brethren . We feel certain that the next Anniversary Meeting , under the presidency of our distinguished Bro . the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , will be a very successful one , and

we hope that , by their liberal support and fraternal sympathy , our brethren will exhibit their unabated interest in that excellent institution , the Girls' School , and will thus testify that

they fully endorse and approve of the recent en largement and additions , urgently required by in creasing demands for admission and education . We would suggest , that , our excellent Bro

R . W . Little should publish before long the list of Stewards . May our third charitable anniversary for 1874 , make plain to all impugners of Freemasonry ,

that , whatever may be the changes elsewhere Masonic hearts are still unchanged , and beat very warmly in the " good old cause " of relief

and true charity to those who are now dependant on them , in the hour of their bereavement and adversity .

Review Of The Soldiers From The Gold Coast.

REVIEW OF THE SOLDIERS FROM THE GOLD COAST .

Though we are not politicians , a * Freemasons , in any sense , and though the Freemasons hare nothing , qua Freemasons , to do with the

passing events of the world extern to Freemasonry , yet we think we are not doing wrong , as English Freemasons , for alluding to the subject of our heading .

It must surely be a matter to us all of great rejoicing , as philanthropists and lovers of peace ( not peace at any price ) , to know that a sad and distant war is over , and that our gallant soldiers

have returned to receive the well-merited apJ proval of their sovereign , and the admiration ana applause of their fellow countrymen . ( ,

Though some , alas ! are sleeping in their far and lonely graves , who died as English soldiers always die ; though some have come back to country and friends enervated and

suffering from the poisonous atmosphere of that deadly clime , a very large number of stalwart frame and cheery presence were mustered or

Monday , March 30 th , in Windsor Park ,-., await the arrival , and hail the advent of their Queen .

At their head was theii excenem ana an . i . n-. commander , surrounded by his efficient staff , and the sunburnt men there assembled in thipresence of our Royal Familv and a large con

course of spectators , received from H . R . H . the Commander-in-Chief the formal assurance vt Her Majesty ' s special admirati- u and a-Vf ' bation .

We must all rejoice at the well-merited honours which have fallen to the lot of Sir Garnet Wolseley and his subordinate officers ,

and we all feel proud of the young Lieutenant , and of the gallant Sergejmt , _ who havejvon . the Victoria Cross . \

Independently of the fact , that , there an ; no doubt some of our brethren among the officers , and non-commissioned officers happily returned home as patriots as well as Freemasons

we must always feel proud of the English army . John Beetle-Crusher , as some one has called him , deserves verywellof usall , for few persons do more hard work and do it more thoroughly well

than he does . And when we remember to day , how very many , and how varied are the services of the English soldier , we may well admire that discipline , and courage , and devotion , and dash ,

and heroism , which make many of the chapters of our military history , so striking and . so brilliant . May those who have returned lome safe and sound , from the perils of the junge and the

treacherous breezes of the Gol d Coast . snon recover their wonted and previous vigour , bo'h of mind and body , amid the welcome which all at home offer to those who have served thei- Queen so

well , have so signally punished a treacherous foe , and have maintained alike the credit of their famous regiments , and the power an * » - " ~ - England . ' W" '" r ? Air ft ) mn A ;' c >

But in saying this we ... t not forget that fine body of men , the Marines , ot the gallant blue jackets of our Naval Brigade ( or even our West India Regiments , for all Ijave alike deserved well of their Queen and ' country . In-