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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE L . B . S . C . Railway men uniform men are to have a week of six days instead of seven days as heretofore . Sunday work will be paid for extra . THE DUKE OF YORK , attended by the Hon . Derek Keppel , came to town for the Levee , on Monday , from Windsor Castle , and returned to the Palace in the evening . THE QUEEN ' S GUARD , with the Queen ' s colour and band , has been ordered to mount as a guard of honour at the Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace to-day ( Friday ) .
THB "TALES OF THE KLONDYKB , " which Messrs . Ehss , Sands & Co . have just brought out , and which are causing considerable interest in the literary world are by Mr . T . Mullett Ellis . The author is a Craft and Mark Mason .
DR . NANSEN , the Arctic explorer , paid a visit to the Lobby on Monday evening He was introduced to a number of members of Parliament , and escorted about the House by Sir John Lubbock and Sir George Baden-Powell . As THE CHAIRMAN of the Cattle Markets Committee Bro . T . Briggs has issued invitations for a dinner at the Guildhall on Friday , the nth prox . Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Frank Green , and Sheriff Dewar will be the guests on the occasion .
ACCORDING to present arrangements , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will inspect the Lancashire Hussars at Southport on May 17 th , and the Royal Bucks Hussars , commanded by Lord Chesham , in Stowe Park , Buckingham , on May 20 th . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has consented to open ( he International Photographic Exhibition at the Crystal Palace on Monday , April 25 th , and not Wednesday , April 27 th , as originally announced . The latest date for the reception of exhibits in each section will therefore be two days earlier than that first stated on the piospectus .
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES has written to Lady Londonderry , President of the London Council of the Irish Industries Association , expressing her warm interest in and good wishes for the success of the exhibition and sale of Irish work to take place at Lansdowne House , on Thursday ( St . Patrick ' s Day ) and Friday , March 17 th and iSth , but regtettirg that she will not be able to perform the opening ceremony , as she cannot be in London on the day fixed .
IN A SPEECH at a meeting on Saturday last of the Clifton ( Yorks ) Conservative Association , Bro . Lord Charles Bcresford referred to the accident on Board the Maine , and said he did not think it would be found to be anything to do with treachery . Chemical powder was always dangerous , and if they placed it under conditions of atmosphere and temperature other than those it was intended to be placed in certain changes took place which might produce explosion , and possibly something of that nature occurred on the Maine .
THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND and Ccuntess Cadogan arrived in London on Tuesday morning from Dublin . As usual , during the first week of Lent there are no festivities at the Castle , and their Excellencies' guests—which included the Marquis and Marchioness of Ormonde and the Ladies Beatrice and Constance Butler , the Earl and Countess of Mayo , Lord and Lady Rossmore , Lady Lucy and Miss Hicks-Beach , and others—have taken their departure . Lord and Lady Cadogan return to Dublin tomorrow ( Saturday ) .
THE WILL , dated July iSth , 1 S 0 C , of Bro . Charles John Shoppee , F . R . I . B . A , of John-street , Bedford-row , and 41 Mtcklenburgh-square , who died on November iSth , v > as proved on Febiuary iSth by Bro . Charles Herbert Shoppee , the son , and Mr . Robert William Dibdin , of 23 , Red Lion-sq \ iare , the executors , the value of the personal estate being £ 8362 os . 5 d . gross , and ^ , C 6 S 3 4 ? . 3 d . net . He gives all his aichitcctural books to his son , and 20 guineas to Mr . Dibdin . Subject thereto he leaves all his property upon trust for his wife , Mrs . Elizabeth Shoppee , for life , and then to his son absolutely .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES received at Marlborough House , on Monday , the Count de Casa Valencia , on his resignation of the post of Spanish Ambassador at the Court of St . James ' s , and likewise the Count de Rascon , on being appointed his successor . In the evening the Prince dined with Lord Bclper and the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms at the mess of her Majesty ' s Bodyguard at St . James ' s Palace . Among the company invited to meet his Royal Highness were Bro . the Duke of Portland , the Earl of Chesterfield , the Earl of Pembroke , Bro . the Earl of Yarborough , Viscount Coke , the Hon . Sir S . Ponsonby-Far . e , and Admiral Sir F . Bedford .
IN ADDITION to the sums anntunced at the Mansion House meeting last week in aid of the Heme of Rrst for Poor Women , which it is proposed to estab'ish as a numcrial of the lale Princess Mary Adelaide , Duchess of Teck , Sir Henry Peek has now sent £ 500 , Sir Frederick Wigan £ 500 , Sir James Blyth £ 21 , Mr . Joseph Lawrence £ 2 \ , the Hon . William Lowther £ 10 , Mr . E . J . llalsey £ 10 , Mrs . Emily Clayton £ 10 , Sir Edward Catbutt , £ 10 10 s ., and Sir Henry and Lady Fletcher , 1 . 5 . The Earl of Leven and Melville has increased his donation to £ 525 . The fund amounts to £ 3000 , but the total required is estimated at £ 25 000 . Further donations may be sent to Bro . the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House .
THE OUEEN was visited at Windsor on Saturday last by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their children , the Princesses Margaret and Victoria Patricia , attended by Madame de Morinni and Bro . Colonel Egerton . The Duke and Duchess of York , with the infant Princes , also arrived , attended by the Hon . Derek Keppel . Princess Henry of Battenberg , who was unable to travel with the Queen from Osborne owing to 2 slight attack of rheumatism , has now quite recovered and , attended by Miss Bauer and Colonel Clerk , rejoined the royal ciicle at Windsor . On Sunday morning her Majesty and the Princes and Princesses , as well as the members of the household , attended divine service , when the sermon was preached by the Djan of Worcester .
PRORATE OF THE WILL of Bro . Richard William Davis Clarence Halse ( usuall y known as Richard Clarence Halse ) , deceased , late Alderman for the Ward of Cheap , and dated 3 rd of August , 1 SS 1 , has been issued out of the Principal Registry to his son , Mr . Under-Sheriff Clarence Richard Halse , one of the surviving executors . The net value of deceased ' s personal estate was sworn at £ 42 , 237 , and the net value of his real
estate at £ 3 i , oS 2 , and estate duty to the amount of £ 3673 was paid thereon . The deceased bequeathed legacies to his godsons and friends named in his will , and to clerks and domestic servants in his employ . He gave his interest in the business of Halse , Trustram , and Co ., solicitors , and a legacy of £ iooo to his son , Mr . Clarence Halse , and the residue of the property is to be divided amongst his three younger children .
WELSHMEN WILL assemble in their thousands within the walls of St . Paul ' s Cathedral on Monday next , 2 Sth inst ., the eve of St . David's , when Dr . 0 , ven , the Bishop of St . David ' s , will preach . The service is to be choral throughout , and a choir of from two to three hundred voices is being trained for the occasion , and is said to be , both in strength and quality , in advance of that of any previous year . Under the chairmanship of Bro . Sir John Puleston , the Committee has , fr , rnniimrtion with the Cathedral authorities , made complete arrangements for the
accommodation of about 12 , 000 people , under the guidance of nearly 100 Stewards . The vast gathering will be , as usual , of a truly Welsh national character , and the Commissioner of the City Police has veiy kindly arranged that all his men on duty within and about the ^ Cathedral on that night shall be Welshmen . A BRILLIANT COMPANY assembled in the Earl of Rosebery ' s town house on Monday night for the debut of his lordship ' s two daughters . Lady Sybil and Lady Peggy Primrose . In honour of the occasion a dance was given , and the leading members of
Society at present in town thronged his lordship ' s salens . H . R . H . tne Prince of Wales honoured the assembly with his presence . During the afternoon the del ) ii / ai : / es _ visited Mr . Gladstone and paid him their compliments , and the venerable statesman tehcitated them on theirentrance into Society . Mrs . Leopold de Rothschild assisted in the hospitable duties of the evening , and will act as chaperone to the young ladies at many of tha functions of the season . Another interesting dibu / aii / e at the same dance was Lady Marjune Carrington , the eldest daughter of Bro . Karl and Countess Carringtun . Among the
guests , in addition to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , were the Duchess of Devonshire , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough , the Duchess of Montrose , the Duchess of Roxburghe , the Marquis of Lome , the Marchioness of Blandford and Lady Norah Spencer Churchill , Countess Carrington , and l . ady Marjorie Carrington , th ; Countess of Ellesmere and Lady Katherine Egerton , Georgiana Countess of Dudley , Lord and Lady Faiquhar , l ^ ord and Lady ' 1 wtedmouth , Lady Wolverton , the Marchioness of Headfort and Lady Beatrice Taylour , and Mr . and Mrs . Asquith .
Masonic And General Tidings.
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES , attended by Miss Knollys and _ General Sir Dighton Probyn , arrived at Marlborough House on Thursday from Sandringham . THE HARDWICKE SOCIETY held its annual dinner at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Monday evening , the chair being occupied by Mr . Edward Atkin , the President , while among the principal guests were Bros , the Earl of Halsburv ( Lord Chancellor ) , Sir Reginald Hanson . Bart ., M . P ., Sir Edward Clarke , Q . C , M . P ., Sir VV . VV . Marriott , Q . C , and Judge Lumley Smith , O . C .
A SPECIAL MATINEE in aid of the People ' s Concert Society will be given at the Comedy Theatre , by permission of Mr . Hawtrey , on Tuesday , the 15 th prox ., at 3 p . m ., under the patronage of her Royal Highness Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , Julia , Marchioness of Tweeddale , the Dowager Countess of Airlie , Countess Cadogan , Countess of Lovelace , Viscount and Viscountess Duncannon , Lady Reay , Lady Dorothy Nevill , Lady Jeune , and Lady Randolph Churchill .
AT A Quarterly General Court of Governors of Middlesex Hospital , held on Thursday , the annual report of the board for iSg 7 was submitted and adopted . The total number of patients in all departments has risen from 4 S , oS 2 in iSq 6 to 50 , 8 93 in 1 S 97 ; but while the number of in-patients had advanced from 359 S to 3641—or but little more than one per _ cent . —the number of out-patients had risen from 44 . 4 S 4 to 47 . 252 , an increase of six per cent . The income of the hospital showed a slight diminution in donations .
THE QUEEN , accompanied bv Princess Henry of Battenberg , with Princess Victoria Eugenie , arrived at Buckingham Palace from Windsor , on Thursday , at 20 minutes past 12 , in order to hold the first Drawing Room of the season to-day ( Friday ) . A special train on the Great Western line conveyed them to Paddington Station , whence the Royal party drove to the Palace , escorted by a detatchment of the 2 nd Life Guards . The suite
in attendance consisted of the Duchess of Roxburghe ( Lady-in-Waiting ) . Col . the Hon . Sir Henry Byng , and Lieut .-Col . Sir Arthur Bigge ( Eque-ries-in-Waitin j ) . In the afternoon the Queen drove nut , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe and the Hon . Mary Hughes . The Equerries-in-Waiting were in attendance on horseback . Her Majesty will retrain in town until to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon .
BY COMMAND of her Majesty the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on Monday afternoon , presentations to his Royal Highness being , by her Majesty's pleasure , considered equivalent to presentations to her Majesty . The Honourable Corps of G » ntlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State Saloon and the Yeomen of the Guard in the interior of the Palace . Among the officers of State and of the Household , & c , in attendance on the Prince were the Earl of Pembroke ( Lord Steward ) , Bro . the Duke of Portland ( Master of the Horse ); Viscount Curzon , M . P .
( Treasurer of the Household ) , Bro . Lord Arthur Hill , M . P . ( Comptroller of the Household ) , the Earl of Coventry ( Master of the Buckhounds ) , Bro . the Earl of Kintore ( Lord in Wailing ) , Bro . Col . the Hon . Sir Henry Byng ( Equerry in Waiting ) , and Bro . Major-General Sir Stanley Clark ( E querry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales ) . The Royal Circle was attended by the Dukes of Connaught and York and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein . Among those presented to his Royal Hi ' srhness were Bro . Sheriff
Dewar , Bro . the Earl of Dartrev , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Green , Bro . the Earl of I lalshury ( on being created an Earl ) , Bro . Sir Francis Knollys ( on being made a K . C . B . ) , Bro . R . Loveland Loveland ( on being made a Q . C ) , Bro . Vice-Admiral A . H . Markham ( on promotion ) , Bro . Sir John D . Maclure , M . P . ( nn being made a baronet ) , Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Bro . Sir J . Blundell Maple , M . P . ( on being made a baronet ) , and Bro . General Sir Evelyn Wood ( on appointment as Adjutant-General ) .
BENCH , BAR , STAGE , and politicians of all shades of opinion were represented at the meeting , which was held at the House of Commons on Thursday evening , of the Provisional Committee formed for promoting a memorial to the late Bro . Sir Frank Lockwood . The Lord Chancellor had promised to attend , but was prevented by the late sitting of the House of Peers . _ Among those present were the Earl of Rosebery , Viscount Esher , the Lord Chief Justice , Lord Herschell , Lord James , Lord Macnagnton , Bro . LordGlenesk , Sir William Ilarcourt , Lord Justice A . L . Smith , Mr . Asquith , Mr .
J . Lowther , the Attornev-jeneral , the Solicitor-General , Sir Edward Clarke , Sir Robert Reid , Mr . Carson , Mr . J . B . Butcher , Col . Lockwood , Mr . Alfred Pease , Mr . F . C Burnand , Mr . John Hare , Mr . Birrell , Mr . P . H . Smith , and Mr . C . W . Mathews , acting Hon . Secretary . At the instance of Lord James , Lord Rosebery was voted to the chair . There was a strong and unanimous opinion that steps should be taken to perpetuate in some tangible manner the memory of the able lawyer and genial
politician who recently passed away amid expressions of universal regret . It was decided that there should be a memorial both at York , the city which Bro . Sir Frank Lockwood represented in Parliament until his death , and in London , the scene of his labours . A sub-committee of nine was appointed to communicate with York in regard to the form which the memorial should taki ' , consisting of Lord Russell of Killovjn , Lird | James , the Attorn-y-General , Sir Robert Rcid , Mr . Butcher , Mr . Pease , Col . Lockwjod , Mr . Hare , and Mr . Mathews .
ROYAL M ASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . —Professor Bertram favoured the Boys' School with an excellent entertainment on Friday , the iSth instant . Perhaps the most wonderful parts of the programme were the "Obedient Cards" and the " Mysterious Envelopes . " The cards were passed from one person's breast pocket to another ' s without being touched by anyone or anything . The envelopes were mysteriously made out of a sheet of paper , and the marked coin was found sealed up in the innermost one . Then they were turned back again into the original sheet by simply
stroking with a magic wand . _ 1 he way in which half-crowns were caught by Professor Bertram as they wandered in the air , or were collected from the hats of ladies or the beards of members of the Board of Management , made us all feel a distinct use of the possession of an aeriel mint like this . Then there was the great Indian mango tree trick , which supplied manv of us our bu > ton-holes with llowcrs we had seen grow , an : l the most wonderful feats rf palming , and the perfect skill displayed in the uniting an 1 disuniting of the mystic Zulu iveddin ; rings . After two hours had been spent in thi ;
pleasant way , the entertainment closed with a promise from Professor Bertram to pay the Institution another visit , which will be looked forward to most anxiously by everyone The entertainment was really brilliant in every respect , and Mr . Bertram received a hearty round of cheers for the great expense and trouble to which he had gon ^ for the School . Amongst the visit , rs were Bros . Glass , f . angton , Scurrah , Spaull . Pritchard , Cummings , Fitzgerald McLeod ( Secretary ) . O . Philippe , and F . A . White ; Mrs . White , Mrs . Hebb , Mrs . McLeod , Miss George , Mrs . Hassell , and Miss Franklin .
THE CANCER HOSPITAL ( FREE ) , BROUPTON , LONDON , S . W . —The 47 th annual meeting of the Governors of this Charity was held in the board-room of the hospital , Brompton , on Wednesday , the . 23 rd inst Sir George Samuel Measom , J . P ., occupied the chair , and amongst those present were Dr . Alexander Marsden , D . J . Chattell , Esq ., the Rev . VV . 1 " . Gordon , Lieut .-Col . T . R . Parr , F . R . Wegg-Prosser , Esq ., A . Sturrock , Esq ., Lady Measom , Lady Helel Boyle , Madame de Laza , Drs . Snow anJ Purccll , Messrs . Jessctt , Cotterell , Richardson , and Barton , Miss Rogers ( Matron ) , Mr .
VV . H . Hughes ( Secretary ) , and others . From the report of the Committee , which was read by the Secretary , it appears that during the past year 2421 new patients were received , S 32 as in-patients and ijSy as out-patients , while the total number of attemlances of out-patients was 14 , 140 ; these figures being in excess of any previous yeif since the hospital was founded by the late Dr . Wm . Marsden in 1 S 51 . The receipt of a donation of £ 5 ^ I > s . was announced from H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ' s Fund >" commemoration of Outen Victoria ' s Jubilee ; also of £ 1000 from the Executors of the
late Bro . B . I . Barnato for the endowment of a " B . I . Barnato" bed . The all-impor' - ant feature in connection with this Institution is that it is absolutely free to poor persons suffering from cancerous disease , no letters of recommendation being required—tl ' disease itself being a sufficient qualification for admission or treatment . There are alsJ a number of beds provided for the use of patients who may remain for life . Unfortunately the continually increasing number ot patients treated each year involves a laW e expenditure , to meet which the hospital has to rely upon the generosity of the publ »"> its present reliable income being some £ 311 : 0 a year less than its ordinary expenditu ^' cnil
An earnest appeal is , therefore , made by the Committee for continued support to » them to carry on the important work of alleviating and , as far as possible , arresting the growth of this terrible disease . The Samaritan Fund for assisting discharge " patients , as heretofore , has proved very useful , some being sent to convalescent hom eS and others receiving pecuniary aid . The medical staff give a course of lectures in tne lecture room of the hospita ' t during the first three months of the year , which are ope " to all medical practitioners and students . The report and balance-sheet were ad ^ pt 01 " and the usual vote of thanks accorded , after which the proceedings terminated .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE L . B . S . C . Railway men uniform men are to have a week of six days instead of seven days as heretofore . Sunday work will be paid for extra . THE DUKE OF YORK , attended by the Hon . Derek Keppel , came to town for the Levee , on Monday , from Windsor Castle , and returned to the Palace in the evening . THE QUEEN ' S GUARD , with the Queen ' s colour and band , has been ordered to mount as a guard of honour at the Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace to-day ( Friday ) .
THB "TALES OF THE KLONDYKB , " which Messrs . Ehss , Sands & Co . have just brought out , and which are causing considerable interest in the literary world are by Mr . T . Mullett Ellis . The author is a Craft and Mark Mason .
DR . NANSEN , the Arctic explorer , paid a visit to the Lobby on Monday evening He was introduced to a number of members of Parliament , and escorted about the House by Sir John Lubbock and Sir George Baden-Powell . As THE CHAIRMAN of the Cattle Markets Committee Bro . T . Briggs has issued invitations for a dinner at the Guildhall on Friday , the nth prox . Bros , the Lord Mayor , Alderman and Sheriff Frank Green , and Sheriff Dewar will be the guests on the occasion .
ACCORDING to present arrangements , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will inspect the Lancashire Hussars at Southport on May 17 th , and the Royal Bucks Hussars , commanded by Lord Chesham , in Stowe Park , Buckingham , on May 20 th . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES has consented to open ( he International Photographic Exhibition at the Crystal Palace on Monday , April 25 th , and not Wednesday , April 27 th , as originally announced . The latest date for the reception of exhibits in each section will therefore be two days earlier than that first stated on the piospectus .
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES has written to Lady Londonderry , President of the London Council of the Irish Industries Association , expressing her warm interest in and good wishes for the success of the exhibition and sale of Irish work to take place at Lansdowne House , on Thursday ( St . Patrick ' s Day ) and Friday , March 17 th and iSth , but regtettirg that she will not be able to perform the opening ceremony , as she cannot be in London on the day fixed .
IN A SPEECH at a meeting on Saturday last of the Clifton ( Yorks ) Conservative Association , Bro . Lord Charles Bcresford referred to the accident on Board the Maine , and said he did not think it would be found to be anything to do with treachery . Chemical powder was always dangerous , and if they placed it under conditions of atmosphere and temperature other than those it was intended to be placed in certain changes took place which might produce explosion , and possibly something of that nature occurred on the Maine .
THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND and Ccuntess Cadogan arrived in London on Tuesday morning from Dublin . As usual , during the first week of Lent there are no festivities at the Castle , and their Excellencies' guests—which included the Marquis and Marchioness of Ormonde and the Ladies Beatrice and Constance Butler , the Earl and Countess of Mayo , Lord and Lady Rossmore , Lady Lucy and Miss Hicks-Beach , and others—have taken their departure . Lord and Lady Cadogan return to Dublin tomorrow ( Saturday ) .
THE WILL , dated July iSth , 1 S 0 C , of Bro . Charles John Shoppee , F . R . I . B . A , of John-street , Bedford-row , and 41 Mtcklenburgh-square , who died on November iSth , v > as proved on Febiuary iSth by Bro . Charles Herbert Shoppee , the son , and Mr . Robert William Dibdin , of 23 , Red Lion-sq \ iare , the executors , the value of the personal estate being £ 8362 os . 5 d . gross , and ^ , C 6 S 3 4 ? . 3 d . net . He gives all his aichitcctural books to his son , and 20 guineas to Mr . Dibdin . Subject thereto he leaves all his property upon trust for his wife , Mrs . Elizabeth Shoppee , for life , and then to his son absolutely .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES received at Marlborough House , on Monday , the Count de Casa Valencia , on his resignation of the post of Spanish Ambassador at the Court of St . James ' s , and likewise the Count de Rascon , on being appointed his successor . In the evening the Prince dined with Lord Bclper and the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms at the mess of her Majesty ' s Bodyguard at St . James ' s Palace . Among the company invited to meet his Royal Highness were Bro . the Duke of Portland , the Earl of Chesterfield , the Earl of Pembroke , Bro . the Earl of Yarborough , Viscount Coke , the Hon . Sir S . Ponsonby-Far . e , and Admiral Sir F . Bedford .
IN ADDITION to the sums anntunced at the Mansion House meeting last week in aid of the Heme of Rrst for Poor Women , which it is proposed to estab'ish as a numcrial of the lale Princess Mary Adelaide , Duchess of Teck , Sir Henry Peek has now sent £ 500 , Sir Frederick Wigan £ 500 , Sir James Blyth £ 21 , Mr . Joseph Lawrence £ 2 \ , the Hon . William Lowther £ 10 , Mr . E . J . llalsey £ 10 , Mrs . Emily Clayton £ 10 , Sir Edward Catbutt , £ 10 10 s ., and Sir Henry and Lady Fletcher , 1 . 5 . The Earl of Leven and Melville has increased his donation to £ 525 . The fund amounts to £ 3000 , but the total required is estimated at £ 25 000 . Further donations may be sent to Bro . the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House .
THE OUEEN was visited at Windsor on Saturday last by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their children , the Princesses Margaret and Victoria Patricia , attended by Madame de Morinni and Bro . Colonel Egerton . The Duke and Duchess of York , with the infant Princes , also arrived , attended by the Hon . Derek Keppel . Princess Henry of Battenberg , who was unable to travel with the Queen from Osborne owing to 2 slight attack of rheumatism , has now quite recovered and , attended by Miss Bauer and Colonel Clerk , rejoined the royal ciicle at Windsor . On Sunday morning her Majesty and the Princes and Princesses , as well as the members of the household , attended divine service , when the sermon was preached by the Djan of Worcester .
PRORATE OF THE WILL of Bro . Richard William Davis Clarence Halse ( usuall y known as Richard Clarence Halse ) , deceased , late Alderman for the Ward of Cheap , and dated 3 rd of August , 1 SS 1 , has been issued out of the Principal Registry to his son , Mr . Under-Sheriff Clarence Richard Halse , one of the surviving executors . The net value of deceased ' s personal estate was sworn at £ 42 , 237 , and the net value of his real
estate at £ 3 i , oS 2 , and estate duty to the amount of £ 3673 was paid thereon . The deceased bequeathed legacies to his godsons and friends named in his will , and to clerks and domestic servants in his employ . He gave his interest in the business of Halse , Trustram , and Co ., solicitors , and a legacy of £ iooo to his son , Mr . Clarence Halse , and the residue of the property is to be divided amongst his three younger children .
WELSHMEN WILL assemble in their thousands within the walls of St . Paul ' s Cathedral on Monday next , 2 Sth inst ., the eve of St . David's , when Dr . 0 , ven , the Bishop of St . David ' s , will preach . The service is to be choral throughout , and a choir of from two to three hundred voices is being trained for the occasion , and is said to be , both in strength and quality , in advance of that of any previous year . Under the chairmanship of Bro . Sir John Puleston , the Committee has , fr , rnniimrtion with the Cathedral authorities , made complete arrangements for the
accommodation of about 12 , 000 people , under the guidance of nearly 100 Stewards . The vast gathering will be , as usual , of a truly Welsh national character , and the Commissioner of the City Police has veiy kindly arranged that all his men on duty within and about the ^ Cathedral on that night shall be Welshmen . A BRILLIANT COMPANY assembled in the Earl of Rosebery ' s town house on Monday night for the debut of his lordship ' s two daughters . Lady Sybil and Lady Peggy Primrose . In honour of the occasion a dance was given , and the leading members of
Society at present in town thronged his lordship ' s salens . H . R . H . tne Prince of Wales honoured the assembly with his presence . During the afternoon the del ) ii / ai : / es _ visited Mr . Gladstone and paid him their compliments , and the venerable statesman tehcitated them on theirentrance into Society . Mrs . Leopold de Rothschild assisted in the hospitable duties of the evening , and will act as chaperone to the young ladies at many of tha functions of the season . Another interesting dibu / aii / e at the same dance was Lady Marjune Carrington , the eldest daughter of Bro . Karl and Countess Carringtun . Among the
guests , in addition to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , were the Duchess of Devonshire , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough , the Duchess of Montrose , the Duchess of Roxburghe , the Marquis of Lome , the Marchioness of Blandford and Lady Norah Spencer Churchill , Countess Carrington , and l . ady Marjorie Carrington , th ; Countess of Ellesmere and Lady Katherine Egerton , Georgiana Countess of Dudley , Lord and Lady Faiquhar , l ^ ord and Lady ' 1 wtedmouth , Lady Wolverton , the Marchioness of Headfort and Lady Beatrice Taylour , and Mr . and Mrs . Asquith .
Masonic And General Tidings.
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES , attended by Miss Knollys and _ General Sir Dighton Probyn , arrived at Marlborough House on Thursday from Sandringham . THE HARDWICKE SOCIETY held its annual dinner at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Monday evening , the chair being occupied by Mr . Edward Atkin , the President , while among the principal guests were Bros , the Earl of Halsburv ( Lord Chancellor ) , Sir Reginald Hanson . Bart ., M . P ., Sir Edward Clarke , Q . C , M . P ., Sir VV . VV . Marriott , Q . C , and Judge Lumley Smith , O . C .
A SPECIAL MATINEE in aid of the People ' s Concert Society will be given at the Comedy Theatre , by permission of Mr . Hawtrey , on Tuesday , the 15 th prox ., at 3 p . m ., under the patronage of her Royal Highness Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein , Julia , Marchioness of Tweeddale , the Dowager Countess of Airlie , Countess Cadogan , Countess of Lovelace , Viscount and Viscountess Duncannon , Lady Reay , Lady Dorothy Nevill , Lady Jeune , and Lady Randolph Churchill .
AT A Quarterly General Court of Governors of Middlesex Hospital , held on Thursday , the annual report of the board for iSg 7 was submitted and adopted . The total number of patients in all departments has risen from 4 S , oS 2 in iSq 6 to 50 , 8 93 in 1 S 97 ; but while the number of in-patients had advanced from 359 S to 3641—or but little more than one per _ cent . —the number of out-patients had risen from 44 . 4 S 4 to 47 . 252 , an increase of six per cent . The income of the hospital showed a slight diminution in donations .
THE QUEEN , accompanied bv Princess Henry of Battenberg , with Princess Victoria Eugenie , arrived at Buckingham Palace from Windsor , on Thursday , at 20 minutes past 12 , in order to hold the first Drawing Room of the season to-day ( Friday ) . A special train on the Great Western line conveyed them to Paddington Station , whence the Royal party drove to the Palace , escorted by a detatchment of the 2 nd Life Guards . The suite
in attendance consisted of the Duchess of Roxburghe ( Lady-in-Waiting ) . Col . the Hon . Sir Henry Byng , and Lieut .-Col . Sir Arthur Bigge ( Eque-ries-in-Waitin j ) . In the afternoon the Queen drove nut , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe and the Hon . Mary Hughes . The Equerries-in-Waiting were in attendance on horseback . Her Majesty will retrain in town until to-morrow ( Saturday ) afternoon .
BY COMMAND of her Majesty the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales held a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on Monday afternoon , presentations to his Royal Highness being , by her Majesty's pleasure , considered equivalent to presentations to her Majesty . The Honourable Corps of G » ntlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State Saloon and the Yeomen of the Guard in the interior of the Palace . Among the officers of State and of the Household , & c , in attendance on the Prince were the Earl of Pembroke ( Lord Steward ) , Bro . the Duke of Portland ( Master of the Horse ); Viscount Curzon , M . P .
( Treasurer of the Household ) , Bro . Lord Arthur Hill , M . P . ( Comptroller of the Household ) , the Earl of Coventry ( Master of the Buckhounds ) , Bro . the Earl of Kintore ( Lord in Wailing ) , Bro . Col . the Hon . Sir Henry Byng ( Equerry in Waiting ) , and Bro . Major-General Sir Stanley Clark ( E querry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales ) . The Royal Circle was attended by the Dukes of Connaught and York and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein . Among those presented to his Royal Hi ' srhness were Bro . Sheriff
Dewar , Bro . the Earl of Dartrev , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Green , Bro . the Earl of I lalshury ( on being created an Earl ) , Bro . Sir Francis Knollys ( on being made a K . C . B . ) , Bro . R . Loveland Loveland ( on being made a Q . C ) , Bro . Vice-Admiral A . H . Markham ( on promotion ) , Bro . Sir John D . Maclure , M . P . ( nn being made a baronet ) , Bro . the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , M . P ., Bro . Sir J . Blundell Maple , M . P . ( on being made a baronet ) , and Bro . General Sir Evelyn Wood ( on appointment as Adjutant-General ) .
BENCH , BAR , STAGE , and politicians of all shades of opinion were represented at the meeting , which was held at the House of Commons on Thursday evening , of the Provisional Committee formed for promoting a memorial to the late Bro . Sir Frank Lockwood . The Lord Chancellor had promised to attend , but was prevented by the late sitting of the House of Peers . _ Among those present were the Earl of Rosebery , Viscount Esher , the Lord Chief Justice , Lord Herschell , Lord James , Lord Macnagnton , Bro . LordGlenesk , Sir William Ilarcourt , Lord Justice A . L . Smith , Mr . Asquith , Mr .
J . Lowther , the Attornev-jeneral , the Solicitor-General , Sir Edward Clarke , Sir Robert Reid , Mr . Carson , Mr . J . B . Butcher , Col . Lockwood , Mr . Alfred Pease , Mr . F . C Burnand , Mr . John Hare , Mr . Birrell , Mr . P . H . Smith , and Mr . C . W . Mathews , acting Hon . Secretary . At the instance of Lord James , Lord Rosebery was voted to the chair . There was a strong and unanimous opinion that steps should be taken to perpetuate in some tangible manner the memory of the able lawyer and genial
politician who recently passed away amid expressions of universal regret . It was decided that there should be a memorial both at York , the city which Bro . Sir Frank Lockwood represented in Parliament until his death , and in London , the scene of his labours . A sub-committee of nine was appointed to communicate with York in regard to the form which the memorial should taki ' , consisting of Lord Russell of Killovjn , Lird | James , the Attorn-y-General , Sir Robert Rcid , Mr . Butcher , Mr . Pease , Col . Lockwjod , Mr . Hare , and Mr . Mathews .
ROYAL M ASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . —Professor Bertram favoured the Boys' School with an excellent entertainment on Friday , the iSth instant . Perhaps the most wonderful parts of the programme were the "Obedient Cards" and the " Mysterious Envelopes . " The cards were passed from one person's breast pocket to another ' s without being touched by anyone or anything . The envelopes were mysteriously made out of a sheet of paper , and the marked coin was found sealed up in the innermost one . Then they were turned back again into the original sheet by simply
stroking with a magic wand . _ 1 he way in which half-crowns were caught by Professor Bertram as they wandered in the air , or were collected from the hats of ladies or the beards of members of the Board of Management , made us all feel a distinct use of the possession of an aeriel mint like this . Then there was the great Indian mango tree trick , which supplied manv of us our bu > ton-holes with llowcrs we had seen grow , an : l the most wonderful feats rf palming , and the perfect skill displayed in the uniting an 1 disuniting of the mystic Zulu iveddin ; rings . After two hours had been spent in thi ;
pleasant way , the entertainment closed with a promise from Professor Bertram to pay the Institution another visit , which will be looked forward to most anxiously by everyone The entertainment was really brilliant in every respect , and Mr . Bertram received a hearty round of cheers for the great expense and trouble to which he had gon ^ for the School . Amongst the visit , rs were Bros . Glass , f . angton , Scurrah , Spaull . Pritchard , Cummings , Fitzgerald McLeod ( Secretary ) . O . Philippe , and F . A . White ; Mrs . White , Mrs . Hebb , Mrs . McLeod , Miss George , Mrs . Hassell , and Miss Franklin .
THE CANCER HOSPITAL ( FREE ) , BROUPTON , LONDON , S . W . —The 47 th annual meeting of the Governors of this Charity was held in the board-room of the hospital , Brompton , on Wednesday , the . 23 rd inst Sir George Samuel Measom , J . P ., occupied the chair , and amongst those present were Dr . Alexander Marsden , D . J . Chattell , Esq ., the Rev . VV . 1 " . Gordon , Lieut .-Col . T . R . Parr , F . R . Wegg-Prosser , Esq ., A . Sturrock , Esq ., Lady Measom , Lady Helel Boyle , Madame de Laza , Drs . Snow anJ Purccll , Messrs . Jessctt , Cotterell , Richardson , and Barton , Miss Rogers ( Matron ) , Mr .
VV . H . Hughes ( Secretary ) , and others . From the report of the Committee , which was read by the Secretary , it appears that during the past year 2421 new patients were received , S 32 as in-patients and ijSy as out-patients , while the total number of attemlances of out-patients was 14 , 140 ; these figures being in excess of any previous yeif since the hospital was founded by the late Dr . Wm . Marsden in 1 S 51 . The receipt of a donation of £ 5 ^ I > s . was announced from H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ' s Fund >" commemoration of Outen Victoria ' s Jubilee ; also of £ 1000 from the Executors of the
late Bro . B . I . Barnato for the endowment of a " B . I . Barnato" bed . The all-impor' - ant feature in connection with this Institution is that it is absolutely free to poor persons suffering from cancerous disease , no letters of recommendation being required—tl ' disease itself being a sufficient qualification for admission or treatment . There are alsJ a number of beds provided for the use of patients who may remain for life . Unfortunately the continually increasing number ot patients treated each year involves a laW e expenditure , to meet which the hospital has to rely upon the generosity of the publ »"> its present reliable income being some £ 311 : 0 a year less than its ordinary expenditu ^' cnil
An earnest appeal is , therefore , made by the Committee for continued support to » them to carry on the important work of alleviating and , as far as possible , arresting the growth of this terrible disease . The Samaritan Fund for assisting discharge " patients , as heretofore , has proved very useful , some being sent to convalescent hom eS and others receiving pecuniary aid . The medical staff give a course of lectures in tne lecture room of the hospita ' t during the first three months of the year , which are ope " to all medical practitioners and students . The report and balance-sheet were ad ^ pt 01 " and the usual vote of thanks accorded , after which the proceedings terminated .