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The Prince and the Princess of Wales wilh the Princes Albert Victor and George of VVales and the Prince and Princess af Saxe-Meiningen attended the Royal Italian Opera on Tuesday evening , and witnessed the performance of "Carmen . " The Earl and the Countess Granville will distribute the prizes at the Civil Service Athletic Sports ,

which will be held on Saturday next , the 2 nd June , at the Lillie Bridge Grounds . Bro . the Marquisof Hartington , M . P ., P . G . M . Derbyshire , before returning to London from his visit to Prince Edward of Saxe-VVeimar , at Portsmouth , officially inspected the magazine at Priddy ' s Hard , where the recent fatal explosion occurred .

The annual regimental dinner of the Grenadier Guards was held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Monday evening , the chair being taken by Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke ot Cambridge , who is Colonel of the Regiment . The Prince of Wales , the Duke of Connaught , who was the guest , and Prince Edward of Saxe-VVeimar were present . Princess Christian has fixed Tuesday , the 3 rd

July , for opening the new wing of the North-VVest London Hospital , Kentish Town-road . The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh , Bro . Gen . Lord Wolseley , and Vice-Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam arrived at Moscow on Monday morning , and were received at the railway station by the British Ambassador , Their Royal Hig hnesses and suite represent the Queen at the Coronation of Czar Alexander III . of Russia .

On Monday the Princess of Wales on behalf of Her Majesty held a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace . The Royal circle included the Prince and Princess of VVales , who were received by the Great Officers of Slate , and the Royal Household , the Princess Beatrice , the Duke

and Duchess ol Connaught , Princess . Henry of the Netherlands , the Prince and Princess of Saxe Meiningen , the Duke of Cambridge , and Prince Christian . _ The Hon . Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms were on duty in the State Saloons , under the command of Captain Lord Carrington , P . G . W . The death of Dr . William Chambers , on whom the Queen had recently expressed her intention of conferring a baronetcy , is a great loss to Scotland , though in the course of nature he could not have been expected to survive much longer , as he was born in the year 1 S 00 . The time of his death is the more to be regretted , as the reopening of St . Giles ' s G-ithedral , Edinburgh , which has

been restored entirely through his munificence , was on the eve of taking place , and all hoped that he would have been present and taken at least a passive part in the ceremony . The funeral was fixed for to-day ( Friday ) at Peebles , the birthp lace of the Brothers Chambers . The deceased and his brother will live in the history of British literature , as having been among the first to issue good serial

publications at slight cost , among them being in particular that popular journal which still appears weekly and bears their name . "The Cyclopaedia of English Literature , " the "Book of Days weie among the best known of their other publications . The Duchess of Connauerht and Princess Henry

of the Netherlands visited the Princess ' s Theatre on Monday evening and witnessed the performance of "TheSilver King . " Monday being the first Monday in Trinity , a special general court of the Trinity House was held , when H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh was re-elected Master , and Admiral Sir Richard Collinson , K . C . B ., Deputy Master .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , accompanied by the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe-Meiningen and the Duke and Duchess of Albany , were present at the ball given by Viscountess Clifden , at Dover House , on Monday evening .

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Henry of the Netherlandsarrived at Windsor Castle on Saturday on a visit to Her Majesty , and left for Bagshot on Monday . The brethren of the Royal Arthur Lodge , 1360 , having withdrawn their sanction from the lodge of instruction working under their warrant at the Cock Tavern ,

Yorkroad Station , Battersea , have arranged to open a new lodge under the same warrant , and under the Preceptorship of Bro . G . King , P . M ., P . Z ., at the Temperance Hotel , Wimbledon Hill-road , close to Wimbledon Station , on the 31 st inst ., at 7 . 30 p . m ., and where they will in future meet every week , and will be pleased to see any brethren who can make it convenient to attend .

Earl Cairns has consented to open the exhibition of Cutlery , which will be held next month under the auspices of the Cutlers' Company in Salters' Hall . Fairdean , Riddlesdown , Kenley , and Coulsdon Commons , situated . in the Caterham Valley , and together comprising 347 acres , were formally dedicated and set apart as a'permancnt open space for the health and

recreation of the public on Saturday . Bro . the Lord Mayor having called upon Bro . Shaw-Lefevre , M . P ., H . M . First Commissioner of Works to declare them open , and this having been done and memorial trees planted by the Lady Mayoress and others , those present attended at a banquet given in honour of the event at the Crystal Palace . The usual toasts followed , the principal speeches being made b y Bros . Lord Sherbrooke , the Lord Mayor , and Shaw-Lefevre , M . P . "RUPTURES , " —WHITE ' S MOC-MAIN L EVER Tnuss is the most effective invention for the treatment of Hernia . The use of a steel spring , BO hurtful in its effects , is avoided , a soft bandage being worn round the body , while the requisite resisting power is siiBBlied by thc Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever , lilting with so

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Bro . the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting held in the Egyptian Hall , Mansion House , on Monday last on behalf of the Church in the Transvaal . Letters of apology for their inability to attend being read from among others , Bros , the Earl of Carnarvon , Sir Michael Hicks Beach , Bart ., M . P ., and the Bishop of Peterborough . The installation meeting of the Temperance in

the East Lodge , No . SgS , will be held on Wednesday next , the 30 th inst ., Bro . G . Graveley , VV . M . elect . Bro . T . XV . Boord , M . P ., and Baron Henry de Worms addressed a large gathering of their constituents at Greenwich on Wednesday night . His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has promised to take the chair at the annual dinner of the past

and present officers of the 10 th Hussars , whicli is to take place on Thursday next , at Limmcr ' s Hotel . At the usual monthly meeting of the Combermere Lodge , ( J 05 , held at the Queen ' s Hotel , Birkenhead , on the 17 th inst ., Bro . Alfred Judd , S . S ., proposed , and Bro . A . Wood , S . D ., seconded , "That the annual

subscription of the Combermere Lodge to the Boys' Educational Institution and the Girls' Educational Institution be two guineas per annum respectively . " After considerable discussion , Bros . J . Sillitoe , P . M ., Treas ., and A . Coveney , P . M ., opposing the motion , it was put to the meeting by the VV . M . ( Bro . Simm ) , and lost by one vote .

The Province of Suffolk was successful last week in electing its three candidates to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . " Bro . N . Tracy , of Ipswich , who has been an indefatigable worker in Masonry for several years , has been appointed by Lord Waveney , Prov . Grand Master of Suffolk , to the office of Prov . Grand Secretary .

An interesting monument , sculptured in statuary marble , from the studio of Mr . Jas Forsyth , has just been uncovered in one . of the bays of the north aisle , St . Paul ' s Cathedral , lt is in memory of deceased officers and men of the 7 th Royal Fusiliers who lost their lives in the Afghan campaign of 1 S 79-1 SS 0 . This work like all others of the kind nowadmissible in the Cathedral is of asacred character .

The subject chosen for the present work was suggested b y the text , " Is not this the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives , " 2 nd Samuel , xxiii , 17 . The base of the monument contains the badge and insignia of the regiment . The dedication and names of those commemorated appear on a brass underneath . The memorial is rrected by their surviving comrades and friends .

The funeral of Bro . James Robins , auctioneer , of Chancery-lane , who died suddenly while travelling b y train between Ludgate-hill and Loughborough-junction , took place at Nunhead Cemetery on Wednesday , and was attended by a number of brother Masons , with which Order the deceased had long been connected . Bro . Robins , in addition to his estate business , held the position of secretary tothe Renters' Committee of Drury-Iane Theatre .

A portrait and biographical sketch of Bro . S . C . Hall , F . S . A ., are given in this week ' s Christian Age . The Fifteen Sections will be worked by the members of the Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , at the Percy Lodge of Instruction , held at Bro . Langdale ' s , the Jolly Farmers , Southgate-road , Islington , N ., on Saturday , June 2 nd , at seven o ' clock . Bros . Fox , VV . VV . Larchin , S . W ., ancLGush , J . VV . Brethren who will kindly favour us with a . visit will be cordially received .

Ihe Earl and Countess Granville have returned to their residence in Carlton House Terrace from Holmbury , where they had been spending the Whitsun recess with Bro . the Hon . F . Leveson-Gower , M . P . The Duchess of Connaught and Princess Henry of the Netherlands witnessed the performance of " lolanthe , " at the Savoy Theatre on Wednesday evening .

The Prince of Wales gave his customary dinner at Marlborough House on the evening of Wednesday , the Derby day . Among others , there were present the Duke of Connaught , P . G . S . W ., the Dukeof Cambridge , Prince Pristrin , Prince Soltykoff , and Bros , the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., P . G . M . Derbyshire , the Earl of March , P . G . Vvarden , the Earl of Hardwicke , P . G . M . Cambridgeshire , the Earl of Cork and Orrery , the Earl of Rosslvn .

Past G . M . Scotland , the Earl of Zetland , P . G . M . N . and E . Yorkshire , Lord Alington , and Sir W . VV . Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . North Wales and Salop . The Prince and Princese of Wales , accompanied by the Princes Albert Victor and George of VVales , the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe-Meiningen , and Prince Edward of Saxe-Wtimar , went to the Epsom Races on Wednesday , aud witnessed the contest for the Derby' the Blue Riband " of the turf .

When the number of the horse—St . Blaise—that won the Derby was hoisted , Bros . Sir F . Johnstone and Lord Alington were overwhelmed with congratulations at a success which a great majority of the prophets , at all events , do not seem to have anticipated . The borough of Fordwick , of which Mr . Stuart Sankey , of the Inner Temple , barrister-at-law , has recently been appointed Recorder , was incorporated by a charter

granted by King Edward the Confessor , subsequently confirmed under the seals of Henry IL , Edward HI ., and Charles IL , the consideration being that the town , as a member of Sandwich , one of the Cinque Ports , should furnish one ship of war and men when required . The opening ot the new premises of the Parkes ' Museum of Hygiene , in Margaret-street , at which the Duke of Albany will preside , is fixed to take place this day ( Saturday ) .

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BAN-WETS AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN . —The following is a list of Masonic and other banquets held at Spiers and Pond ' s , Freemasons' Tavern , for the week ending May 26 th : Monday , the 21 st , Grenadier Guards ; The Queens ; Grand Masters Lodge ; British Lodge . I ' uesday , the 22 nd , 30 th Regiment ( Lieut .-Genl . Sir IC . A . Whitmore , K . C . B ., in the chair ); 34 th Regiment ;

73 rd Regiment ; Licensed Victuallers Defence League ; Tuscan Lodge ; St . James ' s Union Chapter ; Evening Star Lodge . Wednesday , the 23 rd , Lodge of Antiquity . Thursday , the 24 th , nth Regiment ; Cymmoodorian Society ; gth Regiment : 1 . th Reeiment : 62 nd Re < riraent :

4 th King ' s Own ; St . George ' s Chapter ; Mount Moriah Lodge ; Bedford Chapter . Friday , the 25 th , ist West India Regiment ; 54 th Regiment ; 12 th Regiment ; Jerusalem Lodge ; The London Agricultural Seed Trades Association . Saturday , the 26 th . Army Pay Department ; Orpheus Lodge ; and Queens' Tradesmen .

Ihe fifteenth anniversary festival in aid of the Mark Benevolent Fund is appointed for Wednesday , July 25 , at the Crystal Palace , when Sir Pryse Pryse , Provincial Grand Master of South Wales , will preside . The festival is always the most enjoyable of all the Masonic festivals of the year . The party is small , and ladies dine with the brethren .

Grand Mark Lodge will be held at Freemasons ' Tavern on the 5 th of June , at 5 p . m ., when Lrod Henniker will be again installed as Grand Master . The great progress of the Mark Degree is observed from the report of the General Board , which states that in the six months ending 31 st of March last 73 S certificates had been issued , the total number of registered Mark Master Masons beintr

now 17 , 471 . During the same period eleven warrants for new Mark lodges were granted seven for England and four for the colonies . In the Degree of Royal Ark Mariners 100 certificates were issued , and two warrants for new lodges , both for England . New provinces were constituted at Montreal and Tasmania . The appointment of two

additional grand ofiicers is recommended , a Second Director of Ceremonies and a Second Standard - Bearer ; and donations of 50 guineas to the " Preparatory School Building Fund " of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and £ 25 to the sufferers by the recent fire in Jamaica , are also recommended . .

The crown which the Czar wears at the coronation is the chefd ' ceiivre ol the celebrated jeweller Jeremie Panzie , a Genevese , whose skill was so great as to obtain for him the appointment of Court jeweller under Catharine II . He made the crown in question for her coronation . The sceptre has also a history . It , too , was made by a Genevese , one Duval , and is ornamented with

the famous diamond called Orloff , which weighs about 195 carats . This , with the Koh-i-nur , formed the eyes of the massive golden lion couched near the throne of the Great Mogul at Delhi . The price paid for this superb stone before it was cut , b y Prince Orloff , was 450 , 000 roubles , but its value , as estimated b y a committee of jewellers in 1 S 64 , is over two million roubles . This sceptre was made by order of Paul I . of Russia .

NEW MASONIC HALL AT S OUTHAMPTON . — The brethren of the Clausentum Lodge , No . 14 61 , VVoolston , are in a fair way of realising a long formed resolution , the foundation stone of a new hall to be erected for their accommodation having been laid on Thursday sen ' night by the W . M . of the lodge , Bro . J . Methuen , with the assistance of the sub-committee for carrying out the

erection of the building , viz ., Bros . Walter Bowyer , P . M . ; George J . Tilling , P . M . ; R . R . L . Rosoman , P . M . ; Capt . R . VV . Evans , P . M . ; and W . Danells . The building is being rapidly constructed by Bro . VV . H . Chapman , P . M . of the Clausentum Lod ge , under the supervisiou of the architect , Bro . VV . H . Mitchell , and , it is expected , will he ready to receive the brethren by November next . 'The

funds for the new hall are being entirely raised by the exertions of the brethren of the Clausentum , and , when completed , it will doubtless be the means of largely increasing the prosperity of this young and flourishing lodge , and thc popularity of the Craft in the district generally . The Prov . Grand Master , R . VV . Bro . VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., was prevented by previous engagements from performing the ceremony of stone-laying .

CONTINENTAL PASSENGER ritAi-ric . —On Monday , the 2 ist inst ., the steamer , Ipswich , was launched from Earles' shipbuilding yard at Hull , the christening ceremony being performed by the Mayoress of Ipswich . The Ipswich is a sister ship to the Norwich recently launched from the same yard . Both boats are intended for the Great Eastern Company ' s service between Harwich

and Antwerp . They are about 1000 tons register , 260 feet in length , 31 feet beam , and are fitted with twin screws to secure a speed of 14 J- knots an hour and to prevent the rolling found with single screws . The saloon accommodation is forward of the engine room , as in the latest Atlantic liners , to avoid the heat and smell from the boilers . The ( Sittings are of the newest and most approved designs and

include state rooms , dining , smoking and ladies' saloons . The first-class accommodation is lighted throughout by Swan ' s incandescent lamps . Both vessels will be placed on the Antwerp route this summer , and the Company ' s Hotel at Parkeston quay , Harwich , will be ready for the reception of passengers next month . In connection with

their daily service from Parkeston to Antwerp and Rotterdam the Great Eastern Railway Company are running an express boat train to and from the north with through carriages between Doncaster and Parkeston and the boats await the arrival of the trains . B y this new route , the inconvenience and expense of passing through London are avoided .

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