The Craft Abroad.

r jl 0 f the Western Division ; G . Richartls , District G . M . of the Transvaal ; from the District Grand Lodge cf the Eastern Division ( Bro . Dr . Egan , the District G . M ., t , vine previously written to convey his congratulations to Bro . Rev . Dr . Wirgman , the \ V M elect ) , and from many other lodges and brethren . Bro . A . Walsh , Dist . S . G . W ., then presented the W . M . elect to the Installing

Master , and the ceremony of installation was duly proceeded with . The VV . M ., officers , nd brethren of the Southern Cross Lodge ( Uitenhage ) were present in goodly numbers , a i a | EO the S . W . and officers , with several Past Alasters , of the Lodge of Good Hope fport Elizabeth ) , the W . M . being unavoidably absent . The Installing Master was most Wu assisted by the following brethren : Bros . S . R . White , P . M . ; R . F . Atkinson , DM . and H . Forbes , P . M .

During the evening an excellent portrait of the late Bro . J . C Kemsley was unveiled as a memorial of a worthy citizen and zealous Mason ot many years' standing . Kro . R . E" Wyatt unveiled the picture , and Bro . Forbes addressed the brethren in a few well-chosen words in which he paid a fitting tribute to the memory of one who had worked faithfully for many years in the interests of the Craft . The pleasing duty of presenting to Bro . Forbes a Past Master ' s jewel , as a recognition of his services to the lodge , was performed in a few well-chosen words by the Installing Master . When the ceremony of installation was completed , Bro . Dr . Wirgrman invested his

officers as follows : Bros . C . G . Miles , I . P . M . ; Dr . Edwards , S . W . ; E . M . Searle , I \ V Rev . Dr . Hewitt , Chap . ; J . T . Keith , Treas . ; Brereton , Sec . ; A . Brookes , S . D . ' ; E . Pickering , J . D . ; C Ebert , D . C . ; P . Quarterman , Org . ; R . R . Perrott , l ' G . ' } Dr . Harris and . Gilbert , Stwds . ; and Masterson , Tyler . After the lodge was closed , the brethren sat down to the annual Masonic banquet . The VV . M ., in the chair , proposed " The Oueen and the Craft , " which was followed by the toast of "H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , ~ M . W . Grand Alaster of England . " In proposing the toast of " R . W . Bro . C . J . Egan , the District Grand Master , and

the Officers of District Grand Lodge , " the W . M . said that the annual meeting of the District Grand Lodge would this year be held in Port Elizabeth , under the auspices of Ihe Lodge of Good Will , and he further announced that the District Grand Master had kindly consented to lay the memorial stone of the extended Chancel of St . Mary ' s Collegiate Church , which , he trusted , would be a dignified and impressive Mason c ceremonial worthy of the importance of the occasion of the visit of the District Grand Lodge of Port Elizabeth . Bro . James Kemsley , P . D . S . G . W ., responded to the toast , as being the Senior

Grand Lodge Officer present . Bro . Wyatt then proposed in a very kind and generous speech the toast of " Bro . Dr . Wirgman , the newly-installed VV . M ., " who responded by saying that he thanked Ihe brethren for the mark of confidence they had shown in electing him to the highest office which it was in their power to confer , and that , though he was aware that his powers and abilities could not be compared to those of several distinguished and able brtthren who had filled that chair before him , he would do his best to maintain the high character of the Lodge of Good Will , which had been very near his heart since he first became a Mason in 187 S .

Bro . James Kemsley proposed "The Installing Master , " and complimented him on his manner of conducting the ceremony . Bro . Miles made a suitable response . Bro . J . H . Wilson proposed " The Past Masters of the Lodge " in aptly chosen terms , making a graceful allusion to the approaching visit to England of Bro . J . Kemsley , who acknowledged the toast . Bro . Forbes next proposed "The Sister Lodges and Visitors" in a genial speech .

The W . M . of Southern Cross Lodge and the S . W . of Good Hope Lodge responded for their lodges , while Bro . Captain Heugh , R . N ., responded for the visitors in terms of brevity , which were amply atoned for by his mirth-provoking powers of song , which the brethren thoroughly enjoyed . Bro . E . H . Walton also replied , expressing his regret that other duties prevented his regular attendance at lodge . Bro . Atkinson proposed " The Retiring Oflicers , " which was responded to by Bro . Dr . Edwards .

Bro . Keith then proposed "The Newly-Invested Officers , " which was responded to by liro . Dr . Harris in a speech so full of wit and wisdom that , as Bro . Pickering remarked , who had to respond after him , Bro . Dr . Harris had left him little to say . Bro . Rev . Dr . Hewitt proposed "Our Charities , " which was replied to by Bro . Johnson . This most successful banquet and genial gathering was then closed by the usual Tyler's toast , and the hearty and loyal singing of "God save the Oueen . "

Recent Boys' School Festival.

RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .

The following additions have been received since our last report . GLOUCESTERSHIRE . The Province and Lodge £ s . d . S 39 Bro . R . P . Sumner , additional ... ... ... 10 10 o ( raising his list to £ Sg 5 s . ) Lodge NORTH WALES . 133 C Bro . G . Cathrall , additional ... ... ... 11 11 6

( raising his list to £ 45 3 s . ) 16 74 Bro . Fisher Jones , additional ... ... ... 3 14 C ( raising his list to ( £ 26 5 s . ) WARWICKSHIRE . SS 7 Bro . Howard J . Collins , additional ... ... ... 1 1 o ( raising his list to £ 53 lis . )

Bank Holiday Railway Facilities.

BANK HOLIDAY RAILWAY FACILITIES .

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY . , . Die Great Western Railway Company issue ordinary as well as excursion tickets at 'Heir principal City and West-end oflices , and this arrangement is probably never so "inch appreciated as during the week preceding the Bank Holiday , when large numbers w people avail themselves of the opportunity thus afforded for obtaining tickets at their ' * " '' me and without the crowding and worry inseperable from a large railway station tholiday seasons . The fares charged are the same as at Paddington , and the tickets

re available for use under precisely the sane conditions as those issued at that station . he following are the offices at which tickets are issued , viz ., 193 and 407 , Oxfordo '> 23 , New Oxford-street ; 2 G 9 , Strand ; 4 , Holborn-circus ; 29 , Charing J *; Cambridge-circus , Shaftesbury-avenue ; " The Piazza , " Covent Garden ; 20 , , e Sent-street ; 5 , Arthur-street East London Bridge ; 82 , Oueen Victoria-street ; roal Hen ! . Court-road ; 67 , Gresham-street ; 4 , CheapTide ; 17 , Bromptonau ; Minories , opposite Goodman ' s Yard ; " Nag ' s Head , " 137 , Borough Highs " «'; and the L . B . and S . C . Company ' s Office ( under the Grand Hotel ) , Trafalgar Jjiare . The booking offices at Paddington Station will be open / or the issue of tickets

issu ¦ if C" Wcd'' Thurs ., Fri ., and Sat ., July 31 st , August ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd ; the tickets , j , ' » cept those for specified excursion trains ) will be available for use on any of those 3 rdtk " . Pecte 0 , additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , August I ' n ' l corn P any w 'll run in duplicate the 3 . 0 , 5 . 0 , and 9 . 0 . p . m . trains to the West of first , ' , e , 2 ' ° noon - ' * 15 an < 1 ' - ' p-m - trams t 0 Weymouth , and South Wales . The of , L fo , 1 ' ° f theg . o p . m . train will leave Paddington at S . 55 p . m ., but the fust portions an . olntr trains will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few minutes

'on L ! ' ' ° nf ? distance passengers being as far as possible taken in the first por-» na' w '" ' * cepttons both trains will stop at the advertised stations to take up book ^ ' C * P assenRers . On Thursday , August ist , excursion passengers will be I ' adif ' ° ^' ' at I 0 "f a , m- ^ n Friday , August 2 nd , an excursion train will leave I ' ass at . 7-55 a > m- ! or Gloucester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Milford , & c . . S u'J | f 8 e ' will be booked , at 5 . 45 p . m ., at excursion fares to certain stations in the at , ° ' Ireland . Fast excursion trains tor the West of England will leave Paddington ¦ l 0 p . m . on Friday , August 2 nd , and at 7 . 55 a . m ., 8 . 20 a . m . and 10 . 10 p . m . on

Bank Holiday Railway Facilities.

Saturday , August 3 rd . Excursions will also be run on Saturday to Bith , Bristol , Dorchester , Weymouth , Marlborough , Devizes , Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Oswestry , Chester , Liveroool , Manchester , Isle ot Man , and other places served by the Great Western System . In addition to the weekly excursion trains to the VVest of England and Weymouth districts , an excursion train leaves Paddingten at S . 10 a . m . every Saturday during July , August , and September for Shrewsbury , Llanidloes , Aberystwyth , Barmouth , Harlech ,

Rhyl , Colwyn Bay , Llandudno , Bettws-y-coed , Bangor , Carnarvon , and other stations in North Wales , for 3 , S , io , 15 , or 17 days . Passengers arealso booked every Saturday to Guernsey and Jersey , via Weymouth , and the short sea passage to the Island- , by the trains leaving Paddington at 9 . 15 a . m . and 9 . 15 p . m . Third Class Return Tickets , available for 3 , S , 10 , 15 , or 17 days , will be issued at a fare of 24 s . Gd . On Sunday , August 4 th , excursions will be run to Cirencester , Stroud . Gloucester . Cheltenham , & c ,

and at 12 . 15 midnight an excursion for 1 or 4 days will leave Paddington for Oxford , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , & c . On Monday , August 5 th , cheap trains will be run to Bath , Bristol , Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Reading , Pangbourne , Goring , Wallingford , & c . Cheap third class excursion tickets are issued daily by specified trains from Paddington , Kensington ( Addison Road ) , Hammersmith , and certains stations on the Metropolitan , Metropolitan District and North London Railways , to Staines , Windsor , Taplow , Maidenhead , Henby , and other populat riverside resorts .

MIDLAND RAILWAY . On Monday , August 5 th , certain booked trains will be discontinued , of which du ; notice will he given by special bills at the stations . For tbe convenience of the public the Midland Railway Company have arranged that the Booking Offices at St . Pancras and Moorgate-street Stations shall be open for the issue of tickets all day on Friday and Saturday , August 2 nd and 3 rd . Tickets to all principal stations on the Midland Railway will also he obtainable beforehand at their Ollices , 267 Strand ; 1 S 9 Victoria-street ;

, , 38 , Cranbourn-street ; 101 , High Holb . irn ; 5 , Charing Cross ( corner of Northumberland-avenue ); 1 , Shaftesbury-avenue , Piccadilly ; 10 a , New Bond-street ; Gloucester Office , 495 , Oxford-street ; 272 , Regent-circus , Oxford-itreet ; 170 , Queen's-road , Bayswater ; log , Tottenham Court-road ; 35 , Cannon-street ; 13 , Aldersgate-street ; 10 , Commercial-road ; " Four Swans , " 3 6 , Camomile-street ; 13 , Parkside , Knightsbridge ; 122 , Mare-street , Hackney ; "Red Cap , " 6 , Camden-road ; " Empire " Office , 30 , Silver-street , Netting Hill Gate ; 50 a and 52 a , Leadenhall House : Myer ' s

Office , ia , Pentonville-road ; u , Onslow-place , South Kensington ; Army and Navy Stores , 105 , Victoria-street , Westminster ; Civil Service Supply Association , 13 G , Queen Victoria-street ; also at Cook ' s Offices : Ludgate-circus ; 445 , VVest Strand 7 99 . Gracechurch-street ; 33 , Piccadilly ; S 2 , Oxford-street ; 13 , Cockspur-street ; Mr . Whiteley ' s ( Westb'iurne Grove ) , \ V ., and the L . B . and S . C . Co . ' s Offices , 2 S , Regentstreet , Piccadilly ; S , Grand Hotel Buildings , Trafalgar-square . The tickets obtained at these Ollices will be available from St . Pancras Station , and will be issued at the same

fares as charged at that station , and dated to suit the convenience of passengers . Cheap excursions will be run from London on Friday night , August 2 nd , to Stirling , Perth , Aberdeen , Inverness , & c , for live or 11 days , by which train third class return tickets will be issued at a single fare for the double journey , available for iG davs . On Saturday , August 3 rd , to Leicester , Nottingham , Melton , Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Burton , Derby , Manchester , Liverpool , Blickburn , Bolton , Rochdale , Oldham , Bury , the Furness District , Sheffield , Leeds , Bradford , Barnsley , Keiirhley ,

Vork , Hull , Scarboro ' , Darlington , Durhim , Newcastle , Carlisle , & c , returning the following Thursday ; to lidinburgh , Glasgow , Dumfries , Castle Douglas , Ayr , Sc ., for eight days , with bookings at a single third class fare for the double journey for 16 days . On Monday , August 5 th , a day trip will be run from London ( St . Pancras ) to St . Albans , Harpenden , Luton , Bedford , Leicester , and Birmingham , and a two days' excursion to Manchester . Tickets for these trains for starting from St . Pancras Station can be obtained on the two days previous to the running of the trains at the

abovenamed oflices . Cheap excursion trains for six days will be run to London from Car'isle , Keighley , Bradford , Leeds , Barnsley , Sheffield , Liverpool , Manchester , Blackburn , Bolton , Burnley , Bury , Rochdale , Burton , Derby , Nottingham , Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Leicester , & c , and from Manchester , Stockport , & c , for three days , on Saturday , August 3 rd . Passengers will be booked by the six days' excursion trains at cheap fares to Brighton and olher South Coast stations for five , eight . 10 , or 15 days ;

to Paris and other places on the Continent , having the privilege of returning within 16 days . On Monday , August 5 th , cheap day trips to London will be run from Bradford , Leeds , Derby , Nottingham , Leicester , Birmingham , Northampton , Bedford , & c , and a two and four days' trip from Barnsley , Sheffield , Chesterfield , Manchester , Stockport , Stc . Cheap daily and week-end excursions are run from St . Pancras and other Midland Stations to Southend-on-Sea by the new and shorter route via the Tottenhim and Forest Gate Line .

THE CHEAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY . The Great Northern Railway Company announce that on Friday night , August 2 nd , cheap five or 11 days' excursion will be run from London to Stirling , Perth , Dundee , Oban , Montrose , Aberdeen , Inverness , Sic . Also on Saturday night , August 3 rd , for eight days , to Northallerton , Darlington , Richmond , Durham , Newcastle , Berwick , Edinburgh , Glasgow , & c . By the above excursions , tickets at a single fare for the double journey will also be issued available for iG days . On Saturday , August 3 rd , cheap six days' excursions will be run from London to Huntingdon , Peterboro' Lynn , Cromer .

Yarmouth , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Tutbury , Stoke , Manchester , Stockport , Liverpool , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , Keighley , Halifax , Hull , York , Scarboro ' , Whitby , Bridlington , Darlington , Djrham , Newcastle , & c . On Saturday , August 3 rd , and Monday , August 5 th , cheap day excursions will be run to Skegness , Sulton-nn-Sea , and Mablethorpe . Tickets will be issued by the excursion on Saturday , available for return by the excursion on Monday or by any ordinary train on Tuesday . On Sunday midnight , August 4 th , a fast excursion for two days will be run from King ' s Cross , & c

to Manchester . On Monday , August 5 th , cheap day excursions will be run from Victoria ( L . C . and D . ) , Moorgate , King ' s Cross , Finsbury Park , & c , to St . Alhan ' s Wheathampstead , Harpenden , Luton , Dunstable , Hitchin , Royston , and Cambridge . Cheap return tickets will also be issued to Biggleswade , on Monday , Augin ' 5 th . For Alexandra Park Races on Monday , August 5 th , a frequent service of special and ordinary trains will be run betweem Victoria ( L . C . and D ) , Moorgate , Broad-street , King's Cross , and the Wood G . een station . On 1 ' uesday , August G ' . h , cheap diy excusion to Skegness .

To prevent inconvenience from crowding at the Company ' s principal terminal station , King's Cross , tickets , dated in advance , will be issued at King ' s Cross , ( G . N . R . ) , Victoria ( L . C . and D . ) , Ludrrate-hill , Moorgate , Aldersgate , Farringdon and Finsbury Park Station ? , and at the following ticket offices : 90 , Tottenham Court-road ; 2 . S 5 Oxford-street ; " Star " office , 13 S , Victoria-street , Pimlico ; 139 and 141 , Bromptonroad ; Albert Gate office , 1 , William-street , Li . vndes-squire ; 1 G 9 , Edgware-road-, "Royal Oak" ofiice , G , Porchester-road j Westbourne-grove : Cambridge-circus , Shaftesbury-avenue ; 32 S , Strand ; 29 , Bow-street , Covent Garden ; "Bee Hive , "

Whitecross-street ; 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars ; So , Bishopsgate-street Without ; G . N . Office , Farringdon-street ; 230 , Essex-road , Islington ; 2 G 4 , High Holborn ; 16 , Fish-street Hill ; 75 and 230 , High-lrcet , Borough ; 44 , Bread-street , Cannon-street ; 1 , vVhittington-avenuc , Leadenhall street ; 3 , King Edward-street , Newgate-street ; 22 , Wood-street ; 217 , Old-street ; 190 A , Westminster Bridge-road ; 7 , Beresford-square , South Woolwich ; Royal Victoria and Albert Dock ( G . N . Co . 's offices ); at the offices

of Messrs . Swan and Leach , 3 . Charing Cross , and 32 , Piccadilly Circus ; at the Army and Navy Stores , 105 , Victoria-street ; at William Whiteley's , 151 , Oue-n's-road , Bayswater ; F . H . Montague and Co ., igi , Fulham-road ; Civil Service" ^ upply Association , 13 G , Oueen Victoria-Street ; Civil Service Co-operative Society , 2 S , Haymarket ; Hernu , Peron and Co ., 9 8 and 100 , Queen Victoria-street ; and of A . Jakins and Co ., 99 , Leadenhall-street ( Leadenhall House ); 30 , Silver-street , Notting flill Gate ; and " Red Cap " G , Camden-road .

PRINCE AND PRINCESS HENRY OF BATTENBERG have left Windsor Castle for Germany , where they purpose paying a series of visits . Their Royal Highnesses are travelling incognito , and are expected to remainabroad for several weeks . In tne meantime their children remain with the Oueen at Osborne . A HEAVY IIIUNIIEKSTORM prevailed throughout the country generally on Sunday last , the amount of rain that fell in the 24 hours being an inch and a quarter . A small farmer , residing near Carlow , and Dr . Reece , a medical practitioner in the Swansea Valley , were both struck by lightning on Sunday la < t and killed .