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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE DRAWING ROOM announced for June Gth will take place instead upon June Sth . The list for presentaticn has long since been completed . THE DUCHESS OF YORK drove down from London to White Lodge , Richmond Park , on Saturday afternoon last , on a visit tnthe Duke of Teck , who leaves for Germany this week . THE OI . HF . N has been pleased to approve the appointment of Bro . the Duke of Portland , G . C . V . O ., to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Nottingham , in the room of the late Bro . Duke of St . Albans .
BRO . SIR HKNRV IRVI . W will probably be the recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of LetteYs of Cambridge University , at the Senate on the 15 th prox , on the occasion of his delivery of the Rede Lecture . Other honorary degrees are expected to be conferred on the same occasion , both of Letters and Arts . AT THE MEETING of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 211 ) 1 , on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., Bro . C . G . Rotter , S . W ., was unanimously elected VV . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . F . Kedge , P . M ., Treasurer ; and Bro . R . F . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . We wish Bro . C . G . Rotter , VV . M . elect , a most successful year of office .
BRO . THE EARI . AND C OUNTESS OF DUDLEY entertained at dinner on Monday evening , at 7 , Carlton-gardens , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Leeds , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Granby , Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne , Earl Beauchamp , Viscount Llandaff , the Right Hon . G . N . Curzon , M . P ., and Mrs . Curzon , and the Right Hon . H . H . Asquith , M . P ., and Mrs . Asquith . PRINCESS CHRISTIAN visited the Windsor Albert Institute on Saturday afternoon
last , lor the purpose of presenting certificates and medallions to the local ambulance classes . The recipients included ladies , railway officials , policemen , postmen , and firemen . Mr . "Alexander Hubbard , in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to Princess Christian , stated that four or five thousand certificates had been awarded the Great Western Railway classes , and that about 1200 of these had been signed by her Royal Highness in the course of the year .
BRO . THE RIGHT HON . CECIL J . RHODES left London on Saturday last for South Africa . The departure was somewhat unexpected , his object in returning at once to the Cape being to be present in bis p lace in Parliament when the Redistribution of Seats Bill comes forward . Among those who were at Waterloo to see Bro . Rhodes off were Bro . the Marquis of Granby , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , Earl and Countess Grey , and Mr . Hawksley . In the afternoon he sailed from Southampton in the Norman .
THE DUKE OF CAMHRIOGE honoured Sir George and Lady Faudel-Phillips by his presence at dinn er on Mcr . day night . Among those present to meet his Royal Highness were their Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale , the Marchioness of Hastings , the Marquis of Lothian , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Arran , Blanche Countess of Rosslyn , Bro . Lord and Lady Hothfield , Mrs . Fit 2 george , and Mr . Cecil Lowther . Col . l- ' itzgeorge was in attendance on his Royal Highness .
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE . —The Exhibition , at the Imperial Institute , of a selection from the gifts and addresses presented to the Oueen on the occasion of her Majesty's Diamond J ubilee , having taken place at a period of the year when many were unable to inspect them , her Majesty has consented to allow a selection from the Colonial and Indian addresses , together with some of the most interesting Oriental presents , to be again exhibited at the Imperial Institute . The Indian addresses to be shown include a numher which have not been previously exhibited . The collection will be on view during the summer months , from Monday , May 30 th .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , accompanied by the Duke of Connaught , the Duke of York , and the Duke of Cambridge , was piesent at the annual Guard Mounting Parzde , en Saturday morning last , in celebration of her Majesty ' s birthday . Major-Gcneral Sir A . Ellis , Bro . Major-General Sir S . Claike , Bro . Capt . Holford , Bro . Col . A . Egerton , the Hon . Derek Keppel , and Major-General Williams were in attendance . H . R . H . the Princess of Walesattended by Lady Suflield , Miss Knollys , and General
, Sir D . Probyn , witnessed the spectacle from the Horse Guards . The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their children , Princess Louise ( Duchess of Fife ) and Bro . the Duke of Fife and their children , the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Christian lunched with the Prince and Princess of Wales after the Parade . His Royal Highness , attended by Bro . Capt . Holford , dined in the evening with the Marquis of Salisbury at the Hotel Cecil .
THE DUCHESS OK ALBANY , attended by the Hon . Mrs . Eliot Yorke and Bro . Sir Robert Collins visited the Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon last to present the prizes gained by the youthful members of the London Diocesan Branch of the Church of England Temperance Society , one of the features being a " mirch past" of some 15 , eco children . The Duchess arrived at the Palace about four , and was received by the Bishop of London and Mrs . Creighton , the Bishop of Stepney , the Rev . Dr .
Ridgeway ( chairman of the Council ) , the Rev . J . Wakefield , and Mr . G . T . Rait , and Mr . Htniy Gilman on behalf of the Crystal Palace Company . Her Royal Highness was then conducted to seals on the platform of the Handel orchestfa , where a bouquet was presented . A short choral concert having been given by 4000 children , the Duchess fulfilled her long task with kindly grace , retiring at its conclusion to the Queen ' s corridor for tea , where the Bishop of London expressed the thinks of all concerned .
A PONDEROUS COFFIN . —The funeral took place on Tuesday of Mr . Georges Alexandre Pigache , of Vine House , Surbiton , son-in-law of the late Bro . Daniel Nicol , proprietor of the Cafe Royal and founder of the Empire Theatre , who died on the 20 th inst ., aged 47 years . The deceased was celebrated as being one of the _ fattest men in England . At the time of his death he weighed js stone . He was a Frenchman , and formerly served at the Cafe Royal as wine tastei . The precincts of his residence were thronged by spectators anxious to see the removal of the body . Great care had to be exercised in carrying the body downstairs , and precaution was taken to shore up the
staircase . The remains were placed in an enormous polished mahogany casket , and altogether the weight was fully three-quarters of a ton . The funeral was at Brook wood Cemetery , Woking , whither the body and mourners wereonveyed by special train . To expedite matters , the hearse was unhorsed at Surbiton railway statioi and run into a coveied carriage truck , and the horses were put into a horse-box , both vehicles being attacked to the special . Eighteen men had to be employed in lifting the casket from the hearse to the grave , which was beside the handsome mausoleum of the late Bro . D Nicol .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BKO . DR . KERREY , the oldest Past Master of Montagu Lodge , No . Go ' s , has presented the lodge with an excellent portrait of himself . THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND will hold an exhibition of home-spuns in the gardens of Stafford House , on July '^ th , from 3 o ' clock to 7 o ' clock . Admission'by invitation cards only . THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY has made arrangements for a performance of " As You Like It , " to take place at Claremont , on Saturday , the ond prox ., in aid of the Deptford Fund , of which her Royal Highness is the president .
HER MAJESTY ' S birthday was celebrated at Aldershot on Tuesday by a review on Laffan ' s Plain . The whole of the trcops in the district paraded in review order at 10 . 40 , and the ceremony was concluded by a march past before the Duke of Connaught . THURSDAY LAST was the anniversary of the birth of H . R . H . the Duchess of York , that event having taken place at Kensington Palace on May 20 "; h , 1 S 67 . Her marriage with the Duke of York was solemnised at St . James ' s Palace on July 6 th , 1 S 93 . Her Royal Highness rejoices in no less than eight Christian names .
BRO . GENERAL J . C . SMITH , Past Grand Master of Illinois , U . S . A ., and Representative of the Grand Lodge of England , has been staying for some time in Torquay with his daughter , Miss Ruth Smith , to the enjoyment of his friends in that town , who wish much his stay could be prolonged . " Our General " is likely to leave for Paris next week , but will probably return to London in about a month ' s time . The change to such a genial and lovely neighbourhood has considerably benefited his daughter and himself .
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE MR . J OSEPH HIRST . —Bro . F . II . Buckland , VV . M of the St . George's Lodge , Doncaster , during- the pist year , has put up at the entrance of the Forman Chapel , in the parish church , a brass tablet bearing the following inscription : "To the Glory of God and in memory of loseph Hirst , for 34 years the verger of Doncaster Parish Church , and for 26 years the faithful Tyler of St . George ' s Lodge , No . 242 . This tablet was erected by the Worshipful Master as a mark of respect in the Diamond Jubilee Year , lS . j ; . " The tablet is engraved in old English text .
LORD BATTERSEA presided over the 52 nd annual meeting of the Domestic Servants' Benevolent Institution , which was held in the Banqueting Room , St . James ' s Hall . The objects of the Institution are to relieve honest and industrious domestics , who have been rendered incapable of active duty by unavoidable misfortune and the advance of age , by granting them pensions and temporary relief . Since the formation of the Institution , 349 pensioners have been elected , 05 of whom are now in receipt of £ ' 5 to , ( , 20 each per annum . Upwards of i + S . soa has been disbursed in pensions and temporary relief , and a reserve fund of X , 24 , 8 97 has been accumulated .
TUESDAY WAS the 79 th anniversary of the birth of the Oueen , that auspicious event having taken place at Kensington Palace en May 24 th , lSiij . Her Majesty is in excellent health , and enjoying the beauties of her picturesque home in the Highlands . Her age has been exceeded by one only of her Royal predecessors—King George HI ., who lived S 2 yeais . On the 20 th of next month the Oueen will have reigned over this coun ' ry for 01 years , having succeeded to the Crown on the death of her uncle , King William IV ., on June 20 , 1 S 37 . This period has never been attained by any other Monarch in this country . Long may she yet reign !
THE QUEEN arrived at Balmoral on Saturday afternoon last . Her Majesty was accompanied by Princess Henry of Battenberg and her children , Princess Henry of Prussia with the Princes Waldemar and Sigismund , Princess Victoria of Wales , Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein , and Princess Leiningen . and wis attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting . Her Majesty was received at Perth by Bro . the Marquis of Breadalbane . At Billater a guard of honour of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , under the command of Captain Campbell , was mounted at the station . Sir John Ciark , of Tilliepronie , and Mr . Farquharson , of Invercauld , were present on the platform .
T . R . H . THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES , accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York , visited the Roval Military Tournament at the Agricul ural Hill , Islington , on Monday afternoon . On account of the Levee , their Royal Highnesses did not arrive until a comparatively late hour , but on entering the Royal box they were recognised by the large audience , and very warmly cheered . Viscount Falmouth , General Higginson , Colonel Villiers , and other members of the Committee received the
illustrious visitors , and a guard of honour saluted at the entrance to the hall . AmDng the occupants of the patrons' box were Bros , the Earl of Lathom , the Earl of Ancaster , the Earl of Coventry , Sir Robert Meade , G ; neral Sir Dighton Probyn , and others . In the evening his Royal Highness , attended by Maj .-Gen . Sir A . Ellis , was present at the annual dinner of the First Guards' Club , at the Hotel Metropole , the Duke of Cambridge , Colonel of the Regiment , being in the chair .
THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY announce that the first of the weekly excursions will leave Paddington Station on Wednesday , the ist prox ., for Swindon , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Cardiff , Swansei , Shrewsbury , Oswestry , Absrystwyth , Birmouth , Rhyl , Llandudno , Bangor , Carnarvon , Llanberis ( loi Snowdon ) , & c . ; on Thursday , the 2 nd prox ., to VVeston-Super-Marc , Bridgwater , Taunton , Mineheid ,
Lynton , Lynmouth , Barnstaple , Ilfracombe , Exeter , Dawlish , reignmouth , Torquay , Dartmouth , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzince , Ac . ; on Friday , the 3 rd prox ., to Bath , Bristol , Trowbridge , Frome , Yeovil , Weymouth ( for the Chinnel Islands ) , & :. ; anl on Saturday , the 4 th prox , to Douglas ( Isle ot Man ) . Return tickets will also be issued to Guernsey and Jersey at 24 s . Gd ., available by the Boat Express leaving Paddington at 9 . 15 p . m . on Saturdays .
ROYAL VISIT TO READING . — The approaching visit of H . R . H . the Prince ol Wales to Reading , lor the purpose of opening the new buildings of the University Extension College in the capital town of the Royal county , is being anticipated with great interest , and the ceremony , which is fixed for Saturday , the nth proximo , will bs attended by a very large and influential gathering . The Prince , who will be accompanied by Prince Christian , is expicted to reach Reading from Paddington shortly before one ' clock , and his Royal Highness will be received at the station by Lord Wantage , Lord-Lieutenant of the county and President of the College Council , the Mayor ,
Alderman Berkeley Monck , and others . A carriage procession will be formed , and prcceed to the college , which has been erected contiguous to the municipal buildings . After the opening ceremony the Prince will inspect th ? buildings . Lord Wantage will subsequently entertain the Royal visitors and a distirguished party at luncheon in the Town Hall , and later on the Prince of Wales will visit the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the London-road between four and live o'clock . 1 lis Royal Highness will leave Reading by special train for Lockinge House , near Wantage , where he will remain until the following Monday as the guest of Lord and Lady Wantage .
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JEROME THIBOUVILLE-LAMY & CO ., 7 & 10 Charterhouse St ., London , E . G ., And at Paris , Sydney , and New York . MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS PIANOFORTES & FRENCH HARMONIUMS The Pianista Thibouvillo" is an ingenious apparatus by means of which one can play the Piano without the slightest knowledge of music ORCHESTRIONS ON VIEW . ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE POST FREE .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE DRAWING ROOM announced for June Gth will take place instead upon June Sth . The list for presentaticn has long since been completed . THE DUCHESS OF YORK drove down from London to White Lodge , Richmond Park , on Saturday afternoon last , on a visit tnthe Duke of Teck , who leaves for Germany this week . THE OI . HF . N has been pleased to approve the appointment of Bro . the Duke of Portland , G . C . V . O ., to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Nottingham , in the room of the late Bro . Duke of St . Albans .
BRO . SIR HKNRV IRVI . W will probably be the recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of LetteYs of Cambridge University , at the Senate on the 15 th prox , on the occasion of his delivery of the Rede Lecture . Other honorary degrees are expected to be conferred on the same occasion , both of Letters and Arts . AT THE MEETING of the Anglo-American Lodge , No . 211 ) 1 , on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., Bro . C . G . Rotter , S . W ., was unanimously elected VV . M . for the ensuing year ; Bro . F . Kedge , P . M ., Treasurer ; and Bro . R . F . Potter , P . M ., Tyler . We wish Bro . C . G . Rotter , VV . M . elect , a most successful year of office .
BRO . THE EARI . AND C OUNTESS OF DUDLEY entertained at dinner on Monday evening , at 7 , Carlton-gardens , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Leeds , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Granby , Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne , Earl Beauchamp , Viscount Llandaff , the Right Hon . G . N . Curzon , M . P ., and Mrs . Curzon , and the Right Hon . H . H . Asquith , M . P ., and Mrs . Asquith . PRINCESS CHRISTIAN visited the Windsor Albert Institute on Saturday afternoon
last , lor the purpose of presenting certificates and medallions to the local ambulance classes . The recipients included ladies , railway officials , policemen , postmen , and firemen . Mr . "Alexander Hubbard , in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to Princess Christian , stated that four or five thousand certificates had been awarded the Great Western Railway classes , and that about 1200 of these had been signed by her Royal Highness in the course of the year .
BRO . THE RIGHT HON . CECIL J . RHODES left London on Saturday last for South Africa . The departure was somewhat unexpected , his object in returning at once to the Cape being to be present in bis p lace in Parliament when the Redistribution of Seats Bill comes forward . Among those who were at Waterloo to see Bro . Rhodes off were Bro . the Marquis of Granby , Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , Earl and Countess Grey , and Mr . Hawksley . In the afternoon he sailed from Southampton in the Norman .
THE DUKE OF CAMHRIOGE honoured Sir George and Lady Faudel-Phillips by his presence at dinn er on Mcr . day night . Among those present to meet his Royal Highness were their Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar , Bro . the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale , the Marchioness of Hastings , the Marquis of Lothian , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Arran , Blanche Countess of Rosslyn , Bro . Lord and Lady Hothfield , Mrs . Fit 2 george , and Mr . Cecil Lowther . Col . l- ' itzgeorge was in attendance on his Royal Highness .
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE . —The Exhibition , at the Imperial Institute , of a selection from the gifts and addresses presented to the Oueen on the occasion of her Majesty's Diamond J ubilee , having taken place at a period of the year when many were unable to inspect them , her Majesty has consented to allow a selection from the Colonial and Indian addresses , together with some of the most interesting Oriental presents , to be again exhibited at the Imperial Institute . The Indian addresses to be shown include a numher which have not been previously exhibited . The collection will be on view during the summer months , from Monday , May 30 th .
H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , accompanied by the Duke of Connaught , the Duke of York , and the Duke of Cambridge , was piesent at the annual Guard Mounting Parzde , en Saturday morning last , in celebration of her Majesty ' s birthday . Major-Gcneral Sir A . Ellis , Bro . Major-General Sir S . Claike , Bro . Capt . Holford , Bro . Col . A . Egerton , the Hon . Derek Keppel , and Major-General Williams were in attendance . H . R . H . the Princess of Walesattended by Lady Suflield , Miss Knollys , and General
, Sir D . Probyn , witnessed the spectacle from the Horse Guards . The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their children , Princess Louise ( Duchess of Fife ) and Bro . the Duke of Fife and their children , the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Christian lunched with the Prince and Princess of Wales after the Parade . His Royal Highness , attended by Bro . Capt . Holford , dined in the evening with the Marquis of Salisbury at the Hotel Cecil .
THE DUCHESS OK ALBANY , attended by the Hon . Mrs . Eliot Yorke and Bro . Sir Robert Collins visited the Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon last to present the prizes gained by the youthful members of the London Diocesan Branch of the Church of England Temperance Society , one of the features being a " mirch past" of some 15 , eco children . The Duchess arrived at the Palace about four , and was received by the Bishop of London and Mrs . Creighton , the Bishop of Stepney , the Rev . Dr .
Ridgeway ( chairman of the Council ) , the Rev . J . Wakefield , and Mr . G . T . Rait , and Mr . Htniy Gilman on behalf of the Crystal Palace Company . Her Royal Highness was then conducted to seals on the platform of the Handel orchestfa , where a bouquet was presented . A short choral concert having been given by 4000 children , the Duchess fulfilled her long task with kindly grace , retiring at its conclusion to the Queen ' s corridor for tea , where the Bishop of London expressed the thinks of all concerned .
A PONDEROUS COFFIN . —The funeral took place on Tuesday of Mr . Georges Alexandre Pigache , of Vine House , Surbiton , son-in-law of the late Bro . Daniel Nicol , proprietor of the Cafe Royal and founder of the Empire Theatre , who died on the 20 th inst ., aged 47 years . The deceased was celebrated as being one of the _ fattest men in England . At the time of his death he weighed js stone . He was a Frenchman , and formerly served at the Cafe Royal as wine tastei . The precincts of his residence were thronged by spectators anxious to see the removal of the body . Great care had to be exercised in carrying the body downstairs , and precaution was taken to shore up the
staircase . The remains were placed in an enormous polished mahogany casket , and altogether the weight was fully three-quarters of a ton . The funeral was at Brook wood Cemetery , Woking , whither the body and mourners wereonveyed by special train . To expedite matters , the hearse was unhorsed at Surbiton railway statioi and run into a coveied carriage truck , and the horses were put into a horse-box , both vehicles being attacked to the special . Eighteen men had to be employed in lifting the casket from the hearse to the grave , which was beside the handsome mausoleum of the late Bro . D Nicol .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BKO . DR . KERREY , the oldest Past Master of Montagu Lodge , No . Go ' s , has presented the lodge with an excellent portrait of himself . THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND will hold an exhibition of home-spuns in the gardens of Stafford House , on July '^ th , from 3 o ' clock to 7 o ' clock . Admission'by invitation cards only . THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY has made arrangements for a performance of " As You Like It , " to take place at Claremont , on Saturday , the ond prox ., in aid of the Deptford Fund , of which her Royal Highness is the president .
HER MAJESTY ' S birthday was celebrated at Aldershot on Tuesday by a review on Laffan ' s Plain . The whole of the trcops in the district paraded in review order at 10 . 40 , and the ceremony was concluded by a march past before the Duke of Connaught . THURSDAY LAST was the anniversary of the birth of H . R . H . the Duchess of York , that event having taken place at Kensington Palace on May 20 "; h , 1 S 67 . Her marriage with the Duke of York was solemnised at St . James ' s Palace on July 6 th , 1 S 93 . Her Royal Highness rejoices in no less than eight Christian names .
BRO . GENERAL J . C . SMITH , Past Grand Master of Illinois , U . S . A ., and Representative of the Grand Lodge of England , has been staying for some time in Torquay with his daughter , Miss Ruth Smith , to the enjoyment of his friends in that town , who wish much his stay could be prolonged . " Our General " is likely to leave for Paris next week , but will probably return to London in about a month ' s time . The change to such a genial and lovely neighbourhood has considerably benefited his daughter and himself .
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE MR . J OSEPH HIRST . —Bro . F . II . Buckland , VV . M of the St . George's Lodge , Doncaster , during- the pist year , has put up at the entrance of the Forman Chapel , in the parish church , a brass tablet bearing the following inscription : "To the Glory of God and in memory of loseph Hirst , for 34 years the verger of Doncaster Parish Church , and for 26 years the faithful Tyler of St . George ' s Lodge , No . 242 . This tablet was erected by the Worshipful Master as a mark of respect in the Diamond Jubilee Year , lS . j ; . " The tablet is engraved in old English text .
LORD BATTERSEA presided over the 52 nd annual meeting of the Domestic Servants' Benevolent Institution , which was held in the Banqueting Room , St . James ' s Hall . The objects of the Institution are to relieve honest and industrious domestics , who have been rendered incapable of active duty by unavoidable misfortune and the advance of age , by granting them pensions and temporary relief . Since the formation of the Institution , 349 pensioners have been elected , 05 of whom are now in receipt of £ ' 5 to , ( , 20 each per annum . Upwards of i + S . soa has been disbursed in pensions and temporary relief , and a reserve fund of X , 24 , 8 97 has been accumulated .
TUESDAY WAS the 79 th anniversary of the birth of the Oueen , that auspicious event having taken place at Kensington Palace en May 24 th , lSiij . Her Majesty is in excellent health , and enjoying the beauties of her picturesque home in the Highlands . Her age has been exceeded by one only of her Royal predecessors—King George HI ., who lived S 2 yeais . On the 20 th of next month the Oueen will have reigned over this coun ' ry for 01 years , having succeeded to the Crown on the death of her uncle , King William IV ., on June 20 , 1 S 37 . This period has never been attained by any other Monarch in this country . Long may she yet reign !
THE QUEEN arrived at Balmoral on Saturday afternoon last . Her Majesty was accompanied by Princess Henry of Battenberg and her children , Princess Henry of Prussia with the Princes Waldemar and Sigismund , Princess Victoria of Wales , Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein , and Princess Leiningen . and wis attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting . Her Majesty was received at Perth by Bro . the Marquis of Breadalbane . At Billater a guard of honour of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , under the command of Captain Campbell , was mounted at the station . Sir John Ciark , of Tilliepronie , and Mr . Farquharson , of Invercauld , were present on the platform .
T . R . H . THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES , accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York , visited the Roval Military Tournament at the Agricul ural Hill , Islington , on Monday afternoon . On account of the Levee , their Royal Highnesses did not arrive until a comparatively late hour , but on entering the Royal box they were recognised by the large audience , and very warmly cheered . Viscount Falmouth , General Higginson , Colonel Villiers , and other members of the Committee received the
illustrious visitors , and a guard of honour saluted at the entrance to the hall . AmDng the occupants of the patrons' box were Bros , the Earl of Lathom , the Earl of Ancaster , the Earl of Coventry , Sir Robert Meade , G ; neral Sir Dighton Probyn , and others . In the evening his Royal Highness , attended by Maj .-Gen . Sir A . Ellis , was present at the annual dinner of the First Guards' Club , at the Hotel Metropole , the Duke of Cambridge , Colonel of the Regiment , being in the chair .
THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY announce that the first of the weekly excursions will leave Paddington Station on Wednesday , the ist prox ., for Swindon , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Cardiff , Swansei , Shrewsbury , Oswestry , Absrystwyth , Birmouth , Rhyl , Llandudno , Bangor , Carnarvon , Llanberis ( loi Snowdon ) , & c . ; on Thursday , the 2 nd prox ., to VVeston-Super-Marc , Bridgwater , Taunton , Mineheid ,
Lynton , Lynmouth , Barnstaple , Ilfracombe , Exeter , Dawlish , reignmouth , Torquay , Dartmouth , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzince , Ac . ; on Friday , the 3 rd prox ., to Bath , Bristol , Trowbridge , Frome , Yeovil , Weymouth ( for the Chinnel Islands ) , & :. ; anl on Saturday , the 4 th prox , to Douglas ( Isle ot Man ) . Return tickets will also be issued to Guernsey and Jersey at 24 s . Gd ., available by the Boat Express leaving Paddington at 9 . 15 p . m . on Saturdays .
ROYAL VISIT TO READING . — The approaching visit of H . R . H . the Prince ol Wales to Reading , lor the purpose of opening the new buildings of the University Extension College in the capital town of the Royal county , is being anticipated with great interest , and the ceremony , which is fixed for Saturday , the nth proximo , will bs attended by a very large and influential gathering . The Prince , who will be accompanied by Prince Christian , is expicted to reach Reading from Paddington shortly before one ' clock , and his Royal Highness will be received at the station by Lord Wantage , Lord-Lieutenant of the county and President of the College Council , the Mayor ,
Alderman Berkeley Monck , and others . A carriage procession will be formed , and prcceed to the college , which has been erected contiguous to the municipal buildings . After the opening ceremony the Prince will inspect th ? buildings . Lord Wantage will subsequently entertain the Royal visitors and a distirguished party at luncheon in the Town Hall , and later on the Prince of Wales will visit the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the London-road between four and live o'clock . 1 lis Royal Highness will leave Reading by special train for Lockinge House , near Wantage , where he will remain until the following Monday as the guest of Lord and Lady Wantage .
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JEROME THIBOUVILLE-LAMY & CO ., 7 & 10 Charterhouse St ., London , E . G ., And at Paris , Sydney , and New York . MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS PIANOFORTES & FRENCH HARMONIUMS The Pianista Thibouvillo" is an ingenious apparatus by means of which one can play the Piano without the slightest knowledge of music ORCHESTRIONS ON VIEW . ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE POST FREE .