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r ONDON & NORTH-WESTERN \ _ j RAILWAY . AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY . CHEAP EXCURSIONS will be run from London ( liuston ) . Broad-street , Mansion House , Kensington ( Addij ^ ' n-road ) , Willesden Junction , & c ., as follows : — On FRIDAY , August 4 th , Jo Aberdeen , Montrose , Arbroath , Dundee , Perth , Crieff , L ' rllander , Dunblane , Stirling , Inverness , & c , & c , returning Tuesday , August Sth , or on Monday , August 14 th . On FRIDAY ( Midnight ) , August 4 th , To Liverpool , Manchester , Holyhead , Bangor , Carnarvon , Llandudno , Rhyl , Chester , Blackburn , Boltnn , Southport , Wigan , Preston , Blackpool , Crewe , Whitchurch , Welshpool , Rugby , Stafford , Newport ( Salop ) , Shrewsbury , Macclesfield , Leek , Harecastle , Hanley , Longton , Uttoxeter , Stoke , Stone , Ashton , Batley , Dewsbury , Hudderslield , Bradford , Halifax , Leeds , Oldham , Runcorn , Staly bridge , Stockport , Warrington , Widnes , Buxton , Craven Arms , Hereford , Leominster , Ludlow , Osweftry , Xewtown , Dolgelly , Barmouth , Aberystwith . Towyn , Portinadoc , Harlech , Lancaster , Morecambe , Carnforth , Carlisle , the English Lake District , and the Furness Line , & c ., & c , returning on Thursday , August 10 th . To Abergavenny , Dowlais , Merthyr , Tredgear , Ebbvv Vale , Llandovery , Builth Wells , B'econ , Swansea , Carmarthen , & c , returning Friday , August nth . On SATURDAY , August 5 th , To Birmingham , Coventry , Leamington , Kenilworth , Warwick , Dudley , Dudley Port , Walsall , Wednesbury , and VVolverhamuton , returning Monday , August 7 th , or Thursday , August 10 th . To EDINBURGH & GLASGOW , returning Saturday , August 12 th . On BANK HOLIDAY , MONDAY , August 7 th , To Birmingham , Coventry , Leamington , Kenilworth , Warwick , Dudley , Dudley Port , Walsall , Wednesbury , and Wolverhampton , returning same day , or on Thursday , August 10 th . For times , fares , and full particulars , see small bills . FRED . HARRISON , General Manager . Euston Station , London , July , 1 S 93 .

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pREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . HOLIDAY TRIPS FROM LONDON . To SKEGNESS , July 29 , 31 , August 5 , 7 , S , 12 , 14 , ig , 21 , 26 , and 2 S , and to SUf 10 N-UN-SEA and MABLETHORPE , August 5 , 7 , and ip , from Moorgate , 6 . 37 a . m . ; Aldersgate , 6 . 39 ; Farringdon , G . 41 ; King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 7 . 0 ; Holloway , 7 . 0 ; Finsbury Park , 7 . 5 . Return fare third class , 4 s . 6 d . Passengers by the Saturday trains may also return on the Monday or Tuesday following , at slightly higher fares . To SHERINGHAM , CROMER ( Beach ) , and YARMOUTH ( Beach ) , July 31 , for one day , from King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 6 . 20 a . m . ; Finsbury Park , 6 . 25 . Returning from Yarmouth , 6 p . m . ; Cromer , 6 . 55 ; Sheringham , 7 . 5 . Third class return fare , 5 s . To St . ALBANS , WHEATHAMPSTEAD , and HARPENDEN , Every Saturday Afternoon from Moorgate , 2 . 15 ; Aldersgate , 2 . 17 ; Farringdon , 2 . 19 ; King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , 2 . 40 ; Finsbury Park , 2 . 45 . For further particulars see bills to be obtained at Company ' s Stations , and Town Parcels Receiving Offices ; of SWAN & LEACH , 3 , Charing Cross , and 32 , Piccadilly Circus ; at the Army and Navy Stores , 105 , Victoria-street , S . W . ; and of WILLIAM WHITELEV , 151 , Queen's-road , Bayswater . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . King ' s Cross , July , 1 S 93 .

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QREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . HANK HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS FROM LONDON . ,, 1 'RIDAY NIGHT , August 4 th , for 5 or n days to STIRLING , Perth , Dundee , Aberdeen , Inverness , & c . SATURDAY , August 5 th , for 1 , 3 , or 4 days , to SKEGNESS , Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe , and for v ys to CAMBRIDGE , Wisbech , Lynn , Cromer , porwich , Yarmouth , Lincoln , Leicester , Nottingham , wrby , Burton , Stoke , Newark , Sheffield , Barnsley , iluilderslield , Manchester , Stockport , Warrington , Liverpool , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , Keighley , Halifax , Hull , oik , Scarboro ' , Whitby , Bridlington , Darlington , Newcastle , & c . SATURDAY NIGHT , August sth , for S days to "ARLINGTON , Newcastle , Durham , Berwick , Edinburgh , Glasgow , & c . SUNDAY NIGHT , August Oth , for _> days to MANLIIESTER . Third class return fare , ios . HANK HOLIDAY , August yih , for 1 day to ST . AL ' * ANS , Wheathampstead , Harpendcn , Luton , Dunstable , Hitchin , Royston , Cambridge , Skegness , Sutton-on-^ . and Mablethorpe . Also Cheap Tickets to BIGGLES' ' UESDAY , August Sth , for \ day , to SKEGNESS . , '' or further particulars see bills , which can be obtained a uiinpany . j . stations , and Town Parcels Receiving Offices ' J . 'he Offices of . Messrs . SWAN & LEACH , 3 , Charing V ross > and 32 , Pice-di . ly Circus ; at the Army and Navy , { ° r « , 105 , Victoria-street , S . W . ; and of WILLIAM "HITELEV , ! 5 I ) Queen's-road , Bayswater , W . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager , ^ ndon , King's Cross , J uly , 1803 .

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. INCURABLE CHILDREN , ANERLEY ROAD , UPPER NORWOOD , NEAR CRYSTAL PALACE . CHILDREN OF ALL CLASSES RECEIVED . CONTRIHUTIONS GREATLY NEEDED . Bro . F . LLOYD-PALMER , Sec

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THE FOLLOWING HOTELS OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY will be found complete in all the arrangements , and the charges moderate . MIDLAND GRAND ( St . Pancras Station ) London , N . W . The new Venetian Rooms at this Hotel are available for Wedding Breakfasts , and Public and Private and Masonic Banquets . ADELPHI ( Near Central Station ) , LIVERPOOL . OUEEN'S , LEEDS . MIDLAND , BRADFORD . MIDLAND , DERBY . MIDLAND , MORECAMBE . Tariffs on application . Telegraphic Address— " MIDOTEL . " WILLIAM TOWLE , Hotels , & c , Manager .

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pRITERION RESTAURANT , PICCADILLY . No . 1 EAST ROOM— CUISINE VEKITAIILEMENT FINE , Specially devoted to the service of A LA CARTli DEJEUNERS & DINNERS In the most Recherche Style of French Cookery . CUISINE UNRIVALLED IN ENGLAND . LARGE SELECTION OP CHOICE W INES . No . 2 EAST ROOM , A SPECIAL DINNER AT IOS . 6 d . EACH Will be served in this Room at Separate Tables , Between ihe hours of 0 and < j p . m ., Composed of a selection of Dishes from the Carte du Jour of the East Rooms .

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PARTRIDGE & COOPER , " " STA TIONERS , 191 & ip 2 , FLEET STREET , LONDON , Would invite attention to their LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF GENERAL & . FANCY STATIONERY , Suitable for presents , such as Inkstands , Stationery , Cabinets , Ladies' and Gentlemen ' s Dressing Bags , Travelling and Brief Bags , & c , all of which are enumerated in their New Illustrated Catalogue , sent free on application .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

the folluwinf communications , amoiigbl others , unavoidably stand over : CRAFI' 1-OUGE . —Carrinytun , Nu . 2421 . Kuril . AHCII CIIAI ' -IEU . —Pattison , No . IJIJ . Louuts in INS . TIOXTI N . —Robert liurns , No . i $ ; La Tolerance , No . 538 ; and Kensingtun , No . 1767 . ALLIED MASONIC IVEGKEES . —Metropolitan Council ( T . I ... NOTE , ( JLEKIES . —Marcus Maims , Namas Graecus . Consecration ot u New Lodge at West Hartlepool .

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Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

I he final meeting of the Board of Stewards for the recent Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held at Freemasons' Hall on Friday , the -1 st inst . Bro . George A . Fairfield , Hon . Treasurer of the Board , was in the chair , and there was a very

full attendance of members . The audited statement of account was submitted and approved , and' the usual accounts ordered to be paid forthwith . Of the balance remaining- in hand , the sum of . £ 40 was voted to the staff for the extra labours which the Festival had

entailed upon them ; £ 30 for the purchase of books to the library at Wood Green , to be given in the name of the Board ; and , at the special request of the Secretary , i ' 26 5 s . to the School Sports' Fund . What

remained after these had been granted was , with the unanimous thanks of the Board , voted to the Secretary in recognition of his great labours to ensure the success of the gathering . * * *

The 25 th Anniversary Festival in aid of the Mark Benevolent Fund was held at Freemasons' Tavern on Wednesday . Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B ., Prov . G . M . M . of Surrey , occupied the chair , and there was a goodly muster of ladies and brethren present on the

occasion . Everything passed off admirably , and in the course of the evening Bro . C . F . Matier , Grand Secretary , and Secretary of the Fund , had the very great pleasure of announcing donations and subscriptions to the amount of / , * 2 iGG lys . 6 d .

* This is , indeed , a subject of congratulation , showing as it does that the downward tendency which has characterised the results of the last three years has at length been arrested , and that too by a very substantial

recovery . The Chairman and his Board of Stewards must have been hi ghly gratified by so successful a result , and well deserve the thanks of all friends and supporters of this useful Charity , which , as a consequence , will now be in a position to still further

strengthen its permanent resources . We , too , are pleased with the result , as it shows that the appeal we have made to our Mark readers to use their best endeavours to turn the tide of fortune in the direction it has now taken has not been without its influence . * * *

According to the statistics furnished at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Indiana which was held in Indianapolis in the month of May , there are 473 lodges on the roll , while the aggregate membership is 26 , 266 , being a net increase on the preceding year of 890 . The subjects

dealt with by the Grand Master in his address appear to have been of local interest ; but we gather from an excerpt in the Voice of Masonry from Bro . Thomas B . Long ' s Report on Correspondence that that brother is in favour of "dramatic display" in carrying out the ceremonies of Masonry .

Bro . Long considers it " should unquestionably be the duty as well as pride , of lodges that are possessed of the proper facilities , to see that nothing is left undone in presenting the sublime mysteries of Masonry ,

in the fullest , most attractive , and most solemn and impressive forms . By such methods they should consider themselves and become the best conservators of the noble ceremonies of our time-honoured Institution . "

If Bro . Long means by this that Masters of lodges and those officers who are called upon to assist him , should confer the several Degrees impressively , with a clear enunciation , and such elocutionary skill as they are able to command , we agree with him most fully . But if , as seems most likely , he inclines to regard the

ceremonies of the Three LVgrces in the light of theatrical representations , and that those who take part in conferring them are acting as in a stage-play , then the sooner he gives up lecturing a Grand Lecturer who is desirous of checking " dramatic displays , " the better it will be for Masonry in the jurisdiction in which he is able to exercise influence . * i- » A suggestion more detrimental to the true spirit of Masonry has never been made , than that Masters ,