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jV / TIDLAND RAILWAY . WHITSUNTIDE EXCURSIONS , FROM ST . PANCRAS & CITY STATIONS . IRELAND , MAY iSth , iyth , and 20 th . To DUBLIN , CORK , KILLARNEY , Ballina , Galway , Sliiro , on May iSth , via Liverpool , and on May 10 th , via Morecambe ; BELFAST , LONDONDERRY , fa ., on Thursday , May iSth , and to LONDONDERRY v , 4 LIVERPOOL and viii Morecambe on Saturday , May 20 th . See special bills for times , fares , Sic . SCOTLAND , FRIDAY , MAY 19 th . To GLASGOW , Greenock , Ayr , Kilmarnock , and the G . & S . W . line , leaving St . Pancras at 10 5 p . m ., and to EDINBURGH , GLASGOW ( N . B . ) , Stirling , Perth , Dundee , Inverness , & c , for 5 , S , or iG days , leaving St . Pancras at 9 . 15 p . m . PROVINCIAL TOWNS & SEASIDE . Friday Midnight , May 19 th , for ' 3 days . Saturday Midnight , May 20 th , for 2 days , to Leicester , Nottingham , Manchester , Liverpool , Sheffield , Leeds , Bradford , Sic SATURDAY , MAY 20 th . To PRINCIPAL MIDLAND TOWNS & HOLIDAY RESORTS , including MATLOCK , BUXTON , LIVERPOOL , Blackpool , MORECAMBE , THE LAKE DISTRICT , SCARBORO ' , and the North Eastern District , for 3 , 6 , or 8 days , and to DOUGLAS ( Isle of Man ) for 10 days . WHIT-MONDAY , MAY 22 nd . To ST . ALBANS , HARPENDEN , LUTON , BEDFORD , KETTERING , LEICESTER & BIRMINGHAM , returning as per bills . FRIDAY , MAY 26 th . MANCHESTER ( for the Races ) , leaving St . Pancras at 12 . 5 a . m ., Kentish Town , 12 . 10 a . m . SOUTHEND-ON-SEA . CHEAP DAY AND WEEK-END EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued to SOUTHEND-ON-SEA during Ihe Whitsuntide Holidays , as announced in special bills . NEW WEEKLY SUMMER EXCURSIONS . EVERY SATURDAY until further notice ( commencing May 20 th ) , to MATLOCK , BUXTON , LIVERPOOL , SOUTHPORT , BLACKPOOL , Lytham , St . Anr . e ' s-in-Sea , The Isb ot Man , MORECAMBE , LANCASTER , THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT ( Bridlington , Scarboro ' , Whitby , & c ) , for 3 , S , 10 , 15 , and 17 days . CHEAP WEEK-END TICKETS are now issued every Friday and Saturday from LONDON ( ST . PANCRAS ) and other principal Midland Stations to the CHIEF SEASIDE Si INLAND PLEASURE RESORTS in the ' * Peak " District of Derbyshire , Yorkshire , the North East Coast , Scotland , and other parts , available for return on the following Sunday ( where train service permits ) , Monday or Tuesday . Tickets issued on May 19 th and 20 th will also be available for return on Wednesday , May 24 th . APPLY FOR TICKETS , PROGRAMMES Si BILLS at the MIDLAND STATIONS & CITY BOOKING OFFICES , or at thc various Offices of Messrs . Thos . Cook and Sons . GEO . H . TURNER , General Manager .

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pREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . CHEAP WHITSUNTIDE EXCURSIONS FROM LONDON . FRIDAY NIGHT , MAY iyth , fir 5-, S , and iG days , to Northallerton , Darlington , Richmond , Durham , Newcastle , Alnwick , Berwick , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Perth , Dundee , Oban , Fort William , Aberdeen , Inverness , and other stations in Scotland , lr : > m Woolwich ( Arsenal and Dockjard ) , Greenwich ( S . E . ) , Victoria ( C . andD . ) , Ludgate Hill , Moorgate , Aldersgate , Farringdon , ' King s Cross ( G . N . ) , & c . Passengers holding 5 days' tickets return on Tuesday , May 23 rd , those holding S days' tickets return on Friday , May 26 th , and those holding iG days' single fare t ' ekets return on any day up to and including Sjtu--day , June 3 rd . SATURDAY , MAY 20 th , f jr 3 . C , and S days , from Woolwich ( Arsenal and Dockyard ) , Greenwich ( S . E . ) , Victoria ( C . and D . ) , Ludgate Hill , Moorgate , Aldersgate , Farringdon , and King ' s Cross ( G N . ) to LINCO NSHIRB , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , STAI ' I ' ORDSHIRK , LANCASHIRE , YORKSHIRE , NORTH EASTERN' D ISTRICT , & c . ; also for 1 , 3 , or 4 days from Moorgate , Aldersgate , F rringrlon , King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , & c , to S KEGNESS , SUTTON-ON-SKA and MABLETHORPE . SATURDAY , MAY 20 th , and each succeeding Saturday until September 30 th , for 3 , S , 10 , 15 or 17 days from M-orgate , Ki'g ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , and Finsbury Pa . k to Bridlington , Filey , Scarboro' , Robin Hood's Bay , Whitby , Saltburn , Redcar , Tynrmouth , Whitley , Cullercoat * , Liverpool , Southport , and Douglas ( Isle of Man ) . WHIT MONDAY , MAY 22 nd , for one day to St . Albans , llcrlford , Wheathampstead , Harpenden , Luton . Dunstable , Hitchin , Baldock , Royston , Cambridge , Biggleswade , Sar . dy , Tempsford , St . Neots , Huntingdon , Peterboro ' , Skr gness , Suttoa-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe . Short Date Week End Tickets will be issued on Friday and Saturday , May irj'h and 20 th , to the principal inland anil seaside healih resorts on , and in connection with , the Great Northern Railway , available for rlturn on Sunday , May 21 st ( if train service admits ) , Monday , May 22 nd , Tuesday , May 2 jrd , or Wednesday , May 24 th . THURSDAY NIGHT , MAY 25 th , for Iwo days to Manc hester ( Races ) from Moorgate at 9 . | S , Aldersgate 9 . 50 , 1 arringdon 9 52 , King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) 10 . 30 . I cktts , bills , & c , at Company's stations and town oflices . CHARLES STEEL , General Manager .

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^K^masoii^l SATURDAY , MAY 13 , t 8 gg - ? --

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The first part of the 11 ith Anniversary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held at the School , Battersea Rise , and proved , as these gatherings invariably do , a great success . The Countess of Cork and Orrery ( the mother of Viscount Dungarvan , the

Festival Chairman of the year ) distributed the prizes , offering a few kindly words of congratulation to each recipient . At the conclusion of this part of the proceedings , her ladyship delivered an address of a character so eloquent and , at thc same timc , so practical , that it evoked from all present the heartiest

app lause . The other portions of the afternoon ' s programme were faithfully carried out , the calisthenic display being greatly admired , while the music , both vocal and instrumental , clearly proved how well , and with what pains , the children are trained in this part of Ihcir education .

Masonic Notes.

The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution held their usual monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , under the presidency of Bro . Col . A . Durrant . The Secretary having reported the deaths of three Male and two "Widow Annuitants and of one Male and

one Widow Candidate , and that £ 8000 had been invested on account of the Male Fund and £ 4000 for the Widows' Fund . The Report to be presented at the annual meeting was submitted ^ considered , and finally adopted . The Corrmittee also decided unanimousl y to increase the salary of Bro . J . G . Stevens , who has done them such sterling service , by £ 50 a year .

* ? » The anr . ual meeting of the Governors and Subscribers of the Institution will be held in Freemasons ' Tavern , on Friday , the 19 th instant , when , after the Report of the Committee of Management for the

past year has been considered , and the other business on the Agenda concluded , elections will follow of candidates to fill the vacancies that have occurred on the Male and Widows' Funds . The poll will be closed at 3 p . m ., andthe result wilt be made known as soon as possible during the evening .

* * For these elections there is , as has been the case for several years past , a formidable array of candidates and as the number of vacancies to be competed for is small by comparison , it is inevitable that the result , while it will give pleasure to the few who are

successful , will cause grievous disappointment to the majority who fail . The candidates , of whom 55 are men and 67 widows , are 122 in number , while for the Male Fund there will be elected only 15—12 to fill immediate and three deferred annuities . For the Widows' Fund the disproportion is even greater as there are only 12

annuities—nine immediate and three deferred—to be competed for by the 6 7 applicants . These were the num bers as they were declared by the Committee at their February meeting , but it generally happens that between the second Wednesday in February and the

third Friday in the present month , one or more annuities become vacant over and those declared by the Committee , and , as a rule , these are filled up as well . But in any circumstances the number of those who will be compelled to wait for at least another twelvemonth will be very considerable .

Of the 55 candidates for the Male Fund , 35 remain on the list from last year , and 20 are cases that have been since approved . London is responsible for 13 of the number , 41 hail from the Provinces , and one from a District Abroad . Of the 67 candidates for the Widows' Fund , there are 45 that were unsuccessful at

the last election , and 22 who have since had their names placed on the list . London furnishes 27 of the total number , the Provinces 38 , and Foreign Stations two . Taking the two lists together , we find there are two widows and one brother who have been before the electors for 16 years , and seven others who have been

there for periods ranging from seven to 14 years . The majority of these bring forward very few votes from their previous ballots , the highest number being 830 votes , which No . 1 on the Widows' Fund has to her credit towards her 16 th a pplication ; and what is still more worthy of note is that all these 10 cases arc from the Provinces .

It has been more than once proposed that something should be dons to relieve the lists of these sad cases either by giving the Committee power to place them on the Fund without ballot after a certain number of failures , or by removing their names and allowing the brethren or widows to make a fresh start . We do not see that anything can be done . It is

impossible not to sympathise with these poor old folk in their repeated disappointments , but if the Provinces from which they deiive their claims to be accepted as applicants do not see their way to helping them with votes , we cannot expect the electors in London and elsewhere to exert themselves on their behalf , to the not improbable detriment of the old brethren and widows in whom they are interested .

* * * We have been requested to announce that the 151 * 1 annual festival of the Grand Master ' s Lodge of Instruction for Mark Master Masons will be held at Mark Masons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 17 th instant , at 5 . 30 p . m ., when the ceremony of advancement will be worked with musical accompaniment , and the lecture

afterwards given by Bro . W . Bri ggs . After the cere , mony a banquet will be held in the Crown Room at the Freemasons' Tavern , at 7 p . m ., at which M . W . Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , Pro Grand Mister , has kindly consented to preside . Tickets for the dinner , including admission to the lodge , 6 s ., may be had Irom the Secretary , or at the office at Mark Masons' Hall not later than Monday , the 15 th instant .