... F RE B3A AS ON R-Y. SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER.-The quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held on Wednesday evening at Free- masons' Hall. Comp. S. Rawson acted as ?? Comp. John A. Racker as H., and Col. Greaten as J. Charters for new Chapters were granted for Goulburn, New South Wales, to be attached to Lodge No. 1,762; to No. 502, Rugby; and to No. 1,624, London. Col. Shadwell H. Clerke, ?? ...

... T.rE:iE-RAM;SO THE CRISIS IT-N - EGYPT.. tei _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - B ud Lee-i~ot- entro . tc Xhedie, h:? stro ine THE PROGRAMME OP ThE l N mEW i MININSTRY. bcc (B T EASTERN TELEGRAPH.) ,Ica ilt l (FROM OUR OWN cona5POTlPTNT.) ALEXANDRIA. MomoAr NIeGHA N The political progftauamc Of the neew w President B of the Council is published in the Meniteur cr Egypt/en. It has, been well received. It pro- ...

... r ow - - I PUBLIC AFFAIR MES. MI. BRYCE, M.P., AND hIS COX o STIUENTS. AN BRSH ATTACK FRUSTRATED. Mr. Bryce, M.P. for the Tower Hamlets, who was unable, owing to the interference of an Irish mob, en to address his constituents last Tuesday week at Ce the Bow and Brosley Institute, met a largo nambes of them last night at St. Mary's Schoolroom, Whitechapel- a road. Thisroom, which ...

... TH: P of:STON OT ¢ ow oo zPW 7_ -PRESTON, Taxena 'X}Nrs. The contest for the representation: of Preston s to-day was fought under ?? enircumstances, and is regarded by the Liberal p atyassa great moral if victory. Mr. Simpson only entered the field at the last Just hgist but he -advped. raphily into IfvOegt, Wi a fought the seat on afr1etly p4urity pcipte. fe %i las had no cabs, hs not had ...

... FORECASTS OF WEAThER. -4- - The following forecasts of weather for this day were issued from the Meteorological Office at 8.30 p.m. yedsterdayy: * DxsnerrC FORECAres. o. Scotland, NVariable winds, light or moderate; dull, slight cold showars. t. Scotland, E Calms or light westerly breezes; 2. England, N.E. f *cloudy or dtll, but fair. 3. England, B Light variable breezes; cloudy or 4. ...

... UPROAPZOUS WMETM a AT CHELSEA. . .. . - ?? . -- - - . 11 .1 I Sir Charles Dilke and Mr. J. B. Firth, the members for the borough of Chelsea, addressed a crowded meeting of their constituents at the vestry-hall, Chelsea, on Tuesday night, Mr. J. N. Higgins, Q.C., presiding. The bail was densely crowded long before the hour up- pointed for the commencement of the proceedings, and the earlier ...

... E1'JOHiIE OF OPINION. '3I1E P'ROGRAMME OF '1T:1' SESStOX. , yisl s sa s ?? The Queen's Speech will unfold a thoroughl]y business- O prori..nln, of which all, or nearly all, oughlt, if no accidents occur to be I ltting~ the session. Much, of course, dcpends on the attitude of the ; t) of thl CIouse. But still more, we venture to think, depends on the it of thC Govrnment itself. If it is ...

... A PLEA FOR PADDING TON PARKv TjH3IRU is a chance now, whicb, if lost, may be lost for ever, of obtaining fot north-west London, where Paddington, Marylebone, and Willesden meet, a permanent lung il the shal)e of a new park Tche district is already populous, containing about 130,000 people, ar d is rapidly growing. In the midst of this district lies an open space of some eighty acres. This ...

... CORRESP ONDENCE. DRAWBACKS TO ALPINE SUNSHINE. To thle EDITOR of thle PALL MALL GAZETTE. SIR,-Your correspondent, the Editor of 'Davos-plat,: , & letter in your issue of January 23 objects to Mr. Symondss' In his St. Moritz as an alternative to Davos-Platz in winter, . suggest15 Of objections may be taken to St. Moritz on account of the tr it ut winds which blow there for days together ...

... THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS. The Daily News ?? Bey has paid a visit to the President of the Chamber of Notables, and has demanded that the Chamber shall insist upon its own Budget, and upon the principle of ministerial responsi- bility. Cherif Pasha, yielding to the military pressure exercised upon him through the Chamber, will probably give way. Otherwise a military revolt is expected. The situation ...

... 'SPECIAL SUNDAY EDITION, CONTAINING ALL YESTERDAY'S NEWS. LLOYD'S WEEKLY ZNEWSVPAPER OFFI(E, I SUNDAY DIOnING. (THROUGH pfhER'S AGENCYO.) FRANCE. PARIS, SaturdaV Evenirg-It is semi-odfficially stated that the trench frigate which was lately ordered to proceed to the coast of Guatemala has no political mission. M. Decrais, the French Minister in Brussels, has been appointed Political Director ...

... Anothergreat addition was made-to the electric lights onTues- day eveninglast, when MIessrsCrompton and Co., the Compaguie Gdn6rale d'Electricit6, the British Electric Light Company, and the Edison Exhibit of the Entertainment Court entered the field. The galleries were for the first time after sunset filled by visitors able to examine the interesting miescellaneous exhibits by means of the ...