... The installation meeting of this celebrated dramatic and musical Masonic Lodge was held on Monday at Freemasons' Rall, when 130 brethren were present and witnessed the ceremony. Br GEORGE E. FAIRCRILD, W.M., presided, having Br James D. Beveridge, S.W., and Br T. de Brunnow Holmes, J.W., in the other principal officer's chairs. Tbebrethrenpresentincluded the following:-A. C. Bishop, C. Wellard ...

... | .j The annual Session of City Justices for considering applications for theatrical licences for the perfermance of stage plays in Liverpool was held at the Police-buildings, Dale-street, last week, the court being crowded. Mr Henry Jevons presided. Henry Alexander Bruce applied for the renewal of the theatrical licence which he held in respect of the Rcyal Court Theatre. In reply to Mr ...

... 1asdiua Note& Tirs Principal of Saltley College lately receivo7i a letter from a former pupil, now a schro' naster in Liverpool, which told a funny story of ?? school- boys' strike, and the reading of whirh caused a good deal of laughter at the annual meeting of the college. It stated that the boys had struck for I short er hours, no home-lessons, and sugar. Bat this needs expla- nation. A ...

... TI EM R .- WILLIAM'S JOURNEYS ?? OUR COntIMP5WODNT.)- VIENNA, WZ=DLy io3T. The Emperor-Fraucis Joseph leftforivasigruck thlis eveniu$, eccompanied by his aide-de-CAMP Count de .'aar. and Prince :Ieuss. the A.ernvik Ambassador, whom he bogged eXpressly; to be present at the meeting which Coen0altfldn however,. will not attend. This afternoon three German . ironclads-te Deutachland, the ...

... FOREIGN TBElGRAsts MURDER AND AA11SX THE CRONIN TRIAL. CLOSE OP THE PARIS TION. MASSACRE IN SOLONON ISLANDl8 reeiedbourne, o Intelligence has been received here, statin' tol. f natives in the Solomon Islands some time Wg tdat the and &Murdered an Englishman named Nelson and ti native boys, and afterwards devoured tb tres cruiser Royalist reports that she shelled the vem.ul The that part of the ...

... LONDON COUNT-Y COUNCILr ' The usual weekly meeting of the Counil waD heluion Tuesday at Guildlill, the Earl of 1tosebery pie. aiding. THn STRAND IMPROVIX1NT. Mr. C. Harrison smoved the adoption of the report of the Parliamentary Committee, which stated' that the committee had considered the resolution of the Council, authorizing them to include in the application to Par. liament powers to ...

... If the Times be correctly informed the Ministerial programme for next session is to be far more modest than most people have imagined. The Tithes Bill for England and a Land Bill for Ireland will be the principal measures; and the latter, so far from being a big and final scheme, is only to be an extension of the. Ashbourne Act. The Times says We may assumne that the scope of the measure will ...

... THE CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLIC& THE PROPOSED FEDERAL UNION. s ?? oun COmRmONDMRT4 PARS, TMnux NWr. The report that the Republics of Central Americar were contemplating the decisive ste L; of uniting together ito one Bation on a federal & baris appeses, from what have Vearnt to-day, go to be wll:fouded. Afew days ago the rre- D sentatives of t l Salvador, Mo- 0 adre, ricsragua, anda costa ica ...

... CHRISTIVAS BOOKS All. A l TTr E solid reading leavens the mass of tales deemed appro- T'ra:Ite to the Christmas season. As example is better than precept, the terse hiographies of illustrious men of all ages and professions cllecte, ill 'The Achievements of Youth (Nelson) may well ellot-tiite boys hoping to make a name in the world. Whether the 1.,t1 inclinlations tend towards Science, Art, ...

... I THEATRICAL LICENCES IN LIV ERPO()L. s The annual Session of City Justices for considering A n applications for theatrical licenres for the performnance of L n stage plays in Liverpool was held at the Police-buildings, Dale-street, last week, the court being crowded. Mr Henry A Jevons presided. 'f ?? ?? applied for the renewal of the Iftetia ience which he held in respect of the Royal Court B ...

... THE GOLFER A X ROME0 AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. HORACE G. HUTCHINSON. MRa. HORACE G, HUTCHINSON is probably the best known Englisb player of Scotland's royal and ancient game. For the first two years after its institution in tS86 he held the amateur champion- ship, and on most of the links of England and Scotland he is known as the winner of many a proud trophy. Since the establishment of the Royal ...

... A MEXICAN GOVERNOR ASSASSINATED. A Central News telegram from New York ?? has just arrived of the assassinat on of General Corona, Governor of the Mexican State or Jalisco. He was walking in the streets of Mexico! when he was suddenly atta ked by a disclarged po iceman, who stabbed hnim with a poniard. The general fell mortally wounded, and died very soon afterwards. The deceased was formerly ...