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Our Weekly Budget.
House of Commons on Friday last , Mr . J . Holms expressed an opinion that , in his idea , some reform was necessary in our military system . His views were embodied in a resolution , which was opposed by General Shnte and others . Mr . Secretary Hardy , in the course of his
remarks on the subject , said he considered the course adopted by Mr . Holms of addressing public meetings during the recess on the subject was objectionable . Mr . Holms afterwards offered to withdraw his resolution , but this the House refused , and it was negatived , without a division . Several votes for the Civil Service were then
agreed to . On Monday Mr . Anderson gave notice that he intended moving , at an early date , a resolution with respect to the collision between the Alberta and the Mistletoe . Mr . Goschen then called the attention of the House to the loss of the Vanguard , criticising the conduct of several of the
officers at great length and with some severity . Mr . Hunt replied , and stated that for months he had been assailed on this subject , but considered that he had done all he could in the matter ; after some further discussion , and some remarks from Mr . Disraeli , the motion of Mr . Goschen ,
for the production of certain papers , was agreed to . On Tuesday Mr . Secretary Cross stated , in reply to Mr . Pell , that it was the intention of the Government to bring in the promised measure relating to prisons about the time the Budget was introduced . Sir C . Dilke then directed
attention to the question of the unreformed municipal corporations , on which subject some amount of discussion ensued . On Wednesday a proposal to read the Municipal Franchise ( Ireland ) Bill a second time , made by Major O'Gorman , was fully considered , and eventually
negatived , the House , on dividing , shewing a majority of 28 against the reading . After some further unimportant business the House adjourned . On Thursday two new members took their seats , viz .: —Mr . Denison for Bast Retford , and Mr . Brown for Horsham . Captain Nolan
proposed , on the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates , that the inducements to enter the army be increased , which , after some discussion ,
was negatived , without a division . Some other proposals were made , and the House then went into Committee of Supply , when Mr . Secretary Hardy made his annual military statement .
Her Majesty the Queen , attended by the Princess of "Wales , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold was present at a concert at the Albert Hall , on Friday last . On Tuesday a Levee was held at St . James ' s Palace , by the Duke of Edinburgh , on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen .
Intelligence has been received of the total loss of the ship " Strathmore , " which was wrecked on a rock near the Crozet group of islands on the 1 st of Jul y last , during a fog . It is stated that out of a total of 80 souls on board
45 are missing . On Weduesday , the " Glenaray , " of Glasgow , from Adelaide , went ashore during a dense fog , off the Isle of Wight , and . became a total wreck . All hands were saved by the Coast-guard and others .
Abroad , the principal event of the week has been the flight of Don Carlos and the consequent stoppage of the long Civil War in Spain . On Monday he asked for the protection of France , which was accorded him , and he then started for Encrland . Tho French authorities have
determined to put a stop to ready money betting , and this rale being enforced at a race meeting on Sunday last , caused great commotion , several men being served with notice of prosecution . Some disastrous floods have taken place on the Continent , France , Austria and Hungary especially suffering .
We heartily congratulate our good Brother , Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , upon the success of his researches after what is known as the " Wilson M . S . Constitution , " which , we trust , may prove to bo of more archaeological value than has been supposed .
We see , by a coutcinporary , that he has traced this M . S ., which was noticed by the Masonic writers Hutchinson and Preston and ascribed to the time of Henry VIII ., into the possession of a relative of Sir Thomas Phillips , to whom it had been sold by the Wilson family . It is on
vellum , and ascribed by its present owner to the 17 th century . In the " Old Charges of British Freemasons , " by the eminent Masonic writer , William JamesHughan , Past Grand Deacon ^ issued iu 1872 , wo find the above classified with tho various ancient Constitutions , whose originals were then unknown , as Y .
Obituary.
Obituary .
It is our painful duty to chronicle , this week , the death —which occurred on 27 th ultimo—of Brother William Farnfield , a worthy Mason , whose labours extended over a period of upwards of fifty years . Bro . Farnfield was initiated in the Lodge of Union on 31 st August 1825 , and
continued a member until his death . He was P . M . of tho Lodge , and for many years its Secretary . He joined the Constitutional Lodge , No . 55 , on 17 th February 1830 , and was a member till 1873 ; was also P . M . of this Lodge , and for many years Secretary . He joined St . George and
Corner Stone Lodge , No . 5 , on 8 th February 1869 , his membership terminating December 1872 ; here also he acted as Secretary . He was exalted in St . George ' s Chapter , No . 5 , on 1 st November 1830 , and was a member till 1873 ; was P . Z . and S . E . for many years . He was the
first Secretary of tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , which position he held till October 1872 . He was for more than 40 years in tho Grand Secretary ' s Office , and held the rank of Asst . Grand Secretary for many years , in
fact he was the only brother who ever held that position . For several years past infirmity had compelled him to retire from active duty , but so highly were his past services appreciated that his declining years were solaced by Pensions from Grand Lodge and the Institution of which
he was the late Secretary . Bro . Farnfield ' s remains wero interred at Tooting Cemetery , on Thursday last . His mourning family may , with laudable pride , look back and revere his memory , for no brother ever carried out tho duties of a father more faithfully .
Bro . John Hawker , P . M . 871 , died suddenly on Friday , 18 th February , at the comparatively early age of 51 . He suffered from heart disease , and was only ill for a short space of time . He was initiated iu the Royal Oak Lodge , 871 , on the 22 nd October 1862 , and continued a
subscribing member up to his death . He served the office of W . M . in 1868 , doing all the work and installing his successor . He was a Life Subscriber to one of the Charities .
He took an active interest in his Lodge , seldom missed a meeting , and was well and deservedly respected by all who knew him . He has left a widow and a family to lament the heavy loss they have sustained .
The Drama.
THE DRAMA .
" Jo " at the Globe—The Rival Othellos . THE production , at the GLOBE Theatre , of a play founded npon the more tragic and dramatic incidents in Mr . Dickon ' s " Bleak House , " has evoked a considerable amount of attention and criticism . Tho episode of tho death of the street arab , " Jo , " tho murder of Mr . Ttilkiughorn , and the grave , misdirected suspicions to which that crime gave rise , arc eminently susceptible of dramatic treatment , and
in the drama under review are brought into effective prominence . The centre of interest is undonbtedly " Jo , " and Snagsby and Chadband , Lady Dedlock and Mr . Bucket are moro or loss subordinated to tho general purpose of the play . In this the author has shown a wise discretion . It is a common fault with dramatic writers in adapting novels to tho stage that they attempt too mnch . They forget
how much wider the scope of a novel is than that of a play . Tho former will admit of several more or less distinct threads of interest . Iu the latter it is essential that there should be but one central story , and that every other episode introduced should be clearly subordinated to this . Yet if the author is to be complimented on the skill of his own work ho is no less to be congratulated on his good
fortune in obtaining adecpiate exponents for the various characters Miss Jennie Lee , in particular , who sustains tho part of Jo , is a real acquisition to the London stage , from which she has been far too long away . Some of our readers may recollect her success at the Lyceum in a somewhat analogous character about five years since .
Her present performance , however , shows a manifest advance upou that . The pathos of this admirable character is fully brought out , aud a thousand little natural touches testify to tho thoroughness of the actress ' s study . The other parts in the play are also well sustained , and it can scarcely bo doubted that the production will provo
a success . Some years ago , when Mr . Fechter and the late Mr . G . V . Brooko wero competing for London favour iu the character of Othello , a kind of farcical burlcsquo was brought out ( based , wo believe , upon an older play of a similar kind ) , entitled " Tho Ilival Othellos . " The coujunc tion of the two histrionic planets , Salvini and Henry Irving , in this
narfc during the past few months , has been thought to furnish a suf . liciont reason for tho revival of this farce , aud it is now being performed with considerable success at the STHAND . Mr . Terry presents a humorous caricature of Mr . Irving in tho part , a'ld M . Marius is equally happy in hittiDg off tho weaknesses of tho impersonation of Siguor Salyini ,
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Our Weekly Budget.
House of Commons on Friday last , Mr . J . Holms expressed an opinion that , in his idea , some reform was necessary in our military system . His views were embodied in a resolution , which was opposed by General Shnte and others . Mr . Secretary Hardy , in the course of his
remarks on the subject , said he considered the course adopted by Mr . Holms of addressing public meetings during the recess on the subject was objectionable . Mr . Holms afterwards offered to withdraw his resolution , but this the House refused , and it was negatived , without a division . Several votes for the Civil Service were then
agreed to . On Monday Mr . Anderson gave notice that he intended moving , at an early date , a resolution with respect to the collision between the Alberta and the Mistletoe . Mr . Goschen then called the attention of the House to the loss of the Vanguard , criticising the conduct of several of the
officers at great length and with some severity . Mr . Hunt replied , and stated that for months he had been assailed on this subject , but considered that he had done all he could in the matter ; after some further discussion , and some remarks from Mr . Disraeli , the motion of Mr . Goschen ,
for the production of certain papers , was agreed to . On Tuesday Mr . Secretary Cross stated , in reply to Mr . Pell , that it was the intention of the Government to bring in the promised measure relating to prisons about the time the Budget was introduced . Sir C . Dilke then directed
attention to the question of the unreformed municipal corporations , on which subject some amount of discussion ensued . On Wednesday a proposal to read the Municipal Franchise ( Ireland ) Bill a second time , made by Major O'Gorman , was fully considered , and eventually
negatived , the House , on dividing , shewing a majority of 28 against the reading . After some further unimportant business the House adjourned . On Thursday two new members took their seats , viz .: —Mr . Denison for Bast Retford , and Mr . Brown for Horsham . Captain Nolan
proposed , on the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates , that the inducements to enter the army be increased , which , after some discussion ,
was negatived , without a division . Some other proposals were made , and the House then went into Committee of Supply , when Mr . Secretary Hardy made his annual military statement .
Her Majesty the Queen , attended by the Princess of "Wales , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold was present at a concert at the Albert Hall , on Friday last . On Tuesday a Levee was held at St . James ' s Palace , by the Duke of Edinburgh , on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen .
Intelligence has been received of the total loss of the ship " Strathmore , " which was wrecked on a rock near the Crozet group of islands on the 1 st of Jul y last , during a fog . It is stated that out of a total of 80 souls on board
45 are missing . On Weduesday , the " Glenaray , " of Glasgow , from Adelaide , went ashore during a dense fog , off the Isle of Wight , and . became a total wreck . All hands were saved by the Coast-guard and others .
Abroad , the principal event of the week has been the flight of Don Carlos and the consequent stoppage of the long Civil War in Spain . On Monday he asked for the protection of France , which was accorded him , and he then started for Encrland . Tho French authorities have
determined to put a stop to ready money betting , and this rale being enforced at a race meeting on Sunday last , caused great commotion , several men being served with notice of prosecution . Some disastrous floods have taken place on the Continent , France , Austria and Hungary especially suffering .
We heartily congratulate our good Brother , Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , upon the success of his researches after what is known as the " Wilson M . S . Constitution , " which , we trust , may prove to bo of more archaeological value than has been supposed .
We see , by a coutcinporary , that he has traced this M . S ., which was noticed by the Masonic writers Hutchinson and Preston and ascribed to the time of Henry VIII ., into the possession of a relative of Sir Thomas Phillips , to whom it had been sold by the Wilson family . It is on
vellum , and ascribed by its present owner to the 17 th century . In the " Old Charges of British Freemasons , " by the eminent Masonic writer , William JamesHughan , Past Grand Deacon ^ issued iu 1872 , wo find the above classified with tho various ancient Constitutions , whose originals were then unknown , as Y .
Obituary.
Obituary .
It is our painful duty to chronicle , this week , the death —which occurred on 27 th ultimo—of Brother William Farnfield , a worthy Mason , whose labours extended over a period of upwards of fifty years . Bro . Farnfield was initiated in the Lodge of Union on 31 st August 1825 , and
continued a member until his death . He was P . M . of tho Lodge , and for many years its Secretary . He joined the Constitutional Lodge , No . 55 , on 17 th February 1830 , and was a member till 1873 ; was also P . M . of this Lodge , and for many years Secretary . He joined St . George and
Corner Stone Lodge , No . 5 , on 8 th February 1869 , his membership terminating December 1872 ; here also he acted as Secretary . He was exalted in St . George ' s Chapter , No . 5 , on 1 st November 1830 , and was a member till 1873 ; was P . Z . and S . E . for many years . He was the
first Secretary of tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , which position he held till October 1872 . He was for more than 40 years in tho Grand Secretary ' s Office , and held the rank of Asst . Grand Secretary for many years , in
fact he was the only brother who ever held that position . For several years past infirmity had compelled him to retire from active duty , but so highly were his past services appreciated that his declining years were solaced by Pensions from Grand Lodge and the Institution of which
he was the late Secretary . Bro . Farnfield ' s remains wero interred at Tooting Cemetery , on Thursday last . His mourning family may , with laudable pride , look back and revere his memory , for no brother ever carried out tho duties of a father more faithfully .
Bro . John Hawker , P . M . 871 , died suddenly on Friday , 18 th February , at the comparatively early age of 51 . He suffered from heart disease , and was only ill for a short space of time . He was initiated iu the Royal Oak Lodge , 871 , on the 22 nd October 1862 , and continued a
subscribing member up to his death . He served the office of W . M . in 1868 , doing all the work and installing his successor . He was a Life Subscriber to one of the Charities .
He took an active interest in his Lodge , seldom missed a meeting , and was well and deservedly respected by all who knew him . He has left a widow and a family to lament the heavy loss they have sustained .
The Drama.
THE DRAMA .
" Jo " at the Globe—The Rival Othellos . THE production , at the GLOBE Theatre , of a play founded npon the more tragic and dramatic incidents in Mr . Dickon ' s " Bleak House , " has evoked a considerable amount of attention and criticism . Tho episode of tho death of the street arab , " Jo , " tho murder of Mr . Ttilkiughorn , and the grave , misdirected suspicions to which that crime gave rise , arc eminently susceptible of dramatic treatment , and
in the drama under review are brought into effective prominence . The centre of interest is undonbtedly " Jo , " and Snagsby and Chadband , Lady Dedlock and Mr . Bucket are moro or loss subordinated to tho general purpose of the play . In this the author has shown a wise discretion . It is a common fault with dramatic writers in adapting novels to tho stage that they attempt too mnch . They forget
how much wider the scope of a novel is than that of a play . Tho former will admit of several more or less distinct threads of interest . Iu the latter it is essential that there should be but one central story , and that every other episode introduced should be clearly subordinated to this . Yet if the author is to be complimented on the skill of his own work ho is no less to be congratulated on his good
fortune in obtaining adecpiate exponents for the various characters Miss Jennie Lee , in particular , who sustains tho part of Jo , is a real acquisition to the London stage , from which she has been far too long away . Some of our readers may recollect her success at the Lyceum in a somewhat analogous character about five years since .
Her present performance , however , shows a manifest advance upou that . The pathos of this admirable character is fully brought out , aud a thousand little natural touches testify to tho thoroughness of the actress ' s study . The other parts in the play are also well sustained , and it can scarcely bo doubted that the production will provo
a success . Some years ago , when Mr . Fechter and the late Mr . G . V . Brooko wero competing for London favour iu the character of Othello , a kind of farcical burlcsquo was brought out ( based , wo believe , upon an older play of a similar kind ) , entitled " Tho Ilival Othellos . " The coujunc tion of the two histrionic planets , Salvini and Henry Irving , in this
narfc during the past few months , has been thought to furnish a suf . liciont reason for tho revival of this farce , aud it is now being performed with considerable success at the STHAND . Mr . Terry presents a humorous caricature of Mr . Irving in tho part , a'ld M . Marius is equally happy in hittiDg off tho weaknesses of tho impersonation of Siguor Salyini ,