Metropolitan : Instruction.

ON the 5 th inst ., Bros . F . Napoli W . M ., T . Holmes P . M . S . W ., Percy Gayer J . W ., A . Darch P . M . Prec , J . W . Newstead Sec , P . Page S . D ., C . Hill J . D ., W . Wilson I . G ., J . Wynman , T . F . Strutt W . M . 1679 , Newton , & c . The Lodge was opened in the three degrees and resumed to

the first , when the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Page taking the place of candidate . The W . M . then changed places with the S . W ., who resumed the Lodge to the second degree , when Bro . Hill was examined and entrusted . The ceremony of raising was rehearsed .

Bro . T . Holmes P . M . was elected to preside at the next meeting and a letter was ordered to be sent to Bro . Voigt , Manager of the Hotel , thanking him for the handsome curtain he had put in front of the Lodge room , for the convenience of the Brethren . Bro . Darch informed the Brethren that the Fifteen Sections would be worked in the Lodge on Tuesday evening next .

After the closing of the Lodge a ballot was taken in connection with the Benevolent Association , with the result that Bro . P . Page became the possessor of a Life Subscribership .

Hugh Owen Lodge , No . 2593 . AN excellent meeting was held on Friday of last week , at the Frascati , Oxford Street , when we had the pleasure of seeing Bro . J . Bedford W . M . of the Duke of Connaught Lodge in the chair , assisted by Bros . W . Thomas S . W ., J . B . Schrader J . W ., Holland P . M . Preceptor , Nicholls P . M . Treas ., C . J . Ridgway S . D ., W . Spencer J . D ., A . Taylor I . G ., Hunt P . M . 2353 , J . Wynman , and several others .

Bro . Crisp was examined and entrusted , the Lodge was opened in the second degree , and the ceremony of passing was rehearsed . Bro . Hunt P . M . was examined and entrusted for the higher degree , the Lodge was further advanced , and the ceremony of raising was gone through . Both these ceremonies were perfectly and impressively rendered .

The W . M . made some very appropriate remarks with regard to the kindness they always received from Bro . Holland , their Preceptor , and also thanked the Brethren for allowing him to rehearse the two ceremonies . As Worshipful Master of the Duke of Connaught Lodge he said how delighted he should be to see the Brethren at its next meeting at Anderton's Hotel ; they could rest assured they would receive a most hearty welcome .

We tell you , Brothers , that your blue Lodge is the foundation upon which all Masonry rests , and through it your charities are done . It is the blue Lodge that builds your widow and orphan asylums , and it is the blue Lodge that

cares for your sick and distressed , and buries your dead . It is the blue Lodge that lays your corner-stones for all public buildings , and says to the world we are the same who laid the corner-stone of the capitol of this country , led on by the immortal Washington . —Bun F . Price .

Meetings Next Week.

MEETINGS NEXT WEEK .

Monday . 5 St . George & Corner Stone , F . M . H . 29 St . Alban , Albion 59 Royal Naval , Freemasons' Hall 193 Confidence , Anderton ' s Hotel 957 Leigh , Freemasons Hall 1305 St . Marylebone , Criterion Restaurant 1670 Adelphi , Freemasons' Hall 2030 Abbey , Town Hall , Westminster 2094 Elthorne and Middlesex , Cafe Royal 2394 Galen , Freemasons' Hall

2454 Guildhall School of Music , Holborn R . 2565 Royal Rose , Hampstead Road 26 32 Byfield , Great Eastern Hotel 40 Derwent , Castle , Hastings 68 Royal Clarence , F . M . H ., Bristol 75 Love and Honour , F . M . H ., Falmouth 88 Scientific , Lion , Cambridge 104 St . John , Mechanics Inst ., Stockport 10 ; Fortitude . F . M . H .. Plvmouth

106 Sun , F . M . H ., Exmouth 133 Harmony , F . M . H ., Faversham 151 Albany , F . M . H ., Newport , I . of W . 18 9 Sincerity , Town Hall , E . Stonehouse 237 Indefatigable , F . M . H ., Swansea 240 St . Hilda , F . M . H ., South Shields 262 Salopian , Music Hall , Shrewsbury 292 Sincerity , Adelphi ,- Liverpool 296 Royal Brunswick , F . M . H ., SheffieH

297 Witham , Masonic Rooms , Lincoln 303 Benevolent , F . M . H ., Teignmouth 314 Peace ancl Unity , Bull , Preston 330 One and All , F . M . H ., Bodmin 339 Unanimity , Crown , Penrith 379 Honour , F . M . H ., Bath 411 Commercial , F . M . H ., Nottingham '

422 Yarborough , M . Rms ., Gainsborough 4 S 1 St . Peter , F . M . H ., Newcastle-on-Tyne 587 Howe , F . M . H ., Birmingham j 8 o . Druid of Love & Liberality , Redruth

Meetings Next Week.

632 Concord , F . M . H ., Trowbridge 643 Royal , Foord's , Filey 665 Montagu , F . M . H ., Lyme Regis 671 Prince of Wales , F . M . H ., Llanelly 721 Independence , F . M . H ., Chester 797 Hauley , Hauley Hall , Dartmouth S 27 St . John , Masonic Tern ., Dewsbury 884 Derwent , Town Hall , Wirksworth S 93 Meridian , F . M . H ., Millbrook 941 i i

^ e amey , ftoyai ueorge , Knutstord 106 9 United Brothers , F . M . H ., Portsmouth 1149 Dorking , Public Hall , Dorking 1174 Pentagle , Sun , Chatham i 22 i Defence , F . M . H ., Leeds 1237 Enfield , George , Enfield 1253 Travellers , Queen , Manchester 1302 De Warren , White Swan , Halifax 1350 Fermor Hesketh , F . M . H ., Bootle 1380 Skelmersdale , Town Hall , Liverpool

1402 Jordan , Masonic Temple , Torquay 1408 Stamford & Warrington , Stalybridge 143 6 Castle , F . M . H ., Sandgate 1449 Royal Military , Mas . Tern ., Canterbury 1452 St . Margaret , Royal , Lowestoft 1474 Israel , F . M . H ., Birmingham 1477 Sir Watkin , F . M . H ., Mold 1496 Trafford , Western , Moss Side 1 505 Emulation , F . M . H ., Liverpool 1564 St . John , F . M . H ., Woking ion ivixi

jLooracum , r ..., xorK 1618 Handyside , t'riv . Rms ., Saltburn-by-Sea 1730 Urmston , Victoria , Urmston 1748 Castlemartin , Assembly R ., Pembroke 1792 Tudor , The Institute , Harborne 1802 Vernon , Exchange Bdgs ., E . Retford 1852 Forest , Town Hall , Mansfield 1885 Torridge , F . M . H ., Great Torrington 1914 St . Thomas , Harecastle , Kidsgrove m . d 8 Hardman Onppti '? Ai-mc T ? a « Honc * - ^ ll

1952 High Peak , Tn . H ., Chapei-en-le-Frith 19 66 Fidelity & Sincerity , M . H ., Wellington 203 4 Masefield , Institute , Moseley 2144 De Tatton , Town Hall , Altrincham

Meetings Next Week.

218 5 Ardwick , Moseley , Manchester 2197 Spencer Walpole Temperance , Douglas 2370 Carnarvon , Public Hall , Leyland 2382 Loyal Hay , Hay 2457 St . Anne ' s , St . Anne's-on-Sea 2487 St . Michael , Crown , Stone 2584 Queen Victoria , Con . Club , Cheetham

Tuesday . 96 Burlington , Albion 180 St . James ' s Union , Freemasons' Hall 198 Percy , Ship and Turtle 211 St . Michael , Albion 228 United Strength , Guildhall Tavern 235 Nine Muses , Grand Hotel , Charing C . 781 Merchant Navy , Town H ., Limehouse

8 34 Ranelagh , Criterion Restaurant 933 Doric , Anderton ' s Hotel 1190 Urban , Freemasons' Hall 1593 Royal Naval College , Ship , Greenwich 1004 Wanderers , Freemasons' Hall 16 93 Kingsland , Holborn Restaurant 176 9 Clarendon , Guildhall Tavern 196 9 Waldeck , Freemasons' Hall 2 ? 4 b Rahere . Frascati

2622 Beach , Horns , Kennington Park 80 St . John , F . M . H ., Sunderland 93 Social ,, 47 St . Giles Street , Norwich 131 Fortitude , F . M . H ., Truro 184 United Benevolence , New Brompton 241 Merchants , F . M . H ., Liverpool 272 Harmony , F . M . H ., Boston 284 Shakespeare , F . M . H ., Warwick

293 iSangs friends . Lamb , JNantwich 319 New Forest , Visitors Hall , Lymington 371 Perseverance , F . M . H ., Maryport 3 86 Unity , Town Hall , Wareham 473 Faithful , F . M . H ., Birmingham 494 Virtue and Honour , F . M . H ., Axminster 495 Wakefield , F . M . H ., Wakefield 496 Peace and Harmony , St . Austell 502 Rectitude , F . M . H ,, Rugby

The Theatres. &C.

The Theatres . & c .

Avenue . —8 , A Previous Engagement . 8 -45 , A Message from Mais . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Comedy . —German Plays . Covent Garden . —On Friday , Fancy Dress Ball . Criterion . —8-20 , A Charitable Bequest . 8-50 , The Noble Lord . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . Daly ' s . —815 , San Toy . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 .

Drury Lane . —7-45 , The Price of Peace . Matinee , Wednesday ( last day ) . Duke of York ' s . —8-30 , The Swashbuckler . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Gaiety . —8-15 , The Messenger Boy ( Second edition ) . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Garrick . —8 , A pair o £ Knickerbockers . 8-40 , The Wedding Guest . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Globe . —8 , A Little Supper . 8-30 , The Gay Pretenders . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 .

Gt . Queen Street . —8 . 15 , A Boer Meisje . 9 , The Private Secretary . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . Haymarket . —8-30 , The Second in Command . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . Her Majesty ' s . —8-30 , Herod . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Lyceum . —8 , The Three Musketeers . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 . Lyric . —8 , Florodora . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Prince of Wales . —8 " 30 , English Nell . MatinSe , Wednesday and Saturday ,

2-30 . Royalty . —8-30 , Mr . and Mrs . Daventry . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . St . James ' s . —8-30 , The plot of his Story . 9 , The Wisdom of the Wise . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Savoy . —8 , Pretty Polly . 8-30 , Patience . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 .

Shaftesbury . —8-15 , The Casino Girl . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 Strand . —8-15 , Punctured . 9 , In the Soup . Matinee , Wednesday , 3 . Vaudeville . —8-15 , Did you ever send your wife to Cambecwell ? 9 , Self and Lady . Matin 6 e , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Wyndham ' s . —8-20 , Mrs . Dane ' s Defence . Matinee , Wednesday , and ^ Saturday , 2-30 .

Alexandra . —Next week , 8 , The wrong Mr . Wright . Opera House , Crouch End . —Next week , The Degenerates . Surrey . —Next week , 7-45 , The day of reckoning . Standard . —7-45 , In London Town . Alhambra . —8 , Variety Entertainment , Soldiers of the Queen , & c . Aquarium . —Varied performances , World ' s Great Show , & c , daily . Empire . —8 , Variety Entertainment . Sea-side , War Pictures , & c .

London Pavilion . —7 " 30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 2-15 also . Oxford . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 2-15 also . Palace . —7 -45 , Variety Entertainment . New American Biograph , & c . Saturday , 2 also . Royal . —7 -30 , Variety Company . Saturday , 2-30 also . Tivoli . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . A Galaxy of Stars . Saturday , 2-15 also .

Egyptian Hall . —3 and 8 , Mr . J . N . Maskelyne ' s entertainment . London Hippodrome . —2 and 8 , Varied attractions . Siberia , & c . St . James ' s Hall . —8 , Mohawk and Moore and Burgess Minstrels . Matin 6 e , Monday , Wednesday , Thursday and Saturday , 3 . Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Cafe Chantant , & c . Madame Tussaud's ( Baker Street Station ) . —Open daily . Portrait models of modern celebrities , & o . Polytechnic—3 , Our Navy .