Notices Of Meetings.

S . D ., Fowler J . D ., Cox I . G . The Lodge was opened , and the minutes confirmed . Bro . Willing rehearsed the ceremonies of initiation , passing and raising . He received the thanks of all present . Bro . Side was elected W . M . for the ensuing week . The Lodge waa then closed till the following Tuesday .

Hemming Lodge , No . 1512 . —In no district , probably , ia Freemasonry , in the strictest sense of the word , in a more flourish , ing condition than at Hampton . Besides two Lodges in full working order at the mother village , there are also five at Hampton Court , one at New Hampton , while we hear there is a likelihood of yet another being established very shortly at Hampton Wick . The Hemming is

not yet two years old , bnt since the last regular meeting , in March , there have been four Emergencies , and the number of members now exceed forty . On Thursday , the 31 sfc ult ., Messrs . Thos . Phillips , Errincton , Finch , and Murphy were duly initiated into the Order by the W . M . ( Bro . Hopwood ) , who also raised Bros . C . V . J . De Fernex and Andrews to the sublime degree , vacating the chair meanwhile in

favour of Bro . W . Hammond I . P . M ., who passed Bro . Dr . Hill to the F . C . Bro . Bernard Sharp P . M . 84 and 168 was unanimously elected a member . At the conclusion of business the brethren adjourned to supper . Tho doth being removed , the W . M . gave " the Queen " and " the Initiates , " Bro . Murphy responding for the latter . Bro . Geo . Wm . Martin then rendered " Good-bye , Sweetheart , Good-bye , "

in a manner which deserves more than a passing compliment . Bros . Hurst and Walls also contributed to the harmony of the evening , and Bro . Ockenden delivered the charge of the first degree . Present—Bros . E . Hopwood W . M . and P . M . 141 , W . Hammond I . P . M ., P . P . G . D . Middx ., S . Hill P . M . S . W ., J . Hurst J . W . W . M . elect , John Hammond

P . M . Secretary , T . C . Walls acting Deacon , J . C . Jessefcfc I . G ., T . W . Ockenden D . G ., and G . Phillips , Moody , Hunt , Hiscox , Bond , Kent , Chilcott , Knowles , & o . Visitors—Bros . G . W . Martin P . P . G . O , Berks , Geo . Giiterbock 173 , Robert Martin 201 and C . R . Fitt 205 , Brooklyn . The installation of Bro . John Hurst will take place on Thursday , 19 th October next .

Lodge Of Loyalty , No . 1607 . —This Lodge held its first regular meeting on Saturday last , 2 nd Sept ., at the Alexandra Palace , Mnswell-hill . Bro . John Newton W . M . presided , and was ably supported by his officers . There were also present , as visitors ,

Bros . J . Bellerby P . M . No . 65 , Macrae Moir P . M . No . 66 , and Bro . Brain J . W . No . 1471 . Bros . Wyatt , Beedell and Knill were passed to the second degree . The Lodge was then closed , after which the brethren sat down to an elegant banquet , provided by Messrs . Bertram and Roberts .

The Drama.

THE DRAMA .

The Coming Dramatic Season—Prospects and Announcements . SIGNS of the commencement of the dramatic season are multiplying daily , and within another week a very considerable number of houses will have opened their doors . The L YCEUM season commences on Monday next , with English Opera , under the management of Mr . Carl Rosa . A strong company

las been engaged , and an atractive programme is announced , the operas promised being The Lily of Killarney ( Benedict ) , Fidelia ( Beethoven ) , Joconde ( Isonard ) , Pauline ( F . H . Cowen ) , Qiralda ( Adam ) , The Flying Dutchman ( Wagner ) , and The Water Carrier ( Cherubim ) . The last named work is the one announced for the first evening ' s performance . The HAYMARKET THEATRE re-opened last

Saturday , for a short summer season , the commencement of the regular winter season there being fixed for the 2 nd October . During the week Mr . John S . Clark has been delighting his admirers in two of his favourite impersonations , Dr . Pangloss , in the Heir at Law , and Major Wellington de Boots , in The Widow Hunt . On Monday , the long deferred production of Mr . Gilbert's new play , Dan'l Druce , is

announced to take place ; but it would appear that a long run is not anticipated , or the piece would hardly be produced at the fag-end of a summer season . This evening , the COURT THEATRE re-opens for a short season , under the management of Miss Helen Barry . The pertinacity with which this lady presses forward her pretensions to be considered an actress is worthy of a better cause . In the present

instance her appearance will be in a new and original four act drama , entitled , Ethel ' s Revenge ; and she will be supported by a company including Miss Rebecca Isaacs , Miss Hughes , Mr . Edmund Leathes , and Mr . Kelly . The CRITERION THEATRE is also stated to commence its season this evening , but the only change in the programme of the house consists in tho return to his old part in The Great Divorce Case

of Mr . Charles Wyndham . On Monday , the GLOBE opens for tho regular season , under tho management of Mr . Edgar Bruce , when Miss Jennie Lee will resume her admirable impersonation of the poor crossing sweeper Jo , in Mr . Burnett ' s most interesting play . Yet another theatre is announced to re-open next Saturday , and that is the QUKEN ' S . This house has passed through numerous vicissitudes

and it is not so very long since an announcement was made that its career as a theatre was ended . It is now , however , about to enter upon a new lease of life , and Shakspeare ' s Henry the Fifth has been chosen for the re-opening performance . Mr . Coleman , the manager of the theatre , will himself sustain the title role , and he will be supported by Messrs . Phelps , Ryder , Mead , Reginald Moore , and Mesdames Leightcn and Fowler . A few of the theatres hare had no reldche at all , but have kept open doors daring the entire summer , in spite of a continuance of

The Drama.

heat almost unprecedentedly severe . Amongst these we may mention the ADELPHI , the STRAND , the VAUDEVILLE , the CRITERION , and tho GAIETY . At the last mentioned house , the programme has been frequently changed , the present bill of fare comprising a comedy entitled The Bull l > y the Horns , and a burlesque of the well-worn type , entitled Little Don C & sar de Bazan , both from the pen of Mr .

Byron . To say that the comedy is at the same time witty and inconsequential , is to say no more than that it is the work of Mr . Byron . The Bull by the Horns , however , must be pronounced less witty and more inconsequential than the majority of this writer ' s productions . To give the plot of the piece would be to exhibit its weakest part , the characters are absurdly exaggerated , the motives by which they

are actuated are ridiculously inadequate , and the entire production savours more of burlesque than comedy . Of Little Don Qasar ib suffices to say that the piece is neither much better nor much worse than Mr . Byron ' s other burlesques , and that the acting , particularly that of Messrs . Royce and Terry , is exceptionally good . Of the remaining theatres , DRUBY LANE is announced to open on

the 26 th of this month , with Richard the Third , interpreted by Messrs . Barry Sullivan , Sinclair , and others ; the OLYMPIC is expected to revive The Duke ' s Motto , the PRINCE OF WALES ' S will produce a new version of Nos Intimes , and the LYCEUM , on the conclusion of tho present English Opera season , will revert to the Batoman-Irving management , and continue the series of Shakspearian revivals .

Brighton Dog Show.

BRIGHTON DOG SHOW .

AN Exhibition of Sporting and other Dogs will bo held at the Polo Grounds , Preston-place , Brighton , under the rules of the Kennel Club , on the 24 th , 25 th , 26 th , and 27 th October next . There will be no less than eighty . six classes , thirty-six of which will be appropriated to Sporting , aud the remainder to Non-Sporting dogs . The former include Bloodhounds , Deerhounds , Greyhounds , Pointers ( large and small ) , Setters ( English , black and tan , and Irish ) ,

Retrievers ( black curly and black smooth or wavy-coated ) , Spaniels ( Clumber , Golden Liver Sussex , black , and any other colour ) , and Water Spaniels , Fox Terriers , and Fox Terrier Puppies , Dachshunds ( black and tan , and other than black and tan ) , and Sporting Puppies , with an extra class for any known breed of Foreign Sporting Dogs . The Non-Sporting classesinclude Mastiffs , and Mastiff Puppies , St . Bernards

( rough and smooth coated ) , and St . Bernard Puppies , Newfoundlands , Collies ( rough coated ) , Sheep Dogs ( other than Scotch ) , Dalmatian , Bull Dogs , Bull Terriers , BedlingtonTerriers , English and Scotch Wirehaired Terriers , Irish , Black and Tan ( large and small ) , Smooth-haired White , Skye ( drop-eared and prick-eared ) , Dandio Dinmont , and Yorkshire Terriers , Pomeranians ( white and other than white ) , Pugs ,

Maltese , Blenheim and King Charles ' s Spaniels , Italian greyhounds , Fox Terriers , and Non-Sporting Puppies , with an extra class for any known breed of foreign dogs not used in field sports . There is a formidable array of prizes , distributed in twos and threes among the different classes , and the general committee includes the Mayors of Brighton and Hastings , Lord Combermere , Lord . Wm . Lennox , Sir E .

Kerrison , Sir Albert Sansoon , Captain C . Raymond Burrell , Eev . J . Gumming Macdona , and Messrs . Panmure Gordon , J . II . Salter , and G . Reeves Smith . The manager is Mr . John Douglas , and the Hon . Sec , Mr . G . G . Boyes . The offices are at 34 Ship . street , Brighton , and the entries close on the 3 rd October . A show on so large a scale , and under such excellent management , can hardly fail to prove a brilliant success .

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