Northamptonshire And Huntingdonshire. Provincial Grand Lodge.

tho general effect was heightened by large mirrors at each end of the marquee . The chair was taken by tho P . G . M ., and on tho right of his Grace sat the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Bntlor Wilkins ; on his left Bro . Kelly P . P . G . M . of Leicestershire , with the Provincial Officers on either side . About 200 sat down to partake of tho repast , which was served in Bro . Moore's usual very excellent manner and gave

the greatest satisfaction . After grace , which was said by tho Provincial Grand Chaplain , tho good things wero discussed ^ for some timo , Bro . Marson taking tho oiYice of toast master , which he discharged most efficiently . In giving " Tho Queen and the Craft " his Grace said he was sure he could not say anything in an assembly of loyal Englishmen much less iu an assembly of loyal Masons to induce

them to receive cordially the health of the Queen . ( Applause . ) Under her reign tho country had flourished , tho empire had increased both in extent and in wealth , in power and in prosperity . They all hoped as Masons and as loyal subjects that her reign might long continno , and that they might long drink tho toast of " Tho Queen and Craft . " The toast was duly honoured , a private band

playing the National Anthem . Tho Duke next gave tho health of "H . R . H ., the Prince- of Wales , K . G ., tho M . W . Grand Master of England , " and said ho had been told by thoso who had accompanied his Royal Hig hness on his Indian tour that nothiug could havo been happier than the way in which ho received persons of all races and ranks . ( Hear , hear . ) Ho made a most favourable

impression npon all , and his friends especially were delighted with tho tact , the discretion , and the good taste which ho showed at all times . As a Mason they knew his merits , and as his ( the Duke ' s ) time was short ho would say no more , but ask them to drink cordially tho health of their Grand Master , the Princo of Wales . ( Cheers . ) A 3 tho P . G . M . had to leave , in order to attend tho State

Ball at Buckingham Palace that evening , the chair was afterwards taken by tho D . P . G . M ., Bro Butler Wilkins , who gave the M . W . G . M ., Earl Carnarvon , and M . W . D . G . M ., Lord Skelmersdale , and Officers of the Grand Lodge , and then called on Bro . Waller W . M . 442 to propose the health of tho P . G . M ., his Graco the Duko of Manchester . That was done in snitablo terms , Bro . Waller saying that tho

popularity of their P . G . M . was proved by the many public demands mado upon him . Bro . Kelly , P . P . G . M . ( Leicestershire ) , next gave the health of tho P . D . G . M ., Bro . Butler Wilkins . Bro . Kelly remarked that however generons the Grand Master might be , upon his deputy must fall tho harden and heat of the day in carrying out the duties . He was glad to kuow that Bro . Innos had such a

successor . Bnt as " good wine needed no bush " a good toast required no enloginm . ( Applause . ) D . P . G . M ., Butler Wilkins , replied very ably . He took the opportunity of thanking the different Lodges and Chapters in the Province for tho kind reception they had given him whenever he had had the honour of paying them a visit , and lie thought- that had not the P . G . M . been compelled to leave he would havo been

gratified to know that throughout the Province over which ho presided all the Lodges were in working order . Differences of opinion would arise in all communities , but he was happy to say that iu that Province thoy were so slight as not in any way to interfere with tho carrying out of those Masonic principles which all should observe , and which tended to unite them more closely in tho cause of

brotherly love , relief , and truth . In meoting his brothren at the close of the first year of office , he felt himself in a position somewhat similar to that of a member of Parliament before his constituents , sensible of many shortcomings ; but when he saw so many present , to welcome tho R . W . P . G . M ., and remembered that many had entered the h iglier degree of Eoval Arch with satisfaction to themselves , —

when ho called to mind the energy and zeal displayed m working the different Lodges which so many had joined , whilo others were seeking admission into their Craft , —he could not help feeling that Masonry was steadily and surely progressing . ( Applause . ) It was progressing , he was happy to say , in the right direction . He made the remark ast year on a similar occasion , that there should be no standing still ,

but that they should all do their best to support those institutions from which they derived benefit . That had borne fruit , for they had seen that day , in the person of tho present Senior Warden ( Bro . R . H . Griffin ) , a well known trnth amply illustrated , that in every age men would always rise to fill the offices as occasion required . The D . P . G . M . then spoke of what the Province had done ( through Bro . Griffin ) for

the Masonio institutions , remarking that thongh it numbered only eight Lodges , it stood in the front rank , and was , ho might say , A 1 in tho amount of its subscriptions . He was sure that tho honour conferred on Bro . Griffin would be endorsed , and that it wonld stimulate other brethren in after years to follow so good au example . Tho D . P . G . M . spoke amusingly of the Provincial Grand coach aud its

double team of eight havmtr gone so smoothly that all ho should havo to do wonld bo to try and remove the difficulties if tho road became rough and nigged , and keep the necessary parts well oiled ; and ho closed with expressing thanks to tho P . G . S . and the brethren of St . Peter ' s . The toast of "The Royal Masonio Benevolent Institutions " gave opportunities for Bros . Binckes : md 'ferry to advocate those tiiey

ropresonu .-d . and . sovL-rai oi . iiur iu . mt . si- — " mo > i .-. mng i . > . \ jlurjii , " Past Provincial Grand Olliecrs , " "Provincial Grand Treasurer and Secretary , " " Provincial Grand Wardens and Officers aud W . M . ' s of Lodges , " & c , —wore a iter wards given , with " Tho Tyler ' s Toast " at the finish . The Provincial Grand Lodgo will be held next year at Thrapston .

The Drama.

THE DRAMA .

L'Etrangere at the Haymai'ket—Mi-s , John . "Wood at the St . James ' s—Mr . Buckstoae ' s 53 en . GS . fc afc Drury Lane . THE Whitsuntide novelties at tho Theatres have been this year neither numerous nor very important . L'Etrangere at tho HAVJURKET has disappointed some expectations by achieving only a

The Drama.

moderate success . It is to be regretted that M . Dnmas fits shows in hia dramatic productions so constant a partiality for the infraction of tho seventh commandment , more particularly as in the English adaptations of them tho real motif of the plot has thna frequently to bo obscured or removed in order to mako thom palatable toouriusular tastes . Setting aside , however , the question of morality , tho play is

a bad one . Tho characters are extravagantly drawn , the incidents inartistically conceived . Tho heroine herself is an impossibility , and there is not a character in tho play calculated to awaken genuine sympathy . Tho pieco , howover , is well acted , and raonuteel with excellent tasto . No one but a woman of genius could havo mado much of so unsatisfactory a part as L'Etrangere , and Miss Helen Barry may

therefore bo pardoned for her ill success in it . The best acted part is unquestionably that of the Dnke , by Mr . Hermann Vezin . . The character is that of a man who , through married to a beautiful and accomplished woman , bestows all his attention on another , and thinks only of his wife whon he sees reason to suspect her fidelity . The

Duchess is charmingly portrayed by Miss Henrietta Hodson , the part of her lover , Gerard , being enacted by Mr . Gonway . Tho Yankee husband of L'Etrangere , played by Mr . Harcourfc , complefce 3 the role of tho principal characters . We regret we cannot predict for tho piece a popular career .

At tho ST . JAMES ' S THEATRE we aro glad to welcome the reappearance of Mrs . John Wood , an actross who is far too frequently absent from the English boards . Hor rentree was made in an old fashioned piece by the late Mr . Shirloy Brooks , entitled The Creole , a melodrama in which Mr . Emery and Mrs . Keoley wero very successful

some thirty years ago at the Lycoam . Its revival should , and probablj will be popnlnr . Tho other pieco performed i 3 the musical farce of Nilsson or Nothing , formerly played under the title of Jenny Lind at last , in which Mrs . John Wood gives somo clever musical imitations .

The benefit performance to Mr . Bnckstono on Thursday morning was a great succoss . The amount realised was about £ 1 , 200 . Tho performance of tho School for Scandal , with an exceptionally strong caste , combined with the well-earned popularity of the veteran

comedian to draw an immense audience to the theatre , and amongst them might be recognised a large number of the members of the dramatic profession . Afc the conclusion of the play Mrs . Keeloy recited an address , written for tho occasion by Mr . H . J . Byron , to which Mr . Bnckstone responded in characteristic terms .

Old Warrants, No. 3.

Old Warrants , No . 3 .

No . 306 ( Ancients ) ; 389 , A . D . 1814 ( at tho Union ) ; 270 , A . D . 1832 ; and 223 from A . D . 1863 . ( Now hold at Plymouth . ) ATHOLL , GRAND MASTER . WM . DICKEY , D . G . M . Jos . BKOWXE , S . G . W . GEO . BOWEN , J . G . W Co alt fobom it man concent , Mt , the GRAND LODGE of tho Most

Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , according to the old Constitutions granted by his Royal Highness Princo Edwin of York , Anno Domini Nine Hundred Twenty and Six , and in the year of Masonry Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and Six , in ample form assembled , viz ., The Right Worshipful tho

Most Puissant Prince John , Duke , Marquis , and Earl of Atholl , Marquis and Earl of Tnliibardinc , Earl of Strathsay and Slrathardle , Viscount Balquidcr , Glenalmond , and Geulyon , Lord Murray , Bolvouy , and Gask , Heritable Constable of tho Castle of Binclaveu , Lord of Man and tho Isles , and Earl Strange & Baron Murray of Stanley ,

in the county of Gloucester , & c , Grand Master of Masons ; tho Right Worshipful William Dickey , Esq ., Dvvinty Grand Master ; the Ri ght Worshipful Joseph Browne , Esq ., Senior Grand Warden ; and the Right Worshipful George Bowen , Esq ., Junior Grand Warden ; ( with tho approbation and consent of tho Warranted Lodges held within

the cities and suburbs of Londou and Westminster ) do hereby authorise and empower onr trusty and well-boloved brethren , viz ., the Worshipful Robert Field , ono of our Master Masons , the Worshipful Paul Ford , his Senior Warden , and the Worshipful Andrew Mo' Loan , his Junior Warden , to form and hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted

Masons aforesaid , at the Hambro' Arms , St . Mawcs ( or elsewhere ) , in the county of Cornwall , upon the first and third Tuesday in every calendar month , on all seasonable times and lawful occasions ; and in the said Lodge ( when duly congregated ) to admit aud make Free Masons according to tho most ancient and honourable custom of

tho Royal Craft in ad uu'es and nation . ; throughout tho known world . And we d > hereby further authoriso and . 'mp nver our said trusty and well-beloved brethren llobert Field , Paul Ford , and Andrew Mc' Lean , with the consent of the members of their Lodge , to nominate , chase , and inshdl thoir successors , to whom rhov shall

IIDI . iCl'illia iVitt'l ' itUt , . lilU lilVl' at tltuiil SYllll \> 0 ' . Vci'J Utl . i I li J , iluiiJS , i „ d Free Masons , & c . And such successors shall in like manner nominate , chuse , and install their successors , &(• ., &« ., & c , such iiistrdh . uiou 3 to be upon ( or near ) every St . John ' s Day , dm ing tho cotuuiuauco of this Lodge for ever , providing the above-named brethren and ail

their successors always pay due respect to this Rigi . t Worshi pful GRAND LODGE , otherwise this Warrant to bo of no force nor virtue . Given under our hands and tho seal of our GllAXD LODGi'l in London , this Seventh day of September , in the year of our Lord Oue thousaud seven hundred ninety and ' - ' even , aud in . the ; cur of Masonry Five thousand seven hundred ninetv and seven .

ROBERT LESLLM , Graud Secretary . Norn . — 'This Warrant is registered in the Graud Lodge , Vol . II ., Letter L . The present title and number are " The Lodto of Charity , No , 223 , Plymouth . "