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The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
DKTJKY LANE . —This evening , Benefit of Mr . F . B . Cuattcrtou . HAYMABKET—A FAIR EXCOUXTER , HOME ami THE SERIOUS FAMILY . ADELPHI—This evening , at 7 . 0 , THE LANCASHIRE LASS . At 0 . 0 , LOST IS LONDON .
FBIJNTCESS'S .-ROUND THE WORLD IN" EIGHTY DAYS . LYCEUM—At 6 . 50 , FISH OUT OF WATER . At 7 . 15 , HAMLKT . OLYMPIC-At 7 . 0 , TWENTY MINUTES WITH A TIGER . AT 7 . 30 , THE TWO ORPHANS . STKABTD . —At 7 . 0 , INTRIGUE . At 7 . 20 , OLD SAILORS . At 0 . 15 , LOO AND THE PARTY WHO TOOK MISS .
PRINCE OP WALES'S—At 7 . 15 , SWEETHEARTS anil SOCIETY . GAIETY—This evening , JOHN BULL . GLOBE . —LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET mid BLUE BEARD . ROYALTY— At 7 . 30 , A GOOD NIGHT'S REST . At 8 . 0 , CRYI'TOCOS CHOIDSYPHONOTOMATA . At 0 , LA PEU 1 CUOLE .
VAUDEVILLE . —At 7 . 0 , A WHIRLIGIG . At 7 . 15 , OUR BOYS . At 10 A REGULAR FIX . CHARING CROSS .-At 7 . 30 , MR . JOFFIN'S LATCH KEY . At 8 . 15 THE NEW MAGDALEN . OPERA COMIQUE . —This evoning . ' at 7 . 0 , OPERETTA .
ALHAMBRA .-At 7 . 15 , THE TWO BONNYOASTLES . At 8 . 0 , WHIT TINGTON . CBITEBION .-LES PRES SAINT GERVAIS , & c . COURT .-LADY FLORA . ¦
SU-H . REY .-THE TWO I'OLTS , ARRAH-NA-POGUE , unci CRUSOE THE SECOND .
PHILHARMONIC .-MARITANA or BOHEMIAN GIRL , Sc . HENGLER'S OIRQUE .-EQUESTRIAN PERFORMANGE , ever y Evening , at 7 . 0 ; every Wednesday and Saturday , tit - ' . 30 . Little Sandy ' s Benefit Monday and Tuesday , loth and luth March .
SANGER'S AMPHITHEATRE . - TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP , & c , every Evening at 7 . 0 , ami Monday , Wednesday and Saturday , at 2 . 0 . CRYSTAL PALACE . —This Day , CONCERT , BILLIARD MATCH , & c S'JT ^ H ??^" ' n 0 AD T 0 EUIiN ' ' ° l , e" dliily > AQUARIUM , PICTURE GALLERY , & c .
POLYTECHNIC . - STAR WATCHING AND THE TRANSIT OF VENUS ; THE MYSTIC SCROLL ; CHEMICAL MARVELS' THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND ITS LEGENDS , & c . Open at 12 . 0 unci 7 . 0 . EGYPTIAN ( LARGE ) HALL .-Dr . LYNN , at 3 . 0 and 8 . 0 .
EGYPTIAN HALL .-MASKELYNE AND COOKE , at 3 . 0 and s . O . ST . GEORGE'S HALL , Langham Place .-Mr . and Mrs . GERMAIN REED at 8 . 0 . Thursday and Saturday at 3 only .
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NOTICE . rpiIE FREEMASON'S ClIitOXICLE can bo ordered of anv - - Bookseller in Town or Country , but should any tliiiicult y be experienced , it will bo forwarded direct from Ihe Oflico , on receipt of Post Otiicc Order for tho amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses to prevent mistakes . Post Ollice Orders to be made payable to W . W . MOEGAN , at Barbican Oflico . Cheques crossed " London and County . " The Terms of Subscription ( payable iu advance ) to THE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , Post Freo £ 0 13 G Sis Months ditto 0 7 0 Three Months ditto 0 3 6 To the United States and France , 4 s 3 d per quarter , aud to Germany , 4 s 9 d per quarter . Agents , from whom Copies can always be had : — Messrs . CURTICE and Co ., 12 Catherine Street , Strand . Mr . T . DRISCOLI ,, 87 Farringdon Street . Mr . G . W . JORDAN , 100 Strand . Messrs . MARSHALL and SONS , 125 Fleet Street , E . C . M . J . PARKINSON , 111 Goswcll Head , E . C . Mr . II . SIMPSON , 7 Hud Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SMITH and SONS , 1 S 3 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER aud Co ., 2 o Great Queen Street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONKS , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . YICKEKS , Angel Court , 172 Strand . Mr . II . TICKERS , 317 Strand .
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SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Advertisers will fimlTiiE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE an cxceptioiiall y good medium for Advertisements of every class . I ' erPfige ... j : s 0 0 Back Page £ 10 0 0 General AiiveiGnements , Trade Announcements , & c . single column , us per r .-eh . Double Column Advertisements la per line , special Tonus fur a Series of insertions on application . Births , Jiurriagea and Deaths , 6 U per liue ,
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . ! N accordance with Resolutions of tho respective General Committees , Special General Courts of the Governors and Subscribers will be held ; it Freemasons' Hull , Greit , Queen Street , Lincolns Iun Fields , London , on Monday , the l" . th day of March , Is 7 . "> . To consider the recommendations of a Joint Committee of tlie tyro Institutions , specially appointed to inquire into and to report upon the privileges of Stewards at the Anniversary Festivals , aud tho modi ! of election of tho House aud Audit . Committees , viz ., To erase the 2 nd clause of Law VI , also Law 15 . To consider the following Laws \ uidev tho heading " Privileges of Stewards" ( to follow Law 21 ) , 2 nd clause of Law 13 re-enacted . Also the following new law : —Every Steward at the Anniversary Festival , who shall procure Donations or Subscriptions to the extent of not less than Kilty Guineas m addition to his personal Donation , and shall collect aud pay over ' the amount to the Funds of the Institution , shall receive one additional vote at each Election of Hoys ( and Girls ) , and a further extra vote for every additional sum of not less than Fifty Guineas so collected and paid over . Also to add to (< aw ; J 7 , providing for mode of Flection of House Committee : —Scrutineers shall be appointed for the purpose of taking tho poll , which shall remain open until 5 p . m . To elect Two Trustees of the Sustentation Fund of the Royal "Masonic Institution for Girls . Tho Chair in each case will he taken at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely . It . WENTWORTH LITTLE , SEC . R . M . I . G . FREDERICK BINCKES , SEC . R . AI . I . B . OFFICES—5 AND 6 FKEEMASOXS' HALL , W . C . 6 th March 1875 .
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fyp wrwrm raFu ^ rrm i §^ r ^ irrrw ^ rrrrrrm ^ wrw ^^ p ^ l tf BARBICAN , E . C .
Topics Of The Week.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK .
PERHAPS a little more life is noticeable in the most recent proceedings of Parliament . In the House of Lords , on Friday last , the Duke of St . Alban ' s drew the Lord Chamberlain ' s attention to sundry anomalies in the management of our theatres and music halls . Certain theatres , for instance , which arc under that noble
functionary ' s jurisdiction arc closed on Ash Wednesday , whilst others outside his rule are open . The music halls on the Surrey side of the river arc allowed to open on that day , while those on the Middlesex side must be closed . Tho Marquis of Hertford admitted the existence of these
anomalies , and explained them , in a certain sense satisfactorily . There are three jurisdictions to which theatres are subject—the Crown as regards the patent theatres , the Lord Chamberlain , and local jurisdiction . Whether it will ever prove injurious to the British Constitution to make
these three authorities into one , is , no doubt , a question of the first magnitude constitutionally , and one therefore , with which we do not feel ourselves competent to deal . It would not be amiss , perhaps , to have one law or system for all places of public entertainments , but
the age is clearly not ripe as yet for so important a change . There always ¦ have been anomalies in this country , and wo suppose there always will be . By the time London is ready for the reception of Macaulay ' s celebrated New Zealander , the incorporation of these
separate jurisdictions into one will probably have been entertained , if not settled . What fate would befall Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights it' our little systematic irregularities were all of a sudden made smooth we hardly
care to inquire ; we are convinced it would be somethino- very terrible . On Monday , the resignation , owing to advancing age aud infirmities , of Sir John Lefevre , Clerk of the Parliaments , was announced by the Lord Chancellor , 1111 ( 1 elicited from both sides of the House the warmest
feelings of regret . ihe next announcement from the woolsack created some excitement , being no less than the notice of withdrawal of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act ( 1873 ) Amendment Bill . Serious opposition to the further progress of this measure , which involves , or
involved , the hig hly important question whether the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords should remain or not , was anticipated , and this pressure , which had latterly assumed somewhat serious dimensions , both in and out of Parliament , wasdeemed reason enouuh for the Lord Chancellor ' s conduct .
Xofc unnaturally this action of the Government was somewhat sharply criticised b y Lord Selborncand Earl Granville , ; ii ) d the remarks of these noble lords brought up tho Duke ol' Richmond , the Earl of Derby , and tho Earl of Malmesburv , i'j that quite a livelv little debate followed , Nor did
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The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
DKTJKY LANE . —This evening , Benefit of Mr . F . B . Cuattcrtou . HAYMABKET—A FAIR EXCOUXTER , HOME ami THE SERIOUS FAMILY . ADELPHI—This evening , at 7 . 0 , THE LANCASHIRE LASS . At 0 . 0 , LOST IS LONDON .
FBIJNTCESS'S .-ROUND THE WORLD IN" EIGHTY DAYS . LYCEUM—At 6 . 50 , FISH OUT OF WATER . At 7 . 15 , HAMLKT . OLYMPIC-At 7 . 0 , TWENTY MINUTES WITH A TIGER . AT 7 . 30 , THE TWO ORPHANS . STKABTD . —At 7 . 0 , INTRIGUE . At 7 . 20 , OLD SAILORS . At 0 . 15 , LOO AND THE PARTY WHO TOOK MISS .
PRINCE OP WALES'S—At 7 . 15 , SWEETHEARTS anil SOCIETY . GAIETY—This evening , JOHN BULL . GLOBE . —LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET mid BLUE BEARD . ROYALTY— At 7 . 30 , A GOOD NIGHT'S REST . At 8 . 0 , CRYI'TOCOS CHOIDSYPHONOTOMATA . At 0 , LA PEU 1 CUOLE .
VAUDEVILLE . —At 7 . 0 , A WHIRLIGIG . At 7 . 15 , OUR BOYS . At 10 A REGULAR FIX . CHARING CROSS .-At 7 . 30 , MR . JOFFIN'S LATCH KEY . At 8 . 15 THE NEW MAGDALEN . OPERA COMIQUE . —This evoning . ' at 7 . 0 , OPERETTA .
ALHAMBRA .-At 7 . 15 , THE TWO BONNYOASTLES . At 8 . 0 , WHIT TINGTON . CBITEBION .-LES PRES SAINT GERVAIS , & c . COURT .-LADY FLORA . ¦
SU-H . REY .-THE TWO I'OLTS , ARRAH-NA-POGUE , unci CRUSOE THE SECOND .
PHILHARMONIC .-MARITANA or BOHEMIAN GIRL , Sc . HENGLER'S OIRQUE .-EQUESTRIAN PERFORMANGE , ever y Evening , at 7 . 0 ; every Wednesday and Saturday , tit - ' . 30 . Little Sandy ' s Benefit Monday and Tuesday , loth and luth March .
SANGER'S AMPHITHEATRE . - TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP , & c , every Evening at 7 . 0 , ami Monday , Wednesday and Saturday , at 2 . 0 . CRYSTAL PALACE . —This Day , CONCERT , BILLIARD MATCH , & c S'JT ^ H ??^" ' n 0 AD T 0 EUIiN ' ' ° l , e" dliily > AQUARIUM , PICTURE GALLERY , & c .
POLYTECHNIC . - STAR WATCHING AND THE TRANSIT OF VENUS ; THE MYSTIC SCROLL ; CHEMICAL MARVELS' THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND ITS LEGENDS , & c . Open at 12 . 0 unci 7 . 0 . EGYPTIAN ( LARGE ) HALL .-Dr . LYNN , at 3 . 0 and 8 . 0 .
EGYPTIAN HALL .-MASKELYNE AND COOKE , at 3 . 0 and s . O . ST . GEORGE'S HALL , Langham Place .-Mr . and Mrs . GERMAIN REED at 8 . 0 . Thursday and Saturday at 3 only .
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NOTICE . rpiIE FREEMASON'S ClIitOXICLE can bo ordered of anv - - Bookseller in Town or Country , but should any tliiiicult y be experienced , it will bo forwarded direct from Ihe Oflico , on receipt of Post Otiicc Order for tho amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses to prevent mistakes . Post Ollice Orders to be made payable to W . W . MOEGAN , at Barbican Oflico . Cheques crossed " London and County . " The Terms of Subscription ( payable iu advance ) to THE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , Post Freo £ 0 13 G Sis Months ditto 0 7 0 Three Months ditto 0 3 6 To the United States and France , 4 s 3 d per quarter , aud to Germany , 4 s 9 d per quarter . Agents , from whom Copies can always be had : — Messrs . CURTICE and Co ., 12 Catherine Street , Strand . Mr . T . DRISCOLI ,, 87 Farringdon Street . Mr . G . W . JORDAN , 100 Strand . Messrs . MARSHALL and SONS , 125 Fleet Street , E . C . M . J . PARKINSON , 111 Goswcll Head , E . C . Mr . II . SIMPSON , 7 Hud Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SMITH and SONS , 1 S 3 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER aud Co ., 2 o Great Queen Street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONKS , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . YICKEKS , Angel Court , 172 Strand . Mr . II . TICKERS , 317 Strand .
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SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Advertisers will fimlTiiE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE an cxceptioiiall y good medium for Advertisements of every class . I ' erPfige ... j : s 0 0 Back Page £ 10 0 0 General AiiveiGnements , Trade Announcements , & c . single column , us per r .-eh . Double Column Advertisements la per line , special Tonus fur a Series of insertions on application . Births , Jiurriagea and Deaths , 6 U per liue ,
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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . ! N accordance with Resolutions of tho respective General Committees , Special General Courts of the Governors and Subscribers will be held ; it Freemasons' Hull , Greit , Queen Street , Lincolns Iun Fields , London , on Monday , the l" . th day of March , Is 7 . "> . To consider the recommendations of a Joint Committee of tlie tyro Institutions , specially appointed to inquire into and to report upon the privileges of Stewards at the Anniversary Festivals , aud tho modi ! of election of tho House aud Audit . Committees , viz ., To erase the 2 nd clause of Law VI , also Law 15 . To consider the following Laws \ uidev tho heading " Privileges of Stewards" ( to follow Law 21 ) , 2 nd clause of Law 13 re-enacted . Also the following new law : —Every Steward at the Anniversary Festival , who shall procure Donations or Subscriptions to the extent of not less than Kilty Guineas m addition to his personal Donation , and shall collect aud pay over ' the amount to the Funds of the Institution , shall receive one additional vote at each Election of Hoys ( and Girls ) , and a further extra vote for every additional sum of not less than Fifty Guineas so collected and paid over . Also to add to (< aw ; J 7 , providing for mode of Flection of House Committee : —Scrutineers shall be appointed for the purpose of taking tho poll , which shall remain open until 5 p . m . To elect Two Trustees of the Sustentation Fund of the Royal "Masonic Institution for Girls . Tho Chair in each case will he taken at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely . It . WENTWORTH LITTLE , SEC . R . M . I . G . FREDERICK BINCKES , SEC . R . AI . I . B . OFFICES—5 AND 6 FKEEMASOXS' HALL , W . C . 6 th March 1875 .
Ar00805
fyp wrwrm raFu ^ rrm i §^ r ^ irrrw ^ rrrrrrm ^ wrw ^^ p ^ l tf BARBICAN , E . C .
Topics Of The Week.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK .
PERHAPS a little more life is noticeable in the most recent proceedings of Parliament . In the House of Lords , on Friday last , the Duke of St . Alban ' s drew the Lord Chamberlain ' s attention to sundry anomalies in the management of our theatres and music halls . Certain theatres , for instance , which arc under that noble
functionary ' s jurisdiction arc closed on Ash Wednesday , whilst others outside his rule are open . The music halls on the Surrey side of the river arc allowed to open on that day , while those on the Middlesex side must be closed . Tho Marquis of Hertford admitted the existence of these
anomalies , and explained them , in a certain sense satisfactorily . There are three jurisdictions to which theatres are subject—the Crown as regards the patent theatres , the Lord Chamberlain , and local jurisdiction . Whether it will ever prove injurious to the British Constitution to make
these three authorities into one , is , no doubt , a question of the first magnitude constitutionally , and one therefore , with which we do not feel ourselves competent to deal . It would not be amiss , perhaps , to have one law or system for all places of public entertainments , but
the age is clearly not ripe as yet for so important a change . There always ¦ have been anomalies in this country , and wo suppose there always will be . By the time London is ready for the reception of Macaulay ' s celebrated New Zealander , the incorporation of these
separate jurisdictions into one will probably have been entertained , if not settled . What fate would befall Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights it' our little systematic irregularities were all of a sudden made smooth we hardly
care to inquire ; we are convinced it would be somethino- very terrible . On Monday , the resignation , owing to advancing age aud infirmities , of Sir John Lefevre , Clerk of the Parliaments , was announced by the Lord Chancellor , 1111 ( 1 elicited from both sides of the House the warmest
feelings of regret . ihe next announcement from the woolsack created some excitement , being no less than the notice of withdrawal of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act ( 1873 ) Amendment Bill . Serious opposition to the further progress of this measure , which involves , or
involved , the hig hly important question whether the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords should remain or not , was anticipated , and this pressure , which had latterly assumed somewhat serious dimensions , both in and out of Parliament , wasdeemed reason enouuh for the Lord Chancellor ' s conduct .
Xofc unnaturally this action of the Government was somewhat sharply criticised b y Lord Selborncand Earl Granville , ; ii ) d the remarks of these noble lords brought up tho Duke ol' Richmond , the Earl of Derby , and tho Earl of Malmesburv , i'j that quite a livelv little debate followed , Nor did