Mark Masonry.

in responding , claimed a right to ba considered a Sussex man , for he had resided in the county for a quarter of a century . That day had been a proud day for Sussex Masons . He could remember when at a meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge only fifteen or twenty brethren

attended , and few could have anticipated such a brilliant gathering as that they had seen that day . Mark Masonry had made marvellous strides , but he hoped it would he a steady growth , and that they would secure good men and true , who would make the Province second to none . That

day they had been specially favoured by tho large attendance of Grand Lodge representatives . They were all proud of their newl y-installed Provincial Grand Master , who had not only high rank but a genial kind manner . They were proud of him as a straightforward , upright

gentlemanone who embodied what they believed to bo tho true definition of a Mflson . Speaking of tho Provincial Grand Officers , ho said they were all prepared to assist Mark Masonry , and he would ask tho brethren to help to make Mark Masonry as flourishing in West as in East Sussex .

Proposing the Worshipful Master , and Success to the Brighton Lodge , ho said their W . M . had made tbe Lodge a most appropriate present of three ivory gavels . He trusted their Worshipful Master would be like a gavelpure as that was white , harmonious as that was smooth

and rigid and stern as that was hard and stiff . He regarded the Lodge as his child , for he had advanced its first members . He had installed three Masters , but never previously had he advanced a brother , and when ho found himself confronted by eighteenhe felt that he had some

, hard work before him . He hoped the short past life of the Lodge would be a type of its future prosperity . Bro . R . Willard , in rsing to respond , was warmly received . Thanking Bro . Currio for so kindly proposing the toa ^ t , he

said he would do his utmost to see the work of the Lodgo carried out thoroughly . He had selected officers who , he believed , would ably support him , for they had all been working bees in Freemasonry .

Bro . S . H . Soper ( Mayor of Brighton ) , in submitting the toast of tho Visitors , said as a yonng Mark Mason , he felt honoured in being asked to propose it . Tho eight Lodges have excellent W . M . ' s , and he hoped to 300 Mark Masonry continue to flourish . He was surprised to hear

there was no Mark Masons' Lodge in West Sussex , and trusted tho dosirod improvement in that district would be speedily effected . Bros . Lamette , Clowes , and Tooth respended . W . B . Isworth proposed tho Visitors . Bro . S . H . Soper responded . Ho said he was pleased to support

his old friend , Bro . Willard , with whom he had worked in the Royal Brunswick Lodge . He congratulated the Lodge on having such a W . M . The W . M . gave the Officers , to which Bros . Gill and Dyer responded . The Tyler ' s toast brought the list to a termination .

During the evening a pleasing programme of music was ably sustained , under the direction of Bro . H . S . Gates , by Miss Beatrice Hartington , Bro . J . P . Slingsby Roberts ,

Bro . F . Clements , Bro . H . Dyer , Bro . R . Clowes , and Mr . Marten Barling , vocalists , and Mr . Lewis Mennich , violin ; the duties of accompanist being shared by Bros . H . S . Gates and W . N . Roe .

Five Arches Lodge, No. 256.

FIVE ARCHES LODGE , No . 256 .

ON Monday , 2 nd inst ., there waa a large attendance of Murk Masons at tho Lodgo-room , South Parade , Tenby , to take part in the installation of Bro . Bancroft S . W . 256 us W . M . of the Mnrk Lodge for the enmiing year . The ceremony wns performed by Bro . Remfry W . M . 30 P . P . G . S . O . P . G . J . W ., after which the newly , installed W . M . invested his Officers , as follow : —Bros . Remfry I . P . M .,

Lewis S . W ., Rowland J . W ., Smith M . O ., Bowen S . O ., Freeman J . O ., Richards P . M . Treasurer , Lock P . M . Registrar ot Murks , Jenkins P . M . Secretary , Col . Lewes S . D ., Mathias P . M . J . D ., R . Lock P . M .

Dir . of Cere ., Gilbertson P . M . Organist , Pratt Tyler . Iu the evening the brethren diued at the Coburgh Hotel , an excellent b Kiqnet being prepared by Mrs . J . B . Hughes . Tho usual Masonic toasts were duly honoured .

IIOLLOWAT ' S Pitts AND OINTMENT . —Rheumatism and Gont . —Theso purifying and snotmrtf remedies deserve tho earnest attention , of all poisons lUb ' le to ffout , fciatica , or other painful affections of tho muscles , nerves , or joim . t > . The Ointment should ho applied after the affected parts havo been patiently fomented with warm water , w ' . en the Ointment should he diligently rubbed

upon the adjacent skin , unless the friction muses pain . Itolloway ' s Pills should be simultaneously bikeu to diminish pain , reduce inflammation , and purify the blood . This treatment abat-a the violence , and lessens tho trefliicricy of ( rout , rheumatism , and all spasmodic diseases whi' -h flpriny frm hereditary predisposition , or from any accidental weakness of constitution . Tho Ointment checks tho local malady , while tho Pills restore vital power .

The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Terry's . —Mr . Edward Terry is evidently of tho samo opinion aa Madamo Sarah Bernhardt , that " tho mission of the theatro is tc amnso , " and playgoers who waut a hearty laugh may do worse than witness the performance of " Culprits , " a new threo-act farco by Mr . Arthur Law . Tbe parties who give the title to the piece are

Major Rackshaw and Lady Pendlecoop , who for similar reasons have married their respective spouses , coucealing the fact that they had previously dipped into the matrimonial bag ; thus the Major has a pretty daughter May , who passes as his niece beoause the present partner of his joya and sorrows declared she would never wed a widower ; and the lady has a BOO , who thinks himself to be her nephew

aa Sir Joseph believed she was a spinster at the time she married him . All the parties meet at a seaside hotel in an unexpected manner , and the fun almost reaches a tragic point by the ludicrous endeavours of the culprits to conceal their deception . Further complications are introduced by tho arrival of a French Connt , whose wife is the twin aister of tho Major ' s first spouse , but at length all is explained and

the curtain falls on the reconciled couples . Mr . Terry and Miss Sophie Larkin work hard as the two culprits , and are greeted with leud laughter whenever they appear . The son and daughter are suitably represented by Mr . Keudriek and Misa B . Leyshon , while their respective sweethearts givo excolleut assistance in the persons of Mr . H . V . Esmond and Miss Eva Moore . Miss Susie Vaughan aa

Mrs . Rackshaw , and Mr . Fred Kiye , as Sir Joseph , are well suited , while Mr . Walter Everard , Mr . Do Lange , Miss Alioe Yorke , and our old friend Mr . Robert Souiar ably impersonate the minor characters . The farce , notwithstanding it will be withdrawn after to-night , may yet furnish plenty of amusement to those merely in search of a pleasant evening .

The Handel Festival . —Our great National Festival in honour of Handel ' s music—celebrated at intervals of three years—will come round in June next . There is every prospeot that the extraordinary demonstration will thia year bo mado with particularly brilliant features . Among the hoped-for Royal visitors may probably be the Emperor of Germany , whose presence in this country will , it ia

trusted , nccord with the days of performance ; aud if he come we shall bo able to prosent to him a peculiarly significant musical result that , it is not too much to say , could not be offered to him with equal completeness of beauty anywhere else . The knowledge of , aa well as the admiration for , Handel's music is wide and deep in thia country ; tho knowledge is necessary for the assembling of such a

chorus and orchestra as is brought together ; tho loving admiration , largely partaking of a strong religious feeling , is essential to attracting the vast audiences , who realise tho most notable musical rosult that is ever presented , with its aubtlo effects of grandeur aud pathos . The Crystal Palace is tho only arena where the demonstration can bo made , and only a long-standing organisation could produce it .

Tho 4 , 000 oxecntauts aro selected and reheareod carefully . Only at intervals of three years is it possible to bring them togcthor ; they include the cathedral choirs , and the elite of provincial choral societies , who then meet the London body ; font every voice is tried and approved , aud its natural quality and cultivation ascertained , and tho taking pait in this Festival is esteemed as an honour . All these

singers are diligent students of Handel ' s music , and hence tho exceptional effects of tono aud mattery thut outdo all other similar performances , oven if equal numbers of Hinders can be assembled . The nioBt eminent of our solo singers are already engaged , and tho utmost vigilance is exercised to securo the best . Madame Albani , Miss Maointyre , Madamo Emily Squire , and Madame Nordica wdl bo

among the sopranos ; Madame Patey will bo in America , bur . Misa Marian McKenzie has been already engaged . Mr . Edward Lloyd , Mr . Barton McGuckin , Mr . Santley , Mr . W . H . Breretou , and Mr . Bridson complete tho hat up to the present . Mr . August Manns will be , as heretofore , the conductor . Alterations and renovations are

being made in the great orohestia and its immense roof . Mr . Manna is organising the provincial rehearsals that will be held at important oounty centres , and the metropolitan rehearsals are in actire preparation . Every endeavour is being made to render the coming celebration iu Jnne the most perfect performance iu the long line of the great Handel Festivals .

Mr . Terry requests TIB to state that " The Culprits , " having failed to attract , will be withdrawn this Saturday evening , 14 tb March , and tbe Theatre will re-open on Easter Monday , with the production of " Tho Rocket , " a Comedy , in threo acts , by A . W . Piuero .

Bro . Robert H . Fryar , of Bath , requests us to stat 8 that , after an interval of nearly two years , he is abuus to issue a Supplementary Volume of the Series of works on Esoteric Physiology . Thia will be ei'titlnd " A chaic Marbles of Knrue , " nnd will contain an Illustrated Appendix . This valedictory work will consist of a Commentary on thos 9 beautiful and celebrated " Marbles , " the wonder and

admiration of the Archaeological World , f / orn Corni ' s Work " Pittre Aoticbe , " and a recueii of th » recent important Roman discoveries iu England , bringing this subj . ct down to date . In the Appeudix facsimiles of the original nt tiota of ihe " Suppiessed Seiies" enables the reader to judge of their Antiquarian scope and design , aa far as it is possible to do , wkfcoot seeing the Works themselves .

The twelfth ordiuary goueral meeting of the Weston-super-Mare Masonic Hall Company WHS held on the 2 nd inst ., under tbe presidency of Mr . W . E . Pon-ttt . The revenue account showed a balance lor tho ye-ir of £ tfi lis Id . Out of this the directors

recominendta the payment of a dividend s > t the rate of 3 per cent ., which absorbs £ 30 lbs 5 d , and , after carrying £ 10 to a reserve fund , leaves £ 0 14 s 8 d to be carried forward . The report aud accounts were adopted . The letiriug directors , Messrs . J , Matthews and G . E . Alford . wero re-elected .