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to thank them for the kind manner in which thoy had been pleased to receive his name , that he certainly lacked the power to express his thoughts on that occasion . To be , he said , the W . M . of a Lodge , was , indeed , a proud priviledge ; but following in the footsteps of such Past Masters was what he most sincerely valued . Although he

undertook the office with a certain amount of diffidence , the considerate treatment of the brethren was already fast overcoming it , and he hoped soon to acquire that confidence which is so necessary for the proper performance of his duties . He assured them that thero was no one whoso heart was warmer towards

Masonry than himself , and he felt bound to say that to him it had proved a blessing , having cemented many friendships which already existed , and fostered others of recent growth . If he failed to express his feelings in words for their kindness , he claimed their indulgence , and asked them to look to his deeds while he occupied tho elevated position to which they had that evening elected him ; before resuming

his seat he should like them to know that he had been appointed a Steward at the next festival of the Royal Masonio Institution for Girls , to be held on the 9 th of May , and ho asked to be allowed to state on behalf of the Institution for which he was now appealing , that thero was not another more deserving their sympathy . It is , he said , supported entirely by voluntary

contributions , and since its establishment , two thousand girls had been educated , clothed , and maintained within its walls , Bro . Moxon then gave other particulars , speaking also of recent improvements , and , in conclusion , confidently appealed to thoso present to support an institution which had effected so much good for the littlo ones of our deceased and distressed brethren , and reminding them that charity

was the brightest jewel in the Masonic Crown , and the great end of Freemasonry . The W . M . next proposed the health of Bro . Past Masters Woods and Cama . Bro . Simmonds in reply , heartily thanked the W . M . for his kind expressions , and spoke of the pleasure it afforded him to see the chair so ably filled . The W . M . then gave the Initiates , Bros . Cheston and Owen , who he hoped wero pleased with

the ceremony . Bro . Cunliffe Owen was midway in Freemasonry , and the W . M . availed himself of this opportunity to couple with the toast the name of such a distinguished brother for as director of the South Kensington Museum , he had by his energy and ability greatly contributed to the value of the collection . Bro . Owen had also the confidence of British exhibitors , and would no doubt obtain

higher and additional honours at tho Pans Exhibition next year . The toast having been briefly acknowledged , the W . M . gave the Visitors , and said the theme of this toast afforded him great pleasure and gratification , that he was sure they would all participate in . It was very flattering to have such a goodly array of visiting brethren ,

and be honoured with the presence of thoso whom he was proud to acknowledge , and should always be glad to see . Bro . C . Horsley P . P . G . R . Middlesex , eloquently replied . The toast of the Officers followed , to which Bro . Reeve S . W . responded , after which the brethren separated , having spent a very enjoyable evening .

Upton Lodge of Instruction , No . 1227 . —Held at Bro . Bolton ' s , King and Queen , Norton Folgatc , on Friday , the 16 th inst . Present—Bros . Crouch W . M ., R . AV . Pearcy S . W ., Lane J . AV ., Fenner S . D ., Leo Engell J . D ., Towsend I . G . Lodge was opened in due form , and minutes confirmed . Lodge was then opened in 2 nd and 3 rd degrees , and afterwards resumed to the 1 st , and Bro . Odell 1366 was elected a member , after which the Lodge was closed , and the

brethren present , numbering about 20 , sat down to a very substantia ] repast , provided by the host , Bro . Bolton . Tho usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and responded to . This was the first anniversary supper of the Upton Lodge of Instruction . The AV . M . informed the brethren that he hoped it would succeed as other Lodges had done , and make its mark in Freemasonry as an efficient Lodge of Instruction . A very pleasant evening was spent , many of th brethren contributing to the harmony by some very excellent songs .

Great Northern Lodge , No . 1287 . —The regular meeting of this Lodge was held on Thursday , the 15 th inst ., at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street . Bros . P . G . Jupe W . M ., Christie S . W ., West J . W ., S . Webb P . M . Treasurer , T . H . Staton P . M . Secretary , E . Lancaster I . P . M ., & c . The Lodge was opened and the minutes confirmed . Bros . Dawkins ( manager of the Freemasons' Tavern ) aud

Croucher were raised . Bros . Parry , Hawkins , AVatkins and Kempton were passed . Ballots wero taken for the admission of Messrs . H . Kernot , R . H . Mansbridge , and AValter Soden , which proving uuanimeus in their favour , they were duly initiated . The Lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshments . There were several Visitors present .

Eoyal Standard Lodge of Instruction , No . 1298 . — This Lodge held its weekly meeting on Friday , the lGth inst ., at the Castle Tavern , Holloway-road . N . Present—Bros . Simpson AV . M ., Eldridge S . AV ., Hunter J . W ., Dickinson Secretary , Passingham S . D ., Sparrow J . D ., Chant I . G . ; also Bros . Cull ( Preceptor ) , AVright , Shackle , Yeomans , Nunn , and several other brethren . The Lodge

being opened , the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Lodge opened in the 2 nd , and Bro . Coughtrey answered the questions and retired . Lodge opened in 3 rd , and the ceremony of raising rehearsed , Bro . Yeomans candidate . Lodge closed to 1 st degree , and the ceremony of initiation rehearsed , Bro . Hall candidate .

Bros . Mash Lodge 73 , Coughtrey , Lodge 73 , and Ager , Lodge 185 , were elected members . Bro . Eldridge chosen W . M . for the ensuing Friday . Resolved unanimously , that tho 15 sections be worked in the Lodge on Friday , 27 th April , and that Bro . Cull preside on the occasion . The Lodge was then closed and adjourned .

The Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement . — The regular weekly convocation of this Chapter was held on Tuesday , 20 th

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inst ., at the Jamaica Coffee House , Cornhill , E . O . After the usual preliminaries , the ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed by the Principals , Comp . Messenger acting as candidate , who was after , wards elected a member . The following were present—Comps . J . K . Stead M . E . Z ., Lindus IL , A . A . Drew J ., Hugh S . N ., J . Constable acting S . E ., J . J . Berrio P . S ., E . Moody , F . Brown , J . Rumsey , A . D . Lowenstark , G . J . Row , G . K . Lomann , & c , & o .

The Drama

THE DRAMA

" Cora " at the Globe . CORA , " the English version of M . Belot ' s VArticle 47 , is an unpleasant play , as any play must be in which all the characters are either criminal , silly , or contemptible . The heroino ia shot by her lover , iu a fit of jealousy , early in the piece , and but for tho admirable acting of Mrs . Hermann Vezin in the part , we could

havo wished that she had been there and then finally disposed of . Her lover is sent to the galleys for five years , and sho opens a gambling house , where , in conjunction with a gentlemanly blackleg , she drives a lucrative trade . Her quondam lover , returned from the galleys , changes his name , and woes a maiden of the silly ingdnue order , and

is already engaged to marry her , when the discarded Cora appears on the scene , and , under threat of denouncing him to his betrothed as a returned convict , induces him to visit her . Eventually the truth comes to the ears of the young lady , her lover at onco breaks from

Cora ( who thereupon goes mad ) , and after some little difficulty with the lady ' s father , the matter is amicably settled , and Cora repents and dies . The play is an unpleasant one , and it is only fairly acted , except , as we before intimated , by Mrs . Hermann Vezin , whose acting throughout is very fine .

TURNER ' S DEN . —At No . 47 Queen Anne-street , was living , iu the yeai 1836 , J . M . AV . Turner , the prince of modern English landscape painters ; and here ho kept for many years the great part of his stores of pictures , patiently biding his time till they should be worth thousands . He was right in his calculations , as well as in the estimate which he had formed of himself . Indeed , his one hundred

and more paintings in the National Gallery , not to mention his drawings on the basement-floor , and at South Kensington , show a versatility and an infinite variety , endless as Nature herself . It has been , perhaps justly , observed that , " after all allowance and deduction , Turner remains the fullest exponent of Nature , the man above all others who was ablo to reflect the glory and the grandeur , the

sunshine and the shade , the gladness and the gloom which in the outward landscape respond to the desires anil the wants of the human heart . " He was just commencing to climb the hill of fame when he first settled here . As a young man ho was slovenly and untidy , and now he gave way to his penchant for dirt and disorder . The house was " subsequently known , " writes Dr . AV . Russell , " as ' Turner ' s Den . ' And truly it was a den . The windows were

never cleaned , and had in them breaches patched with paper j the door was black and blistered ; the iron palisades were rusty for lack of paint . If a would-be-visitor knocked or rang , it was long before tho summons was replied to by a wizened , meagre old man , who would unfasten the chain sufficiently to see who knocked or rang , and the almost invariable answer was , ' You can ' t come in . ' After the old man ' s death , an elderly woman , with a diseased face , supplied his place . "—From Cassell's Old and New London .

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