Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

Farnfield P . A . G . D . C , as Treasurer of the Institution . Bro . Parnfield said he was much obliged to the brethren . What he had done in the past he would endeavour to do in the future . Bro . James Brett P . G . P ., in proposing as Trustee of the Institution Fund , Bro . Leopold E . Gordon

Robbins , Barrister-at-law , Vice-Patron of tho Institution , P . P . A . G . D . O . Oxon , in place of the late Brother iEneas J . Mclntyre , Q . C ., said Bro . Robbins was a lover of Freemasonry , and he had done a great deal for it , and for this Institution , of which he was a Vice-Patron . He was a

Barrister , and in one case when the Institution was in a position of a little difficulty , through the breaking of a bank , he very generously sent a cheque for £ 100 . His efforts had done a great deal towards placing the Institution in its present position . Brother W . Clarke P . G . P .

seconded the motion , which was put and carried . Bros . Tattershall , Berry and Kempton were re-elected auditors . The Scrutineers of votes for the election were then nominated , and the brethren proceeded to elect 19 men and

11 widows , as recipients of the annuities of the Institution , out of a list of 152 candidates . Amongst our advertisements will be found a list of the successful candidates ; we give here a list of those who did not succeed , with the number of votes accredited to each .

UNSUCCESSFUL—MALES .

Name Votes Thomas Deller 2258 George William Stourtou 2247 Arthur Edward Windus 2117 Charles Gibbs Webb 1966 George Robert Ware 1963 James Riohard Warr 1433

Ed . F . Ferris 1198 R . G . Parker 988 B . W . Pickett 874 Charles Sari 796 William Cloves 757 Archibald McMillan 682

Alexander Mole 676 CharleB William Hatt 637 Riohard Higga 512 William Mason 503 James Watts 348 Robert Nichol 230

S . Proby Ekiu 192 E . W . C . Laforest 189 William John McLean 131 George Stevens 130 John Fixter 114 James P . W . Gillard 106 Riohard Glover 81

Name Votes John Musham 68 William Field 58 James Horstead 57 Alexander Sellar 50 Edward Muroh 50

R . S . Rendell 45 George Fox 30 Robert Pitts 11 Joseph Morrell 8 Henry Miller 7 George Bailes 6

Honry Wiusor 5 John Close 3 Thomas Gidley 2 George Hielop 2 Jonathan Wright — John Cowgill

—Thos . S . Stockman — Charles J . Petty — John Kilshaw — Benjamin Smith — William O'Kelly Dead Joseph Barker Dale Dead George Cooper Dead

UNSUCCESSFUL—FEMALE S .

Name Votes Rose Luff 3187 Louisa Lovelock 3187 Alice Ransby 2978 Sarah ClemeDts 2929

Charlotte Copeland 2782 Emma Coles 2276 Jane Hannah Baab 2143 Rebecca Richmond 2088 Mary Wright 2036

Caroline Sarah Jones 1932 Sarah Codd 1420 Mary White 1387 Clara Morton 1378 Snsan Timms 1329

Ellen Radford 1197 Emily E . Haskins 1129 Phoube Everiit 1095 Fanny Gibson 976 Louisa Middleton 877

unariotte M . rJgau oou Elizabeth Turner 724 Maria Vile 615 Fanny Schmidt 544 Ann JB . Baker 522

Catherine Morris 507 Mary Ann Stokes 447 Sarah Welaford 409 Eleanor Maria Howard 326 Ann Emma Young 259 Martha Ann Truelove 230

Jimma Pniee Biggs 'sib El . ' zabeth Thomas 214 Eliza Waterhonso 213 Mary Lewis 210 Jane Eynon 208

Amelia Thomas 176 Olivia Russell 174

Name Votes Catherine Ann Faulkner 175 Eliz . Atkinson Manningtoti 147 Mary Redman 143

Ann . Brooks ido Hannah Rolfo 132 Mary Ann Foot 131 Eliza Emma Willson 126 Sarah Rigorlsford 116

Sarah Wills 116 Sarah Meader 85 Margaret Parsons 85 Mary Ann Green 82 Sarah P . Spralt 56

Ann Stanton 55 Katherine E . Waguer 49 Sarah Ann Burfield 31 Nanoy Oowell 30 Elizabeth Olive 27

Saruh R . Bowron . 26 Sarah Blight 25 Eleanor Bowey 19 Jane Salisbury 17 Jaue Polkinghorue 11

Ann Eves H Elizabeth Best 7 Sarah Mann 6 Elizabeth Iouu 5 Annie Cartledgo 4

barah Carter -I Mary Ann Dyer 3 Olive Beale 3 E'izabttb Clarke 2

So •?•)• - Law 1 Ciiui iotte Lemon — Jane Newman — Sarah Brittau —

The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Shaftesbury . — Mr . Henry A . Jones has opened up an entirely now field in his latest play , "Judab , " though none but an experienced dramatist need attempt to follow him . Nothing but the highest art could steer clear of the many shoals presented , and it is therefore higher oredit to the accomplished author that he has , by his very daring , achieved what will doubtless beoome the dramatio sucoess of

the season . Judah Llewellyn ia a Welsh Presbyterian minister , brought up in an isolated distriot as a shepherd , whose mother , a Jewess , has endowed him with a mystioism that takes his mind away from the ordinary work-a-day world , and make 3 him just the man to fall a victim to an impostor who pretends to work miracles . The girl , Vashti Dethic—the daughter of an unscrupulous charlatan whq

trades upon the incredulity of the ignorant—by affected fasting , in order to please Lady Eve , the ailing child of Lord Asgarby , ia invited to the Castle to assist in curing her . Iu order to make a long stay it is given out that Vashti must fast for three weeks before any cure can be effeoted , and here Professor Jopp , a medical sceptic , takes charge of Vashti , by locking her up in the Keep attached to the

Castle , in order to test the truth of the pretended fast . For some days Dethio manages to oonvey food to the unhappy girl , but at length the vigilance of the Professor puts an end to this relief , and on the eighteenth day we find Vashti slowly bnt surely sinking under the trial . Accident reveals to Judah the imposture , and he perjures himself to save the woman he loves . Another year goes by , and the

secret is discovered by the Professor , who returns to Asgarby Castle to expose and expel the impostors . We now find Judah overwhelmed with remorse , but still mere enamoured with Vashti * finally they resolve to confess their errors , and by their future lives repent the evil they have wrought . This very brief description conveys but a slight outline of the plot , but it may readilv be imagined what Mr

Willard makes of such a charaoter . His adoration of the saint , the revulsion of feeling when he is undeceived , his remorse and final acknowledgment of his faults , are features of acting but seldom seen . Fairly entitled to share the honours is the Vashti Dethio of Miss Olga Brandon , a moBt difficult character , splendidly portrayed . Misa Bessie Hatton prettily played the part of Lady Eve , and Mr . Sant Matthews was also admirable as Professor Jopp .

The comedy of the piece was sustained by two very modern lovers , an intellectual young prig and a blue stocking , whose utterances fairly convulsed the audience . These characters were capitally sustainod by Mr . F . Kerr and Miss Gertrude Warden . Mr . Royce Carleton gave a fine rendering of the consummate cheat Dethic , and Mr . Fulton was a satisfactory Lord Asgarby . The play is fall of " good things , " while the dia ' . ogue all through is worthy of Mr . Jones ' highest efforts .

Royalty . —Miss Violet Melnotte has re-opened this theatre , with a revival of "The Barrister , " a farcical comedy by Messrs . Geo . M . Fenn and J . H . Damley , which was so successfully produced some time back . A capital company has been engaged for its representa . tion , and the smartly written piece runs brightly and smoothly throughout . The original complication—all farcical comedies

consist of complications—is brought about by Arthur Maxwell , a rising young barrister , befriending a distressed lady by escorting her hon e in a cab , and inadvertently changing bags with her . Maxwell's bag contained the documents connected with an important law snit , and hia astonishment may be conceived when he discovers various articles of feminine toilet instead of his precious papers . Mrs .

Maxwell , coming upon the scene imagines her husband to be a cruel deceiver , and Miss Ellen Fayre , visiting her fiance Arthur Walker , at the name house , is deluded by the similarity of the Christian name , and thinks that she alao has been betrayed . When we mention that Maxwell ' s father-in-law is about to marry Miss Foster , the owner of the lady ' s bag , and that both he and Captain Walker believe Maxwell

to be intriguing with thoir lady-loves , it may be imagined what confusion occurs . The interest is admirably sustained to the final fall of the ourtain , and each act is greeted with roars of laughter ; in fact , it is just the kind of piece to attract an audience on a summer evening , as it is not too long , but just long enough . Mr . Fred Mervin depicts the unfortunate Maxwell with a lugubrious comicality that is highly diverting . Miss Susie Vaughan is a pleasant Miss Foster ,

while Miss Alice Yorke and Miss Mary Kingsley give dne effect to the jealous ladies Mrs . Maxwell and Miss Fayre . Mr . Robert Medlicott , as the blustering Major , is also good , aud Mr . Lawrence D'Orsay is easy and natural as Captain Walker . Mr . F . Emney makes the most of the small part of Tom Price , and Messrs . W . McEwen , H . M . Braine , and H . O . Cleary sustain the subsidiary characters .

French Exhibition . —Amidst vory anspicions surroundings thia exhibition was opened on Saturday last , by the Lord Mayo r rfir . Henry Isaacp , and bids fair to become a greater success than its immediate predecessor . It is to be regretted the exhibits are i : i a " incomplete state , but if those not yet unpacked are on a par with those already displayed , it is safe to say this feature of the exhibition will be an interesting one . As ro ~ ard 3 ilium ' nitio'is , those will ' -e

found to be carried out on perhaps a grander scale than usual . '" this Bro . Pain has excelled himself . With good music and a Blight stretch of imagination , we can fancy ourselves in a veritable fairyland . On Wednesday the " Wild East" display was placed before ihe public , bat wo fear this " exc * a" will not command success . However , the exhibition iu its entirety will attract a large body ot sightseers , who will be rewarded for their visit .

Mr . Charles Wyndham writes to the Daily Telegraph , as follows : '' I venture to take up my pen in defence of the general presentation of ' She Stoops to Conquer , ' in answer to the friendly strictures of your critic . In so doing I am merely living up to tbe name of ©/