Supreme Grand Chapter.

1 st . From Companions George Frederick Bevis aa Z ., Thomas Tufnell as H ., John Lind as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to tho Portsmouth Temperance Lodge , No . 2068 , Ports * mouth , to be called " The Portsmouth Temperance Chapter , " and to meet afc fche Soldiers' Institute , High-street , Portsmouth , Hampshire .

2 nd . From Companions John Hands Paine aa Z ., Thomas Lambert aa H ., Walter Smith as J ., and six others for a Chapter fco be attached to fche Combermere Lodge , No . 1795 , Albury , New South Wales , to bo called " The Combermere Chapter , " and to meet afc the Oddfellows' Hall , Kiewa-sfcreefc , Albury , New South Wales .

3 rd . From Companions Horatio T . Griffiths as Z ., Thomas Robert Oakley as IT ., Frederick Atkinson Powell as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Loyal Monmouth Lodge , No . 457 , Monmouth , to bo called " The Loyal Monmouth Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Monmouth , Monmouthshire .

The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , fche Commifcteo recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received memorials from tho Companions of the undermentioned Chapters praying for Charters authorising fchem to wear a Centenary Jewel , in accordance with the lloval Arch Regulations , Rule 102 .

Tho Chapter of Vigilance , No . Ill , Darlington , date of Charter 14 th March 1788 . The Chapter of Friendship , No . 257 , Portsmouth , date of Charter

11 th August 1769 . These memorials being in form , and the respective Chapters having proved an uninterrupted existence of 100 years , the Coinmitte recommend that the prayers thereof be granted .

1 he Committee have further to report that the vacancy as Trustee of the Fund of Grand Chapter occasioned by the lamented death of the late Companion Colonel John Creaton , President of the Committeo of General Purposes , has been filled up by the appointment of Companion Robert Grey , tho present President of the Committee .

Ihe Committee have also to report that a memorial has been received from the petitioners for the Empire Chapter , No . 2108 , London—a Charter for which was granted by the Supremo Grand Chapter on 2 nd May last , but which Chapter has not been

consecrated—praying that , m consequence of the departure of the Z . designate to resume his duties on the West Coast of Africa , the Principals named in the Charter may be changed as follows , viz .: — Companion Lennox Browne to be Z ., Companion Ernest Luxmoore M-irshall to bo H ., and Companion Emile Behnke to be J .

The Committee under the circumstances recommend that sanction for such alteration be given . Tho Committeo havo also received a memorial , with extract of minutes , ou the removal of the Harmony Chapter , No . 156 , from tho Huyshe Masonic Temple , to the new Masonic Buildings , No . 1 , Princess-square , Plymouth . The Committee being satisfied of the reasonableness of the request , recommend that the removal of this Chapter be sanctioned . ( Signed ) ROBERT GREY , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 18 th July 1888 .

Bank Holiday Railway Facilities.

BANK HOLIDAY RAILWAY FACILITIES .

JN accordance wifch their usual custom , the Greafc Western Railway Company have made arrangements for the issue of tickets during the week preceeding the August Bank Holiday , at their City and West End Offices , viz .: —193 and 407 Oxford Street , 23 New Oxford Street , Holborn Circus , 29 Charing Cross , 26 Regent Street ,

5 Arthur Street East , London Bridge , 82 Queen Victoria Street , 43 and 44 Crutched Friars , 67 Gresham Street , and 4 Cheapside . The booking offices at the Paddington station will be open all day on Wednesday , Thursday , Friday and Saturday , and passengers can obtain tickets at any hoar for use on either day . To meet the

expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , 4 th August , the Company will run in duplicate , the 9 - 0 , 11 * 45 a . m ., 3 . 0 , 50 and 9 ' 0 p . m . trains from London to the West of England and the 12 noon and 5 * 45 p . m . trains- to Weymouth , Hereford , and South Wales . The first portion of the 9 0 a . m . and 5 * 0 p . m . trains will

leave Paddington at 8 * 55 a . m . and 4 ' 55 p . m . respectively , but the first parts of the other trains will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few miuutes afterwards , the long distance passengers being as far as possible taken in the first portion , but with a few

exceptions both trains will stop at tbe advertised stations to take up and set down passengers . On Thursday , 2 nd August , au excursion train will leave Paddington at 8 ' 5 a . m . for Gloucester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Milford , & c . ; passengers will also be booked at excursion fares to certain stations in tbe South of Ireland . A fast

excursion train for the West of England will leave Paddington afc 8 * 5 a , m .-on Saturday , 4 th August , reaching Exeter in b \ hours and Plymouth in 7 i- hours ; and excursions will also bo run on the same day to Bath , Bristol , Dorchester , Weymouth ( for the Channel Islands ) , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Shrewsbury , Chester , Liverpool ,

Manchester , and other stations on the Greafc Western system . Cheap tickets are issued daily from Paddington , and from most of the stations on the Metropolitan , District ancl North London Railways , to Windsor , Taplow , Bourne End , Cookham , Henley and other riverside resorts . A service of omnibuses has recently been established betweed Slough and Burnham Beeches , and cheap through tickets are issued daily by certain trains from Paddington .

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trdMSEHALS properly carried out and personally attended , ia London and Country , by Bro . G-. A . HUTTOIv , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , "W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .

The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Adelphi . —During the interval thafc has elapsed since "The Bells of Haslemere" was withdrawn , Messrs . Gatti bave certainly done wonders in the way of decorating their theatre . Not only haa it been renovated throughout , but the electric light haa been laid on , both behind and in front of the curtain , with the reault that the

theatre ia now beautifully cool . Besides thus studying the comforta of their patrons Messrs . Gatti have provided a play that is aure to become as popular aa any of its predecessors . "The Union Jack , " a drama in four acts , by Messrs . Henry Pettitt and Sydney Grundy , is based on ideas which have been used many times before ,

but they are handled in such a way that a most stirring and interesting play ia the result . We have had the military and the naval element introduced before , but it is of rare occurrence the two services are successfully combined in one piece . In "The Union Jack " we have heroea both naval and military , while the low comedy

scenea are most happily conceived . Fancy a girl flirting , before the very eyea of her soldier love , with a sailor , who unmercifully chaffs the soldier because he dare not come off his beat . The first acta are the more powerful , and are written in masterly style , while the ending haa been greatly improved npon since the first night . It ia

to be regretted , however , that such a thorough-faced villain aa Captain Morton ahould be killed in the third act , for by that time the audience haa got used to his waya , and expects something farther from him . This , however , is not a fault , in fact there are few to find with the piece . It appeals to the hearta of bofch pit and stalls

alike , while ita patriotic sentimenta are thoroughly reliahed—by the gallery especially . The story ia not new , but is served np in a fresh way , the leading incidenta being as follow : —Ruth Medway , who ia an orphan and haa no one to protect her except one brother , who ia at sea , is betrayed by a Captain Morton , who , after ruining her ,

deserta her . On Jack ' s return , Ruth , in a prettily written scene , tells him what has happened , and he swears vengeance . Jack goea to Aldershot to try and find the villain , who , with the help of Sir Philip Yorke strives to place the blame on Jack ' s friend , Lieutenant Stanley . The latter stoutly deniea the charge . Captain Morton

coming on the scene at thia moment Rath tells Jack that he is the man , with the reault that Jack strikea him , and is impriaoned for so doing . Jack is tried by court-martial , and while the jury are deliberating , he jumps through a porthole and escapes , only to turn up at the house of Sir Philip Yorke , where Jack meets Ethel Arden , whose

acquaintance he haa already made . She tells him that she loves him and begs him to eacape , but he refuses until he has seen Captain Morton . The latter at this time enters , and Ethel leaving them , Jack asks Morton for Ruth ' s address , which ho refuses , but is forced to give it up . Yorke sees the struggle , and smarting uudcr Morton ' s

persecution , stabs him and blames Jack . Ethel has , however , seen tho murder , but she is confined to the house by Yorke , who has got a warrant out for Jack ' s arrest . How Ethel escapes , to be found on the road in the snow by Jack ; how they fly in Yorke ' s trap , which he leaves at the toll-house while he searches for Ethel ; and how Yorke ' s

villainy is brought home to him is shown in the last act , with the result that all ends happily , with the prospect of three weddings . We have already mentioned the amusing passages by the soldier and sailor and their lass , while some pretty scenes are also allotted to Lieutenant Stanley and Ivy Arden . Foremost amongst the actors

stands out Mr . Charles Cartwright , whose Captain Morton is a most artistic piece of acting . Every lino , every word , every expression has some powerful meaning , while his cool and cynical bearing is in holding with the character . Mr . Cartwright has seldom , if ever , done better work that this . Mr . William Terris , as Jack Medwav ,

has one of those melodramatic characters that Adelphi audiences like him in . He delivers his Hues with telling effect , and early becomes a great favourite . Mr . J . D . Beveridge has done better than Sir Philip Yorke , but he makes a capital tool for Captain Morton . Mr . Laurence Cantley is fresh and vigorous as Lieutenant

Stanley , while Mr . J . L . Shine , as Peter Fly , the sailor , has nearly all the low comedy to himself , which he makes good use of . Ho is , however , well backed up by clever Miss Clara Jecks aud Mr . Dalton Somers . Miss Olga Nethersole scores a most emphatic success as Ruth Medway , her confession to her brother being most realistically

rendered . Miss Millward is powerful as Ethel Arden , and lends Mr . Terriss good aid , while Miss Helen Forsyth is a pretty Ivy Arden . The other parts are in good hands . A special word of praise is certainly due to Mr . William Sydney , who has produced fche piece in magnificent style , the scenes being most realistic .

Toole S . —Mr . Lionel Brough s short season at this theatre is proving a great success , which is hardly to be wondered at , considering the amusing and interestiug play thafc has been produced . " The Paper Chase , " a threo acfc farcical comedy , is by Charles Thomas , ancl although the plot is easy to see through , the author has

built up an interesting dialogue , that causes roars of laughter throughout the three acts . Of course many of fche situations are led up to by absurd mistakes , bufc the author has done his work . veil . The whole play rests ou the loss of a receipt for curry , and the hunt for this piece of paper is curried on throughout . Of tho

acting we can speak highly . Mr . Lionel Brough has got a part thafc suits him admirably , and he does not fail to make tho most of it . As deaf Mr . Busby Mr . Brough has enormous scope fur his peculiar ways , and he does not miss a single ' opportunity . Mr . E . VV .

Garden is fairly amusing , while Miss Kate Phillips and Miss Helen Leyton work well for the success of the piece . Some pretty lovo scenes are well acted by Mr . E . D . Ward and Miss Margaret Brough . We advise our readers to witness this amusing play .

" The Still Alarm " will be produced afc the Princess ' s on Thursday next , tho 2 nd August , instead of the 29 th instant , as announced in our last issue .