Obituary.

educational policy as could possibly be con-° . e ( j He and I were as the poles apart in matters C f ' Imperial policy , but in educational movements we re of the closest kin . " The funeral took place on aLlnesday afternoon , the 29 th ult ., at Brockley

" tery . The hearse was one mass of beautiful ths an ( j a long line of between 30 and 40 carriages Mlowed the body to its last resting-place . Next to ? single mourning coach came carriages containing l \ e brethren of the Crichton Lodge , and these were r Unwed by others containing representatives of

Green' ch Masons , all the brethren wearing white ties and \ hite g loves , and bearing the sprig of acacia . Next ) these followed several members of the London School Board , the Greenwich Board of Works , and the Reigate Town Council . Then came the directors „ t i , e Educational Newspaper Company , of which Bro .

Collins was a founder , and with which he had been connected till the day of his death . Various deputatlons from Southwark , Greenwich , Woolwich , Hudders-Beld and Sheffield ; from the Executive of the National Union of Teachers , and from the staff and teachers of the London School Board were also present . The scene at the grave side was a deeply impressive

oneone not to be soon forgotten ; but it must have been a consolation to those nearest and dearest ones ( if consolation there be at such a time ) to see how he who had been torn from them was loved , honoured , and respected by all with whom he had come in contact , hy none more than by the sorrowing brethren of his mother lodge .

BRO . C . W . BAKER , l . P . M . 1326 . At Chingford cemetery , on Saturday last , a large number of Freemasons and friends were present at the interment of Bro . C . W . Baker , l . P . M . of the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 . The deceased died on Saturday , the 25 th ult ., after a few days illness . He was initiated in

the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , July , 18 74 , and exalted in the Lebanon Chapter , 1884 . He was also Life Governor to all the Masonic Institutions , havingserved as Steward five times , twice for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , twice for the Girls' School , once for the Boys' School , and was to have represented the Boys '

School again as Steward in June next . He was also Life Governor to the German Hospital , and Trustee to the Haggerston Hospital Society , and several other charitable institutions . The body was enclosed in a polished elm coffin , with brass fittings . It was borne to the grave in an open hearse , which also contained a

beautiful collection of wreaths , the gift of the lodge , and brother Masons and friends . Following the hearse was a long string of mourning carriages containing the personal friends and relatives of the deceased , and a number of brethren of the lodge , amongst whom where Bros . J . A . Wilson , J . J . Marsh , P . M ., P . P . G . Std . Br . Middx . ; S . Page ,

Treas . ; F . Dunstan , E . Whelan , W . H . Davej-, W . Davey , E . Mallett , W . Kite , I . Solomon , J . Exton , G . Waddington , J . Amy , J . Robinson , J . W . 1524 ; R . Pasco , 27 ; Cooper , Kindon , Capon , Freeman , Palim , and Sceourable . Notwithstanding the heavy downpour of ram the visitors numbered about 50 . The lodge will be put in full Masonic mourning .

The Theatres.

The Theatres .

Of all the Lyceum long repertoire , we think 'here are few plays which are so full of pathos , and truly human , as Mr . Wills' version of " The Vicar of Wakefield "— "Olivia , "—now being given four nights a week at Bro . Irving ' s theatre . We have

come to the conclusion — it may at first sight appear a paradox—that no one can rightly appreciate Goldsmith ' s great work until they have seen " Olivia " on the stage . Often one requires to read the book beore seeing the play , in order to properly understand the

atter . Who can help dropping a tear over the tenderness of Dr . Primrose for his wayward daughter , and or give him loving her more than he does God , and always saying— " I know I will be punished ! " Then Igain , that thorough control of self , that in thefestiviles connected with the celebration of his silver

ve ™ ing , when the news comes to him that he ^ the decline ^ of his life has been robbed of all the ¦ "igs of a lifetime , and brought to beggary by the ;| osconding of a friend . The dear old vicar keeps on fwi g face ' and wi " not conveytne sad news to ms t ; mii y „ ntii the close of the day and the sun is set-... i . '' " . " ould want a callous heart not to be moved

horn " ls discovered that Olivia has run away from cam' l her father > broken-hearted , exclaims : " She ™ . , between me and my love for God . I am where n- ° at last" Then the SCene Wemh "via distributes her trinkets to each t 0 e . ot her family on the night she is about to a - > ' ^ linking that she is going the next day "roth tl 0 n as g ° verness . How she makes her little

k ' lsse , promise to pray for her every night and fondly s Cene £ mother and sister , and then the beautiful chiy J 6 ? ' ? broken-hearted vicar finds his erring \ vith 0 l T v . . S ' her . Can any one witness this play Bro . I " g the better for it ? We think it impossible , without . '"^ ^ ' Primrose has gained in simplicity

Miss Ell T dignity since we last saw the play . is ari id n Terry ' s delightful representation of Olivia audi ea ! ' "d never has Miss Terry made her doe no ^ P owers ° f emotion more than she the vii ]| ' Terris repeats with peculiar effect all not nial y f Squire Thornhill . Bro . Macklin could e a better Burchell , nor could any one . Miss

The Theatres.

Annie Irish is sweet and sympathetic as the gentle Sophia . The next revival will be " The Corsican Brothers , " on the 12 th inst ., for a few nights , after that " Henry VIIL , " and we hope " Richilieu " will be included in the repertoire .

Little Minnie Terry , who is just now appearing at the Lyceum as the Princess Elizabeth in " Charles I ., " and in "Olivia" as a brother of the heroine , is engaged to create a part of some length and importance

in a new play at the Haymarket , which Mr . Beerbohm Tree will probably produce as one of his special Monday evening pieces shortly . Miss Minnie Terry is generally taught her parts by her aunt , Miss Marion Terry .

* * * The most wonderful play in London just now is " L'Enfant Prodigue . " It is marvellous , because not a word is spoken nor a song sung during the whole three acts . Since its production at the Prince of Wales's Theatre its success was at once assured , partly ,

no doubt , on account of its novelty , it being real pantomime , but chiefly owing to the very clever acting of Mdlle . Jane May , Madame Schmidt , Mdlle . Zanfritta , M . Courtes , M . de Sasperi , and M . Souget . Entirely by the motions of their hands and bodies and facial expressions , together with the music , one can

easily understand the story "L'Enfant Prodigue" is intended to describe . Mr . Horace Sedger did a wise thing in arranging with Mr . C . Lauri for the representation of this play without words on the boards of the Prince of Wales ' s . Everyone ought to go and see this extraordinary acting .

Whitsuntide Railway Facilities.

WHITSUNTIDE RAILWAY FACILITIES .

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY . The London and North-Western Railway Company announce that the ticket offices at Euston , Broad-street , Kensington , and Willesden Junction will be open throughout the day , from Monday , May nth , to Monday , May iSth , inclusive , so that passengers wishing to obtain tickets for any destination on the London and North-Western

Railway can do so at any time of the day prior to the starting of the trains . The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers . Ticketsfor all the principal stations on the London and North-Western system and its connections can be obtained at any time ( Sundays and Bank Holidays excepted ) at the following town receiving offices of the Company : 15 , Queen-street , E . C . j Spread

Eagle , 3 , Whittington Avenue , Leadenhall Market , E . C . j Swan-with-Two-Necks , 65 , Gresham-street j 13 , Eastcheap ; Cross Keys , Wood-street , Cheapside j 22 , Aldersgate-street j 65 , Aldgate , E . j 30 , West Smithfieldj 8 and 9 , Clerkenwel ! Green j Bolt-in-Tun , 64 , Fleet-street j 116 , Holborn j George and Blue Boar , 2 S 5 , High Holborn j 43 , New Oxford-street j 3 , James-street , Covent Garden j Universal

Office , Spread Eagle , Piccadilly Circus j Golden Cross , Charing Cross j 34 , Parliament-street , Westminster ; Hotel Windsor , Victoria-street j 231 , Edgware-road j Atlas Office , 167 , Tottenham Court-road : 70 , St . Martin ' s-lanej Lion , 10 S , New Bond-street j 496 , Oxford-street j Griffin ' s Green Man and Still , 241 , Oxford-street j 33 , Herefordroad , Bayswater j Knightsbridge , 34 , Albert Gatej

Kensington , 33 , High-street j 117 , High-street , Borough j 233 and 234 , Blackfriars-road j Surrey Railway Office , 13 S , Newington Causeway j 194 , Westminster Bridge-road j Islington , "Angel , " 5 , Pentonville-roadj 15 , Queenstreet j London Brighton and South Coast Company ' s Office , S , Grand Hotel Buildings , Charing Cross j Albert and Victoria Docks Office , andCanningTown Goods Station .

The tickets obtained at these offices will be available from either Euston or Kensington ( Addison-road ) , and will be issued at the same fares as are charged at those stations . The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers . They can also be obtained at Gaze and Sons ' Tourist Office , 142 , Strand , at the same fares as at Euston Station . On Saturday , May 16 th , special express trains

will leave Euston Station at 4 . 25 p . m . and 6 . 55 p . m . for Coventry and Birmingham . Special express trains will also leave Birmingham ( New Street ) on this date at 2 . 5 p . m . and 4 . 5 p . m . for Northampton , calling at Stechford , Coventry , and Rugby j the ordinary trains leaving Birmingham at 2 . 0 p . m . and 4 . 0 p . m . on May 16 th not conveying passengers for these places . On Whit Monday , May iSth ,

numerous residential trains will not be run . The Company also announce that they will run excursions to and from London , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Leamington , Coventry , Walsall , Leicester , Macclesfield , Stoke , Stone , Liverpool , Manchester , Chester , North Wales , Shrewsbury , Hereford , Oswestry , Preston , Wigan , Blackpool , Morecambe , Carlisle , the Lake District , and other places , on Saturday , May 16 th .

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . The Great Western Railway Company annnounce that a fast excursion train for the West of England will leave Paddington at 7 . 45 a . m . on Saturday , May , 16 th , reaching Exeter in 5 ^ hours and Plymouth in y ! r hours , and that excursions will also be 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 , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Milford , and other stations on the Great Western System j passengers will also be booked at excursion fares to certain stations in the South of Ireland . Excursions will be run to London from most of the principal stations , and cross

country trips have also been arranged . To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , May 16 th , the Company will run in duplicate , the 11 . 45 a . m ., 1 . 0 , 3 . 0 , 5 . 0 , and 9 . 0 p . m . trains from London to the West of England j the 10 . 20 a . m . and 9 . 15 p . m . trains to Weymouth , Hereford , and South Wales . The first portions

of the 5 . 0 and 9 . 0 p . m . trains will leave Paddington at 4 . 55 and S . 57 p . m . respectively , but the first parts of the other trains will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few minutes 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 the advertised stations to take up and set down passengers .

Whitsuntide Railway Facilities.

On Bank Holiday excursions will be run to Reading , Bath , Bristol , Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Oxford , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , and other stations . Arrangements have been made for the issue of ordinary and excursion tickets during the week preceding Whit Sunday , at the company ' s City and West End Offices , viz .: — 193 and 407 , Oxford-street j 23 , New Oxford-street j

Holborn-circus j 29 , Charing-cross j 269 , Strand j 26 , Regentstreetj 5 , Arthur-street East , London Bridge ; 82 , Queen Victoria-street j 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars j 6 7 , Greshamstreet j and 4 , Cheapside . Tickets can also be obtained at Victoria , Kensington ( Addison-road ) , and at most of the

stations on the Metropolitan and District Railways . The booking offices at the Paddington Station will be open all day on May 13 th , 14 th , 15 th , and 16 th , so that passengers wishing to obtain tickets for any destination on the Great Western Railway can do so at their convenience . The tickets will be dated to suit the convenience of passengers .

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . The Great Northern Railway Company announce that on Saturday , May 16 th , cheap three or six days' excursion trains will be run from London ( King ' s Cross Station ) to Huntingdon , St . Ives , Lynn , Wisbech , Norwich , Cromer , Yarmouth , Spalding , Lincoln , Nottingham , Derby , Sheffield , Manchester , Doncaster , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford ,

Keighley , Halifax , York , Scarborough , Darlington , Durham , Newcastle , & c . A cheap excursion will also be run to Edingburgh and Glasgow , returning on May 19 th or 23 rd . On Whit-Monday , May iSth , cheap excursion trains will be run from Victoria ( L . C and D . ) , Moorgate-street , King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , & c , to St . Albans , Harpenden , Luton , Dunstable , Hitchin , and Cambridge . Cheap fast excursions

will also be run on Saturday , 16 th , and Monday , 18 th May , from Moorgate-street , Farringdon-street , King ' s Cross , Finsbury Park , to Skegness , Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe . Three or four days | tickets will be issued by the excursion on Saturday , available for the return by the excursion on Monday or by any ordinary train on Tuesday . Manchester races . On Thursday ni ghtMay 21 st

, , a fast excursion for two days will be run from Moorgatestreet , King ' s Cross , Finsbury Park , & c , to Manchester . To prevent inconvenience from crowding at the Company ' s principal terminal station , King ' s Cross , tickets dated in advance will be issued at King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , Victoria ( L . C . and D . ) , Ludgate Hill , Moorgate-street , Aldersgatestreet , Farringdon-street , and Finsbury Park stations , and

at the following ticket offices : 2 S 5 , Oxford-street j Star Office , 13 S , Victoria-street , Pimlicoj Albert Gate Office , 1 , William-street , Lowndes-square j 169 , Edgware-road , W . j Royal Oak Office , 6 , Porchester-road , Westbourne-grove j Cambridge Circus , Shaftesbury-avenue , W . j 328 , Strand j Bee Hive , Whitecross-street j 80 , Bishopsgate-street Without j Charles-street , Farringdon-street j 264 , High Holborn j

90 , Tottenham Court-road j 230 , Essex-road , Islington , N . j 95 , High-street , Borough j 190 A , Westminster Bridge-road j 44 , Bread-street , Cannon-street j 1 , Whittington Avenue , Leadenhall-street j 3 , King Edward-street , Newgate-street j 22 , Wood-street j 217 , Old-street j 16 , Fish-street-hill

4 T and 44 , Crutched Friars j 7 , Beresford square , South Woolwich j Great Northern Company ' s Poplar Docks Station , Preston-road j Royal Victoria and Albert Docks ( Great Northern Company ' s office ) , and at the offices of Messrs . Swan and Leach , Limited , 3 , Charing Cross and 32 , Piccadilly Circus .

"Saturday In Shakespeare's Country."

"SATURDAY IN SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY . "

The London and North Western Railway Company announce that the tour which was inaugurated last summer under the above name , for the benefit of those who can afford to pay a reasonable price for a day ' s outing by rail and road , including thoroughly good hotel accommodation , will be repeated every Saturday during the ; coming season . The first trip will take place on June 6 th , and the

programme includes visits to the house in which Shakespeare was born , to the site of the house in which he spent the last 19 years of his life and in which he died , to his tomb in the Church of the Holy Trinity , and to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre , at Stratford-on-Avon j to Kenilworth and Warwick Castles , and to Beauchamp Chapel , which contains Leicester ' s Tomb , and the Crypt , in the St . Mary's Church , Warwick .

The fares , which are 40 s . for first class , and 27 s . 6 d . for second or third class ( second class carriages are not guaranteed ) , will include every item of expense throughout the day ( wines , & c , excepted ) j the company will even pay the waiters' fees , for it is , indeed , in their case that the French saying " point d'argent point de Suisse " applies .

Iwo new features are introduced in this year ' s programme . Passengers will not be compelled to return to London the same eveningj those who , after dinner , may feel inclined to enjoy two or three days' rest in the country will be able to do so on payment of a small amount ( 6 s . first class , and 3 s . second or third class ) , and to return to town from Kenilworth , Leamington , Warwick or

Stratford-on-Avon ( East and West Junction Railway ; , by any train up to the following Tuesday night . Hotel coupons , available at the best hotels , for breakfast , luncheon , dinner , and bed , separately , and also for a whole day ' s accommodation , always including waiters' fees , will be sold at moderate prices at the above four stations and at Euston Station , London .

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