Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

P . Z ., Preceptor , announced that on the last Friday in May , before the adjournment for three months , he would rehearse the three installation ceremonies and exaltation ceremony . A letter of condolence was ordered to be sent to Comp . W . Eckersall , 1275 , on account of the sad and almost sudden bereavement by loss of his son .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

KESWICK . Border Chapter ( No . 102 ) . —The quarterly convocation of this chapter was held at the Masonic Room , Keswick Hotel , on Wednesday , the 30 th ult . _ III . Bro . Col . F . R . Sewell , 30 , M . W . S ., occupied the chair , there being also present E . and P . Bros . G . Dalrymple , iS ° , Treas ., as P .: J . Hall , iS ° , ist Gen . ; J . Paterson , iS ° , 2 nd Gen . ; 0

P . de E . Collin , 1 S , I . P . M . VV . S ., Recorder ; S . Broadbent , iS ° , as H . ; T . Usher , O . G . ; Dr . C . Gore Ring , iS ° , P . M . W . S ., and others . The chapter was opened in due form , and the roll called and minutes read and confirmed , when subsequently , at the suggestion of the M . W . S ., E . and P . Bro . Hall , rnoved , and E . and P . Bro . Dalrymple seconded the motion , and it

was unanimously agreed to— " That the money that had been collected in the chapter be placed upon E . and P . Bro . Collins , Steward's list , to purchase a vote in the R . M . B . I , inthenameofthechapter . " The Recorder havingreadseveral letters of apology for absence , E . and P . Bro . Broadbent was presented with his certificate , and , with other routine business , the chapter was closed .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

PROVINCIAL PRIORY OF NORTHUMBERLAND , DURHAM , AND BERWICK-ON-TWEED .

The Provincial Priory of Northumberland , Durham , and Berwick-on-Tweed was held at the Freemasons ' Hall , Maple-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne , on the 28 th ult ., under the banner of the Royal Kent Preceptory , which was opened by the E . P ., Sir Knight W . F . Carmon , assisted by his officers . Business of the preceptory being over , and the Prov . Prior and his officers being in attendance , they were received under an arch of steel .

The Prov . Prior , Sir Kni ght Charles James Banister , then ascended the throne and opened the Prov . Priory , assisted by the Prov . Sub-Prior , Sir Knight Henry Maddison , and the Prov . Officers . The V . E . Prov . Prior was saluted in due form , and thanked the sir knights for their kind reception . The E . Prov . Sub-Prior was saluted , and returned thanks .

The V . E . Prov . Prior of Staffordshire , Warwickshire , and Leicestershire was also saluted in due form , and thanked the sir knights for their very kind reception . The minutes of the last Provincial meeting were read and confirmed .

The roll of preceptones was called , and the E . Preceptor of each reported very satisfactory accounts of the working and prosperity of each . The V . E . Prov . Prior delivered his annual address , and complimented each Preceptor on their report of

the condition of their preceptones . Sir Knight W . F . Carmon was re-elected Treasurer . The V . E . Prov . Prior then appointed and invested his officers for the year as follows : Sir Knight H . Maddison ... Prov . Sub-Prior . , Rev . Canon Tristram ,

D . D Prov . Prelate . „ S . Wilson Prov . Chancellor . „ J . M . Barron ... Prov . Constable . „ T . J . Armstrong ... Prov . Marshal . „ W . F . Carmon ... Prov . Treasurer .

„ W . Logan Prov . Registrar . „ John Burn Prov . Sub-Marl . Rev . T . Randall - f Prov . Chaplain and " ... I Almoner .

„ Seymour Bell ... Prov . Herald . „ W . H . Dodd ... Prov . Std . Br . „ C . D . Hill Drury ... Prov . Aide de Camp . .. John Usher Prov , C . of G .

,, Payne Prov . S . B . „ H . McDonell ... Prov . Org . „ Thos . Price Prov . ist Equerry . „ J . Appleyard ... Prov . 2 nd Equerry . Business of the priory being over , and before it was closed ,

Sir Knight HENRY HOTHAM , P . E . Prov . Sub-Prior , at the unanimous wish of the fratres , said that he had a most pleasing duty to perform , which gave him infinite pleasure in doing , to present , in the name of the kni ghts of the province , to his very old and dear friend , their excellent chief , V . E . Sir Knight Charles James Banister , a tribute of esteem and affection on the

celebration of his " golden wedding , " an event which did not often occur in this transitory life . It was doubl y gratifying to him ( Sir Knight Hotham ) , seeing that it was over 33 years since he had the pleasure of proposing his worthy friend as a candidate in the Royal Kent Preceptory . Since that time he had watched the progress of their worthy brother , and he spoke the sentiments of

all present , he was quite sure , that he reigned in the hearts of all under his rule , and he was deli ghted to see their worthy chief in such excellent health . They had not forgotten his worthy partner , his dear wife , and they were sorry that , in consequence of illness in their family , Mrs . Banister could not be present to receive their unanimous and heartfelt congratulations in conjunction with their dear friend .

Knights Templar.

The address was then read—To Charles James Banister , Very Eminent Prov . Prior of Northumberland and Durham , Sovereign Grand Inspector-General 33 ° of the North Eastern District of England . We , members of the Grand Cross , Knights Templar , and

Rose Croix , of the Province of Northumberland and Durham , have great pleasure in congratulating you on the auspicious occasion of celebrating your " golden wedding , " and offer for your acceptance the accompanying gifts in token of our most sincere esteem and regard . Trusting that you and your beloved partner may , by the

blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , be spared to enjoy many more years of happiness together is the heartfelt desire of your truly fraternal friends of the northern province . 2 Sth Feby ., 1 S 90 . Then follow the signatures of the members of the

province , nearly 40 active members . Sir Knight HOTHAM then presented V . E . Sir Knight Banister with three very beautiful solid silver embossed and perforated dessert fruit stands , one centre and two smaller , very handsome works of art , and greatly admired by all present , proving the exquisite taste of

the Committee who were deputed to select them . The brooch for Mrs . Banister ' s acceptance was in the shape of a crescent and star set with diamonds and pearls , with aigrette to be attached as an ornament in the hair . Also a massive embossed gold pen and pencil case , with the following inscription engraved on it :

Presented to Charles J . Banister by members of his mother Grand Cross , Knights Templar , and Rose Croix of the Royal Kent , Newcastle-on-Tyne , in celebration of his " golden wedding . " —2 Sth Feby ., 1 S 90 . Sir Knight HOTHAM then , in the name of the brethren , presented these tokens of esteem , which was

supported by the E . PRECEPTOR of the Royal Kent Preceptory , and the M . W . S . of the Royal Kent Chapter , Rose Croix . Very appropriate addresses were made by V . E . Sir Knights CHARLES FENDELOW , Prov . Prior of Staffordshire , Warwickshire , and Leicestershire ; Prov .

Sub-Prior , HY . MADDISON , 30 ; P . P . S . Prior , Col . J AMES MONKS , 30 ° ; and others . Sir Knight BANISTER , Prov . Prior , thanked his dear friends for their very handsome presents to his dear wife and himself . He said he was sorry that she could not be with them , particularly after Bro . Armstrong ' s

very kind invitation to them both . She was a thorough Mason at heart , and was always pleased to second his endeavours to fulfil his various Masonic duties , and was with them in spirit on that auspicious occasion . They were blessed with their children . One he had pleasure in stating was then M . W . S . of the Prince of Wales

Chapter , Rose Croix , Huddersfield . He ( Bro . Banister ) was delighted to see his old and dear friend , Sir Knight H . Hotham , who had been over 50 years a member oi the . Royal Kent Encampment and Chapter Rose Croix , looking so well , and he trusted that they might welcome him for many years to be able to come amongst

them . He was full of years , but young in spirit—a pattern to all of them . He sincerely thanked all his dear friends . They were always kind and considerate to him in his visits to them in the various Degrees . Might every blessing attend them and theirs through life . He trusted and hoped that he might be spared to come

amongst them for a few more years ; but when one celebrates his golden wedding it was a proof that he was descending the ladder . Bro . Banister , in concluding , said : May you , my dear friends , receive the same honour and blessings that I have received , and when we are called away from this active Masonic life

may we all meet together in a happy eternity . The Prov . Priory was closed , and the V . E . Prov . Prior and Prov . Officers retired under an arch of steel . The Royal Kent Preceptory was then closed . The banquet was held in the dining hall , under the presidency of the E . Preceptor , Sir Knight Carmon ,

having on his right the V . E . Prov . Prior , the V . E . Prov . Prior of Staffordshire , Sir Kni ghts Chas . Fendelow , Col . James Monks , Thos . J . Armstrong , and others , and on his left Sir Knights Hotham , H . Maddison , C . D . Hill Drury , Wm . Logan , and others . Sir Knight

Seymour Bell was Vice-President . About 30 sat down ; The loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and reponded to with truly Masonic spirit , and a happy and instructive evening was spent , which will be long remembered by all present .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

Although we are not so much in love with Mr . Pinero ' s newest play as with his " Sweet Lavender , " " The Magistrate , " or many other pieces from his versatile pen , yet anything coming from this clever dramatist is worth seeing , and " The Cabinet Minister " is so full of brilliant dialogue , smart lines , shafts of

satire , and overflowing with witty expressions that success seems stamped on the new Court play . Its chief fault , to our mind , is that it is too hybrid a work , that it is lacking in a substantial story , but that no one who is a theatre-goer should think of omitting " The Cabinet Minister " from his or her repertoire of plays

to see . Lad y Twombley , unknown to her husband , has outrun the constable , and has recourse to a moneylender , to whom she is introduced by his sister , Mrs . Gaylustre , a designing " widow or something" of a peer , who is a fashionable dressmaker , and whose chief ambition is to cut a dash in society . B y a letter

The Theatres.

having been left about , which she takes up and reads , she becomes acquainted with the needs of the Twombleys , and compels them to introduce her to their friends , and ride with them in their carriage . Mr . Joseph Lebanon , the money-lender , has the aspirations of his sister , and , though snubbed by Lord Drumdurris

and all his guests , he is quite happy , knowing he is "in society" ( without a large S ) . He forces Lady Twombley to tell him some official secrets of Sir Julian Twombley , a Secretary of State , but it turns out a case of the biter bit , for Sir Julian , having been an eavesdropper , substitutes another paper

for the one Mr . Lebanon wanted , the price being the return for Lady Twombley ' s acceptances . These she gets back , the money lender , having walked into a trap , is ruined , and Lady Twombley , by a speculation of a rather shady character , becomes a rich and once more a free woman . Mrs . John Wood for once has

a serious part , although she occasionally bursts out in that comical line in which she is unrivalled . Mrs . Wood has a big following of her own , who go to her theatre to see Mrs . Wood , so that whatever the price may be she is sure to draw . In her new line she is very effective , and bears the burden of the play with all her

own peculiar humour and pathos . Mr . Arthur Cecil as Sir Julian is not furnished with a part which demands so much talent as is usually the case in characters written for him . Mr . Weedon Grossmith , as Lebanon , made the best money-lender we have ever seen on the stage . Mr . Brandon Thomas is very droll in the part

of a Scotch laird . His is one of the best performances in the comedy . Miss Filippi follows the success she made in "The Red Lamp" as the French maid , and as the fashionable dressmaker she is "too" charming in her vulgarity and persistency , as one of the young ladies in the piece would say .

There are some others who have minor parts to go through , and from their number become a little bewildering , which necessitates a constant turning to the programme . " The Cabinet Minister " is beautifully mounted , and the dresses worn are sure to prove attractive , for we have three or four ladies on the stage at

once who are supposed to . have just returned from one of the Queen ' s Drawing Rooms , and are in their full Court costume . We hear the booking is enormous , and are not surprised , for it is a brilliantly written and clever play , though its sentiment is not so sweet nor interesting as " Sweet Lavender . "

# * * We mentioned in our notice of the Haymarket play that Sir William Marriott , D . P . G . M . Sussex , and Professor Thorold Rogers , present and past M . P . ' s , were in Holy Orders . It may be interesting to state that the Rev . the Earl of Mulgrave , who a few days since

succeeded to the Marquisate of Normanby , owing to the death of his father , is a member of our Craft , and is also a Royal Arch Mason . There are two other peers in Holy Orders , Earl De la Warr , who succeeded his brother , and Lord Scarsdale , whose heir , the Hon . Mr . Curzon , is a marked young man on the

Conservative benches in the House of Commons , and who lately has made a long tour on horseback through Persia . Amongst other clergymen who have sat in the Upper House in recent years have been the late Marquis of Donegal , the Marquis of Waterford , father of the present peer , and Bro . Lord Charles Beresford , P . G . W ., Lord Hawke , father of the present peer , the renowned

cricketer , Lord Dynevor , Lord Saye and Sele , who was well known as the Venerable the Archdeacon of Hereford , and Lord O'Neill . Viscount Molesworth is the Rector of St . Petroc , Cornwall , and a well-known Mason , but he has not a seat in the House of Lords , being an Irish peer . The new Marquis of Normanby , who is Vicar of Worsley , near Manchester , is an excellent preacher as well as a Mason .

Marriage.

Marriage .

MAKEHAM—PARKINS . —On the 26 th ult ., by license , at St . Margaret ' s , Lewisham , by the Rev . G . W . Griffith , Henry William Payne Makeham , M . R . C . S ., L . R . C . P ., L . S . A ., M . D ., of 330 , New Cross-road , to Frances Emmelline , only surviving daughter of John W . Parkins , Esq ., of Ennerdale , Burnt Ash Hill , Kent .

Choking Asthma.

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