Board Of Benevolence.

BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE .

The monthly meeting of the Board of Benevolence was , , n Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . 11 i rt Grey , P . G . D ., President of the Board , presided , " limes Brett , P . G . P ., Senior Vice-President , occupied B . Y-ir- and Bro . W . H . Ferryman , P . G . P ., acted as ^ w Vice-President . B ros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , . L r - . A . A . Pendlebury . Asst . G . Sec . j W . Dodd ,

w ville 'breen , and W . H . Lee attended from Grand Secre' s department , and the other brethren present were o ^ c I H Mathews , W . P . Brown , George Read , Charles n " rv F R- Spaull , David D . Mercer , Henry Garrod , T . VV Witrnarsh , Thos . Cull , Charles Frederick Hogard , J . n Grieve , W . M . Bywater , A . C . Woodward , Frederick ninrkes , Charles A . Murton , Dr . Jabez Hogg , Herbert J . SI lohn Davis , R . J . Taylor , G . A . Cundy , G . P .

ST In 1 G . Dale , T . B . Linscott , S . R . Baskett , F . W . K fw , Richardson , C . H . Webb , H . H . Room , R . o « n ' p I . Noyes , W . F . Simmons , G . S . Wright , Stephen Inhn ' on , C . J . Coombs , A . E . Gladwell , F . W . Spurgin , J . { Wfentadt , E . G . Johnson , J . P . Watts , H . Massey , A . VV G . Welch , W . A . Dawson , W . G . Lemon , J . Bunker , 1 ? I . Coodall , T . Edmonston , J . Porter , J . Weston , Wm .

H VVyon , W . W . Westley , u . b . Lane , u . ts . lodd , f . Bullock , E . Chamberlain , C . E . Wilson , T . Frewen , James Hnlah S . H . Parkhouse , T . Fisher , D . Haslett , E . Hislop , AG Darby , J . W . Burgess , C . J . Perceval , A . Escott , C 1 W . Pinchin , G . N . Ball , J . G . Tongue , H . J . Wicks , E . H N , Bridges , A . King , J . Lewis Thomas , Geo . Snow , C . Holcr ' oft , M . Speigel , C . Graham , G . R . Langley , and H . Sadler G . Tyler .

, The Board of Masters was first held , and the agenda paper for Grand Lodge of Gth June , was laid before the brethren . The President after the agenda had been read , informed the brethren that since the last meeting it had been found necessary to sell out £ 3000 of the invested funds to meet the calls made by the numerous cases on the list , but that

of course the sale did not realise the full amount of £ 3000 . At the Boaid of Benevolence the brethren first confirmed recommendations to the Grand Master made at the April meeting of the Board to the amount cf £ 320 . The new list contained the names cf 52 petitioneis , whose qualifications came through lodges in the London district , Port of Spain ( Trinidad ) , Margate , Chislehurst , St .

Vincent , Hereford , Silloth , Sydney ( N . S . W . ) , Lincoln , Seacombe , Cirencester , Worcester , Preston , Tonbridge , Wareham , Withington , St . Day , Norwich , Rotherham , Liverpool , Shoreham , Hampton Court , Newcastle-on-Tyne , Bridlington , Sheerness , Sunderland , Landport , Kotree Sind , Hartlepool , Plymouth , Battle , Scotland , Southport , Oxford , Grahamtown ( Cape of Good Hope ) , Harrow ,

Twickenham , and Massachusetts ( U . S . A . ) . Four of these cases weie dismissed , and six were defer . ed . The remainder were relieved with a total of £ 1015 , which was composed of the following sums : Two recommendations to Grand Lodge of £ 50 each , six to the Grand Master ol £ 40 each , and eleven of ^ . 30 each j thirteen grants of £ 20 each , seven of £ 10 each , and three of £ 5 each . The Board sat four hours .

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The Craft Abroad .

GRAND LODGE OF MANITOBA . The 13 th annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba , of which we have received a copy of proceedings , was held in the city of Winnipeg on the Sth and gth February last . Bro . Thomas Clark , M . W . G . M ., presided , and was well supported by his Grand Officers , both Present

and Past , and by the representatives of most of the lodges in the jurisdiction . The Grand Master ' s address dealt with mailers of local interest principally , the particulars contained being for the most part of a very encouraging nature , while the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary are both of them satisfactory . From the latter

it appears that , allowing for one number being vacant—No . 22—there are 37 chaitered lodges and two lodges under dispensation on the roll of this Grand Lodge , the total membershi p at the close of last year being 162 S , or nearl y 60 in excess of the year previous . That of the G . 1 reasurer showed that , including the balance brought

forward from the year 1886 , the receipt side cf the statement ° ' account gave a total of upwards of 2752 dollars , while 'ne expenditure amounted to 1523 dollars , the balance remaining in hand at the end of the year being 1229 jc , ?• These reports having been received , as well as ne Librarian ' s and that of the Board of General Purposes

, . . J * ? Officers were elected or appointed , and invested > v'th the insignia of their respective offices , after which G . Ujflge was c i osed # The f 0 nowing are tne principal G . M , w S , the current year , namely : Bros . Thos . Clark , q V , ; p- M - ; James A . Ovas , D . G . M . j Wm . G . Bell , ?; , V : - ; R . C . Brown . T . G . W .: Rev . Canon 1 . Dallas

^ 'i'eara , G . Chap , j J . Daniel , G . Reg . j J . McKechnie , ^ tre as . ; W . G . Scott , G . Sec . ; J . A . Payne , S . G . D . ; Mi , I £ aul . J . G . D . ; W . F . Ellis , G . D . C . j Thos . L . £ ' - [}<» , G . S . B . ; D . J . Campbell , G . Org . ; T . Tweed , of ' M ' * ¦ ' ; and J- McBride , G . Tyler . The Grand Lodge . Manitoba was established , with three lodges on its roll , ln the year 1 S 75 .

_ , GORDON LODGE , NO . 2112 . abov i j COnd anniversary festival in connection with the Ma ' n ' u held on the 9 th of A P ' in the Ascotvale W . M •" ' near Melbourne . Bro . W . F . Lamonby , with th > re £ lded > supported by the whole of his officers , 'rom t 6 exce P '' ° ns , on account of illness and absence mcmk > whilst there was a numerous attendance of r . v ^^ ... rS » and of manv vUirnr * from lndaps tinder rhprhrpp

was Dr » ? ' Bro - W - Simmonds , P . M ., W . M . elect , \ vhi ch v te and regularly installed into the chair , after Brown * c ? W cers we , e invested as follows : Bros . H . P . M T W / J- Swaine , J . W . j W . T . C . Kelly , J . C ' ' iw 1 - ( "e-elected ) j S . Hayles , Sec . ( re-appointed ) j > d , Dr , "' , ; P- ; J . E . Rigby , J . D . j A . W . Eastviiuaiii i

. ' "¦ J C ID » " = > , wig ., vv .. ua . ra , m . n ., A . Lamo „ r T i and R * J * Larnach > Stwds . j and G . E . Was confirm i T * ^** balance-sheet for the past year ^ anion f wocandidates for initiation were proposed , Sir W 1 p . , " " correspondence was a letter from Frot nis ' ine th ' * - ** the R * - Dist"ct Grand Master , 5 tne patronage and presence of Lady Clarke and

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himself at the second annual ball in connection with the lodge . During the course of the proceedings , the W . M ., on behalf of the members of the lodge , presented Bro . W . F . Lamonby , the retiring Master , with a massive silver spirit stand , as a recognition of his services during the first two years' existence of the Gordon Lodge . At the same time a portrait of Bro . Lamonby , also subscribed for by the members , was unveiled in the lodge room . The two

testimonials were respectively supplied by Messrs . Drummond and Co ., Collins-street , and Messrs . Tuttle and Co ., Elizabeth-street . The lodge was formed into a committee of the whole to arrange for the coming ball , and the business was then brought to a close . Subsequently the brelhren adjourned to the concert hall for supper . Bro . W . Simmonds , W . M . presiding . The customary loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed , and a very pleasant evening was spent by all present .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . SIR CHARLES BRIGHT , PAST D . G . M . MIDDLESEX . The career of this brother , whose death occurred a short time since , was both a long and a distinguished one . He was initiated in the Combermere Lodge , No . 605 , Birkenhead , on the 17 th April , 1 S 56 . In i 860 he joined the Britannic Lodge , No . 33 , and remained a member till the

month of December , 1 S 66 . He joined the Bard of Avon Lodge , No . 77 S , in 1874 , was installed W . M . in 1 S 82 , and remained a member till 18 S 5 . In the meantime he had assisted in founding and been installed in 18 / 7 the first W . Master of the Quadratic Lodge , No . 1691 , which , like the Bard of Avon , meets at Hampton Court j while in 1 SS 4 he joined the Saye and Sele Lodge , No . 1973 , Belvidere ,

Kent , and was returned as a member in the last list forwarded to Grand Lodge . He was exalted to the R . A . Degree in the Britannic Chapter , No . 33 , in January , 1866 , and was a founder and first Z . of the Quadratic Chapter , No . 1691 , in 1 SS 1 . From 1 S 7 S to 1882 he occupied the position of Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex , and was also a P . Prov . G . H . of the Prov . Grand Chapter of

Middlesex . He had been perfected Rose Croix in the Grand Metropolitan Chapter , No . 1 , of that Degree , and had taken the 31 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite . He had served as a Festival Steward for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and had qualified as Life Governor both of that and the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . The funeral was largely attended , and at the service at

St . Cuthbert ' s Church , the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master , Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., was represented by W . Bro . J . F . H . Woodward , P . G . Swd . Br ., Prov . G . Sec . Middx . To the members of his family , and his brother , Bro . E . B . Bright , who had been intimately associated with him in Freeemasonry , we offer the expression of our deep sympathy .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

"Booties Baby , " now being played at the Globe , is a triumphant success . The book , by Mrs . Stannard , who writes under the nom de plume of John Strange Winter , most people are familiar with . It is a story of a healthy description , and is not interlarded with disgusting innuendoes , or full of details of the police and divorce courts . Mr . Hugh Moss is the adapter of the play .

It is the spirit of the age to worship stage children . Public taste varies very much . A few years ago it was all opera bouffe ; then far-fetched farcical comedies , - then sensational melodramas ; but now it is baby-worship , and in "Bootle's Baby" the Biitish public have a Utile treasure of a heroine to worship in the person of little Minnie Terry , as well as a real baby . Miss Terry plays with astonishing

ease the part of Mignon , into whom the baby developes , and the scenes betwixt her and the Lancer officers are extremely pleasing . She plays in such a thoroughly innocent , childish manner that one does not mind having her en the stage , otherwise we are somewhat averse to introducing children on the stage . What is more annoying than a precocious child ? Mr . E . Maurice hasa sympathetic part , of which he enters into the spirit . Messrs . Garthorne

and Montague are thoroughly satisfactory as Capt . Lucy and Lieut . Gray . Mr . Arthur Sugden makes a very artistic performance in the character of Capt . Gilchrist . Miss Edith Woodvvoith—the joint lessee with Mr . Edgar Bruce of the theatre—is not quite suitable tor the sentimental Helen Grace . We believe every one is rushing to the Globe to embrace " Bootle's Baby , " as they are also doing at Terry ' s with " Little Lord Fauntleroy . " #

» * We are inclined to think that the applause with which Mr . Wilson Barrett was greeted on Thursday last week was as much owing to his re-appearance at his old home—the Princess ' s—as to the production of a new drama . We hope Mr . Wilson Barrett may be sufficiently supported as to cause his remaining in the theatre his friends and

patrons like him in best . Mr . Hall Caine has dramatised his novel , "TheDeemster , " and called the play " Ben-my-Chree . " There is in it a good deal that is fresh and powerful , but certainly gloomy . We take for granted the footnote appended by the author on the programme to the effect that 150 years ago the Isie of man was ruled jointly by the Bishop and

the Governor , i . e ., Church and State . Dan Mylrea , son of the Bishop and nephew of the Deemster , is guilty of the manslaughter of his cousin Evan , son of the Deemster , or judge , and is about to be punished by the judge as a murderer , has his sentence commuted by the Bishop , his father , to one of social and religious excommunication for life . "' He shall be cut off from his people . Hencefoith

he is to have no name among them , nor family , nor kin . From now for ever let no flesh touch his flesh . Let no tongue speak to him . Let no eye look upon him . If he should be hungry , let none give him meat . When he shall be sick , let none minister to him . When his death shall come , let no man bury him . Alone let him live , alone let him die , and among the beasts of the field let him hide his unburied bones . " We also take for granted the Manx law of compurgation which was employed " when suspicion

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tarnished a good woman ' s name to put to silence her false accusers . " Mona , who is supposed to have given up her chastity to the scape-grace Dan , approaches the altar , and in response to the Bishop solemnly declares that her life has been pure . Harcourt , the Governor of the Island , who is a villain , steps forward and still accuses Mona of being dishonoured , when Dan rushes into the

chapel and supports her honour . But the penalty he must pay is death for having left his place of banishment , and the knowledge thereof kills Mona , who falls into Dan ' s arms lifeless at the altar , and Dan joyfully hears his own doom pronounced as the curtain falls . Bro . Wilson Barrett expresses with much force the character of Dan . Bro . J . Maclean wins the affections of every one in the part of the good old Bishop , who is always saying kind things to the

people about him , and still _ stands up for the rights of the Church over the State , and even sentences his own son . Mr . George Barrett dies his best with the slight materials in the way of humour . Miss Eastlake , as Mona , makes many weep . In some of the scenes she equals anything she has played in before . "Ben-my-Chree " ought to drawj although decidedly gloomy , it is an interesting , original , and wholesome drama . We wish the lessee all success .

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WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL PROGRAMME . COVENT GARDEN THEATRE . Royal Italian Opera Season . ADELPHI THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE BELLS OF HASLEMERE J at 7 . 15 , Farce . ST . JAMES'S THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE IRONMASTER . VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , J OSEPH ' S SWEETHEART . OLYMPIC THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 30 , an adaptation of MR . BARNES OF NEW YORK ; at 7 . 45 , THE AREA BELLE . GAIETY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE RAILROAD OF LOVE . COMEDY THEATRE . Every Evening at 9 , THE ARABIAN NIGHTS J at 8 , SUNSET . PRINCE OF WALES'S THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , 30 , DOROTHY j at 7 . 45 , J UBILATION . STRAND THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , His WIVESJ at 9 . 50 , "AIREY " ANNIE . SAVOY THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 45 , THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE J at 7 . 40 , MRS . J ARRAMIE ' S GENIE . GLOBE THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 30 , BOOTLES' BABYJ at 7 . 45 , VANDYKE BROWN . TOOLE'S THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 30 , THE DON J at 7 . 45 , A RED RAG . AVENUE THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 15 , THE OLD GUARD ; at 7 . 30 , A WARM RECEPTION . TERRY'S THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 30 , SWEET LAVENDER J at 7 . 40 , LAW AND PHYSIC . SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , THE STOWAWAY . HENGLER'S CIRQUE . Every Day at 2 and 8 , Grand Italian Marionette Entertainment . ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open , 12 . 0 j close , 11 . 30 . Constant Round of Amusement . MADAME TUSSAUD & SONS' EXHIBITION . Open 10 till 10 . Portrait Models of Past and Present Celebrities . NIAGARA IN LONDON . Open Daily , 11 to 11 . Grand Panorama of NIAGARA . EMPIRE THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , Grand Variety Entertainment and Two Grand Ballets . ALHAMBRA THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , Variety Entertainment . Two Grand Ballets , & c . LONDON PAVILION . Every Evening at 8 , Variety Entertainment , & c . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Grand Variety Entertainment , & c .

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On Wednesday afternoon the Baroness Burdett-Coutts distributed the gold , silver , and bronze medals and diplomas . to the successful competitors at the Universal Cookery and Food Exhibition at Knightsbridge , in aid of the building fund of the French Hospital and Cnaring

Cross Hospital : a vote of thanks to her ladyship concluding the proceedings . It was stated in the course of the evening that the proceeds of the Exhibition amounted to about 4 S 00 , which would be equally divided between the two hospitals .

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT GLASGOW . — Acceleration of the Day Scotch Expresses by the West Coast Royal Mail Route . —The London and North-Western and Caledonian Railway Companies announce that , commencing on Friday , June ist , the day express train , leaving London ( Euston Station ) at 10 a . m . will be accelerated to arrive at Glasgow ( Central ) and Edinburgh (

Princesstreet ) at 7 p p . m ., instead of 8 p . m . Passengers for Larbert , Stirling , Oban , Perth , and the North will be conveyed by an additional express leaving Euston at 10 . 30 a . m ., instead of by the 10 a . m . train . The 10 . 30 a . m . train will also convey traffic to Kendal , Windermere , Barrow , the Fnrness District , Penrith , and the Lakes . The up-day

express , leaving Edinburgh ( Princes-street ) and Glasgow ( Central ) at 10 a . m ., will be accelerated to reach Euston at 7 p . m ., instead of S p . m ., as at present . The journey between London ( Euston ) and Edinburgh and Glasgow will thus be performed in the quick time of nine hours instead of ten , as heretofore ,