Summer Entertainment Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

Bro . NEWTON proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Tipper and his assistants for their interesting

performance . Bro . TIPPER briefly replied . After some of the visitors had sung , A BROTHER proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Terry for his kindness in providing the evening ' s

entertainment . Bro . TERRY , in replying , expressed the hope that on the company waking next morning they would not regret having spent that evening at the Institution at Croydon . The party then separated and returned to town .

Royal Order Of Scotland.

Royal Order of Scotland .

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF THE COUNTIES PALATINE OF LANCASTER AND CHESTER .

The Knights Companions of the R . S . Y . C . S . held the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge for the Province of the Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Chester on the nth inst ., in the Victoria Hotel , Manchester .

The R . W . Bro . Edmund Ashworth , Prov . G . M ., presided , and the lodge was honoured by the presence of the following officers of Grand Lodge from Edinburgh Bros . Lindsay Mackersey , W . S ., S . G . W . ; Alexander Mitchell , J . G . W . ; D . Murray Lvon , G . Sec . ; Henry I . Shields , G . I . and E . ; Major F . W . Allen and Geo .

Christie , Grand Stewards ; and R . I . Jamieson , Grand Gnarder . Provincial Grand Lodge of H . R . D . M . having been opened , the Grand Officers were received in due form , and during the afternoon they performed in most

admirable style the ceremony of advancing and promoting two brethren who had been approved b y the council and elected . Other business was transacted , and the following brethren were subsequently appointed Prov . Grand

Officers for the year : Bro . J . D . Murray Prov . D . P . G . M . „ R . W . Bourne Prov . S . G . W . „ C . Beswicke Royds Prov . J . G . W . „ J . Chadwick Prov . G . Sec . „ C . Schuster Prov . G . Treas . .. I . M'Laren Prov . GSR

„ E . Pierpoint Prov . G . B . B . „ S . G . Sinclair Prov . G . M . „ W . Goodacre Prov . G . A . M . „ N . A . Earle Prov . G . S . and E . „ W . H . Browne Prov . G . W . T . „ W . Taberner Prov . G . C ..

„ C . E . Hindley } „ E . G . Harwood £ Prov . G . Stwds . „ H . Spalding ) „ E . Halton Prov . G . G . In the evening the brethren of the province and their visitors dined together .

Ireland.

Ireland .

ROYAL ARCH .

ARMAGH . Armagh Chapter ( No . 39 ) . —A meeting of this well known chapter was held at the chapter room , Masonic Hall , on Monday , the 7 th inst . After the exaltation of Bros . David Acheson , Wm . Logul , and Samuel Gray , Comp . Sloane moved that the chapter adjourn until the first Monday in October , which was agreed to , and the usual banauet closed the half-year ' s work .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . CONTROLLER S . G . BAKE .

The Province of Cornwall has sustained a great loss by the death of that most energetic and zealous Mason , Bro . Controller S . G . Bake , who was a P . M . of St ! Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 1151 , Tywardreath , and occupied the chair of Prov . S . G . Warden in 188 7 . Bro . Bake has greatly distinguished himself by his labours in

behalf of our Masonic Charitable Institutions . He was a Vice-President of our two Schools and of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and had served several Stewardships at the various Festivals . He was also a most genial and kindly man , and one whose loss will be sincerely mourned by his numerous friends and acquaintances both within and without the Craft .

BRO . JOHN C . DWARBER . It is with regret we record the death of Bro . John Charlton Dwarber , of Fetter-lane , an old and wellknown inhabitant of St . Dunstan-in-the-West . He was a man of considerable capacit y for business , and of unblemished character . He served in his day every parochial office , being successivel y vestryman , overseer guardian , churchwarden , & c . His kindliness of

disposition endeared him to many friends , whilst his sympathy with the local poor will be gratefully remembered by many who will now miss him . He was also one of the oldest members of the local association known as the City of London Tradesmen ' s Club , b y whom his memory will be cherished as one of " the worthies of St Dunstan . " Bro . Dwarber died on Thursday , the 17 th inst . The funeral took place on

Obituary.

Monday , at Brompton Cemetery . The first part of the service was said in the church of St . Dunstan-inthe-West , at half-past twelve . Bro . John Charlton Dwarber was initiated in the Constitutional Lodge , and served the office of W . M . in 1872 . He was one of the founders and first W . M .

of the St . Dunstan ' s Lodge , No . 1589 . The W . M . and Past Masters of the St . Dunstan ' s Lodge placed a splendid wreath on his coffin , and a deputation from the lodge attended his funeral . Bro . Dwarber was a well-known member of the Bakers' Company and served the office of Master .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

Mr . Nat Goodwin , who is , we believe , a great favourite across the " pond , " opened in England at the Gaiety on Monday to a very enthusiastic , if a sparse , audience . He essayed to come before the British public in a piece which is weak equally in plot and dialogue , and from what we have heard not best suited

to his style , for he clearly shows genius . When we see him in extravagant comedy we shall better be able to appreciate Mr . Goodwin as an actor , for therein lies his forte . Our new American cousin could not complain of the reception accorded to him as some have done , and the audience was not at all predominate with Americans .

A large number of brother and sister English artistes assisted in the welcome , to which Mr . Goodwin responded in some neat and graceful words . An English caste was chosen to support him , consisting of Mr . Wm . Farren , Mr . Chas . Glenney , and Miss

Carlotta Leclerq . Miss K . Forsyth and Miss J . McNuIty being the only Americans . We can scarcely expect a lengthy run of "A Gold Mine , " but we do expect Mr . Goodwin to become popular with the Gaiety frequenters .

* * * Amongst the events for next week is Mr . W . H . Griffith ' s annual matinee at the Shaftesbury Theatre , by kind permission of Bro . Willard , on Friday . The lessee has kindly consented to play Filippo in " The Violin Makers , " supported by Bro . Alfred Bishop ,

j . W . 1319 , Mr . C . Fulton , and Miss Olga Brandon , who appear as Ferrari , Sandro , and Giannina respectively . Mr . Edgar Bruce , his first appearance on the stage for five years , will play his ori ginal character of Sir George Carlyon in Mr . Sydney Grundy ' s charming one-act comedy , " In Honour Bound . " Bro . Lionel

Brough , fresh from South Africa , will give a sketch . Miss Kate Vaughan will appear in her very popular monologue with dance , " How it Happened . " Bro . Chas . Coilette and Miss Mary Collette , * his daughter , will also give a sketch . The programme will contain a new one-act play by Mr . Henry Arthur Jones , author

of "Judah" and "The Middleman , " entitled " Sweet Will . " The bountiful entertainment ought to prove a draw , and Mr . W . H . Griffith ' s personal popularity amongst all classes who come in contact with him will , we know , add to what gives tokens of being a successful afternoon .

Mr . Robert Buchanan , being so successful in adapting " Sophia" and " Joseph ' s Sweetheart" from Field , ing ' s works , and " Clarissa" from Richardson ' s , has now extended his researches , and on Saturday last produced at the Lyric Theatre , amongst signs of decided approval , " Sweet Nancy , " taken with permission

from Miss Rhoda Broughton ' s novel , " Nancy . " With the aid of the pruning knife , specially to the third act , even during the hot weather , "Sweet Nancy , " with Miss Annie Hughes in the title role , can hope to bid for public favour . The ladies will particularly support the new play . Its dialogue is brilliant and smart , so

much so that it fascinates the audience through the first act , which deals entirely with narrative . Nancy is the daughter of Mr . Jas . Grey , she is 18 years old , but still romps with the boys and plays and wears pinafores , but is wooed and won by Sir Roger Tempest , a general in the army , aged 47 . The space at our

command only allows us to say that she gives her consent , not from any love but from liking the general as a pleasant , kind man , and intending by marriage to benefit her brothers and sisters . It is almost a case of " those who came to scoff remained to pray , " for Nancy shortly after marriage drifts into loving her

husband fervently . When he is ordered to go to the front she is beside herself and always longs for his return . Sir Roger does come back , but clouds come over the matrimonial horizon , for Nancy becomes jealous of a woman to whom the general pays a visit by desire of his comrade , the husband . Sir Roger ,

from information he has received from this woman , accuses his wife of intrigue during his absence , but of course she is able , after many tears and heartburnings , to prove her devoted and constant love for her husband . Never has Annie Hughes been seen to better advantage . Her acting is bright and natural . Miss Harriet Jay contributes a strong performance , and Bro .

Henry Neville makes what mi ght have been an unsympathetic part—that of December wooing Maya thoroughly interesting and finished portrait as Sir Roger Tempest . The rest of the parts are well played . A pretty rural sentimental play , "An Old Maid ' s Wooing , " precedes the main piece , and is admirably acted by the author , Mr . E . B . Norman , Mr . Kendrie , and Miss Hope .

August Bank Holiday Arrangements.

AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS .

GREAT N ORTHERN RAILWAY . The Great Northern Railway Company announce that in addition to the ordinary service of express trains from London ( King ' s Cross ) to Scotland , arrangements have been made for the 7 . 45 p . m . express train from King's Cross ( Great Northern ) to be run to Edinburgh , Glasgow , and the North of Scotland on the nights of August 9 th

and 10 th . On Saturday , August 2 nd , cheap six days ' excursion trains will be run from London ( King ' s Cross ) to Huntingdon , Leicester , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Stoke , Burslem , Huddersfield , Manchester , Stockport , Warrington , Liverpool , & c . On Saturday , 2 nd , Monday , 4 th , and 1 uesday , 5 th August , cheap day excursions will be run from Moorgate-street , Aldersgate-street , Farringdon-street , King's

Cross ( Great Northern ) , Holloway , & c , to Skegness . On Saturday , 2 nd , and Monday , 4 th August , cheap day excursions will also be run from Moorgate-street , Aldersgate-street , Farringdon-street , King ' s Cross ( Great Northern ) , Holloway , & c , to Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe . Three or four days' tickets will be issued by the excursion to Skegness , Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe , on

Saturday , available for return on Monday or Tuesday . On Sunday night , August 3 rd , a cheap fast excursion for two days will be run from London to Sheffield and Manchester . On Monday , August 4 th , cheap day excursions will be run from Victoria ( London , Chatham , and Dover ) , Moorgatestreet , King's Cross , Finsbury Park , & c , to St . Albans , Harpenden , Luton , Dunstable , Hitchin , and Cambridge .

Cheap return tickets will also be issued from London to Biggleswade , on Monday , August 4 th . To prevent inconvenience from crowding at the company ' s principal terminal station—King ' s Cross—arrangements have been made for the issue of passenger tickets , dated in advance , at the following offices : —Royal Oak Office , 6 , Porchester-road , Westboume Grove ; Albert Gate Office , 1 , William-street ,

Lowndes-square ; 2 S 5 , Oxford-street ; 264 , High Holborn j 90 , Tottenham Court-road ; 111 , Strand ; 3 , King Edwar . lstreet , Newgate-street ; 22 , Wood-street , E . C . ; 43 and 44 , Clutched Friars ; 16 , Fish-street Hill ; So , Bishopsgatestreet , Without ; 44 , Bread-street , Cannon-street ; 1 , Whittington-avenue , Leadenhall-street ; Charles-street ,

Farringdon-street ; Bee Hive , Whitecross-street ; Moorgate-street Station ; 95 , High-street , Borough ; igoA , Westminster Bridge-road ; Star Office , 13 S , Victoria-street , Pimlico ; Victoria Station ( London , Chatham , and Dover ); and at the offices of Messrs . Swan and Leach , 3 , Charing Cross , and 32 , Piccadilly Circus .

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . In accordance with their usual custom at this season the Great Western Railway Company have made arrangements for the issue of Tickets during the week preceding the August Bank Holiday , at their City and West-end Offices , viz ., 193 and 407 , Oxford-street ; 23 , New Oxfordstreet ; 269 , Strand ; Holborn Circus ; 29 , Charing Cross ;

26 , Regent-street ; 5 , Arthur-street East , London Bridge ; 82 , Queen Victoria-street ; 43 and 44 , Crutchedfriars ; 6 7 , Gresham-street ; and 4 , Cheapside . These offices will he open the whole day , and the booking offices at the Paddington Station will also be open all day on Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , and Saturday . Tickets issued on any of these days will be available for use either on

the day of issue or by any train up to Saturday night . To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , August 2 nd , the Company will run in duplicate the ir . 45 a . m ., r . o , 5 . 0 , and 9 . 0 p . m . trains from London to the West of England ; and the 12 . 0 noon and 5 . 45 p . m . trains to Weymouth , Hereford , and South Wales . The first portion of the 5 . 0 p . m . train will leave

Paddington at 4 . 55 p . m ., but the first parts of the othev 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 . On Friday , August 1 st , an excursion train will leave Paddington at

7 . 45 a . m . for Gloucester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Milford , & c . ; passengers will also he booked at excusion fares to certain stations in the South of Ireland . Fast excursion trains for the West of England will leave Paddington at 7 . 45 a . m . and 3 . 10 p . m . on Saturday , August 2 nd , reaching Exeter in 5 x hours and Plymouth in - j \ hours ; and excursions will also be run on the same day to Bath ,

Bristol , Dorchester , Weymouth ( for the Channel Islands ) , Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford , Birmingham . Wolverhampton , Shrewsbury , Chester , Liverpool , Manchester , and other stations on the Great Western system . On Sunday , August 3 rd , excursions will be run to Cirencester , Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , & c , and on Monday cheap trains will be run to Oxford , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Bath , Bristol , Stroud ,

Gloucester , Cheltenham , Reading , Pangbourne , Goring , Wallingford , & c . Cheap tickets are issued daily from Paddington , andjfrom most of the stations on the Metropolitan , District , and North London Railways , to Windsor , Taplow , Bourne End , Cookham , Henley , and other riverside resorts . A service of omnibuses has recently been established between Slough and Burnham Beeches , and cheap return tickets to the Beeches are issued daily by certain trains from Paddington .

The Prince and Princess of Wales , with their daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Maud , were present at the solemnisation of the marriage of Mr . Frank Bibby with the eldest daughter of Colonel Stanley Clarke in Holy Trinity Church , Chelsea , on Tuesday .

The marriage of Lord Loughborough , eldest son of Bro . the Earl of Rosslyn , Past Grand Master Mason of Scotland , with Violet Aline , youngest daughter of Mr . R . Charles Vyner , was solemnised in St . Michael ' s Church , Chestersquare , on Saturday last . Among the congregation present being the Prince of Wales , the Duke of Cambridge , the Duke and Duchess of Teck , and Princess Victoria of Teck .

At the wedding breakfast there were present in addition to the above , and other distinguished personages , Bros , the Earl of Faversham and the Earl of Clonmell , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Kilmorey , Bro . Lord and Lady Brooke , Bro . Lord and Lady Algernon Gordon Lennox , and others . In the afternoon , Lord and Lady Loughborough started for Easton Lodge , Dunmow , the seat of Bro . Lord and Lad y Brooke , for the honeymoon .