The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

. Bro . Charles Du Val , having concluded his present . seasori of monologue performances , will have a grand complimentary benefit , which is now definitely fixed for Friday afternoon , the 4 th , and Saturday evening , the 5 th , of July , at St . George ' s Hall , Langham-place . Upwards of 30 leading artistes of the musical and dramatic

professions will take part in the programme , including Mesdames Lydia Thompson , Camille D'Arville , Leonora Braham , Louise Phillips , Lydia Cowell , Minnie Bell , Florence Glamoye ; Messrs . Hermann Vezin , Charles Kelly , George •Grossmith , F . Gaillard , Walter Clifford , Howard Paul , Henry Walsham , Herbert Standing , Harry Paulton , Arthur Roberts , J . G . Taylor , and numerous other leading artistes .

* - * * * Thc new play gt the Prince ' s Theatre named "Called Back , " may justly be said to be the piece of this season . Mr . Edgar Bruce has not been fortunate hitherto with his newly-built theatre , but whatever | he has lost he must be rapidly regaining , for every night since its production , some three weeks ago , the house is nightly

crowded . Mr . Hugh Conway ' s novelette has been dramatized by himself and Mr . Comyns Carr , and with more than the ordinary success which attends plays taken from books . The book itself has for some time been read by every one , but since its name has become more widely known through the Prince ' s Theatre , 20 , 000 copies have been sold . But Mr . Comyn Carr has wisely not kept to the strict text of the novel , but in a pro ' ogue lets

the audience into the secrets on which follow all the excitement and interest with which the play abounds . Were it not that the audience knew from the first the reason of the blind Gilbert Vauijhan ' s desire for revenge the . interest would necessarily Hag , and therefore we have soon after the rising of thc curtain the murder scene . It is not often that a spice of Imelodrama takes in a thoroughly VUest-end theatre , but it is because thc drama has such strong stuff

in it that a fashionable audience is not merely content to sit it out but is literally spellbound . And so we go from one act to another , more and more exciting , until at thc close pure love wins the day and lust and crime receive their just reward . It would require a much greater space than we are able to spare to relate the whole . story and probably it is known ere this to many of our readers . The cast . includes Mr . Kyrle Bellew , Mr . Anson , Mr . Lethcourt , Mr . Beerbohm Tree , Miss Lingard , and Miss Tilbury , all of

whom do full justice to their respective parts , Mr . Tree particularly being free from artificiality or staginess . In Miss Lingard ' s hands the character of Pauline is well sustained . It might be expected that it would be repulsive to see a girl who has gone out of her mind , but there is nothing but gentleness and quietness in her madness as portrayed by Miss Lingard . Since Mr . Conway ' s great success he has been entertained by the Mayor of Bristol , of which city he is a native , in a public manner .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . F . VV . BARNES , P . M . 13 S 0 . On Thursday afternoon , the 19 th inst ., the body of the late Bro . Francis VV . Barnes , of Fairfield Villa , Liverpoolroad , Crosby , near Liverpool , was interred in the churchyard of St . Luke ' s , Great Crosby . Deceased was one of the P . M . ' s of the Skelmersdale ^ Lodge , No . 1380 , and a very influential and representative gathering of brethren assembled at the graveside to pay their last respects to the

memory of the departed . The funeral service was conducted by Bro . the Rev . T . VV . Richardson , Prov . G . C . W . L ., and a P . M . of Lodge 13 S 0 , and he was assisted by Bro . the Rev . J . Creeser , M . A . The coffin was an oak one , French polished , with brass mountings , and bore the following inscription : — " Francis Wlllen Barnes , died June 16 , 1 SS 4 , aged 36 years . " It was covered with wreaths and floral emblems , amongst which was an handsome

immortelle from the members of his mother lodge . The funeral cortege consisted of a hearseand three broughams . In the first brougham were Mr . John Barnes and Miss Barnes , Capt . Adams , and Mr . P . Barnes ; in the second brougham were Messrs . J . Barrow , T . Bark , and J . Bertois ; and in the third brougham the Revs . T . W . Richardson and J . Creeser . At the church the cortege was ioined bv a number of Freemasons , amongst whom were

Bros . R . A . Davies , VV . M . 13 S 0 ; G . Broadbridge , P . M ., P . P . G . D . C ; R . H . Exton , P . M . ; Edward Ford , P . M . ; H . A . Tobias , VV . M . 1502 and S . VV . of 1380 and P . P . G . S . of VV . ; A . Breslauer , R . Lewis-Andrews , George Ratcliffe , Sec ; j . C . Langley , P . Blackbourne , VV .. J . Woosey , G . H . ' Taylor , J . Gregson , L . Smith , Dr . A . P . May , T . Balshaw , and P . J . Fegan , all of Lodge 1380 . There were

also present Bros . G . I " . Woollan , Bootle Lodge ; R . VV . Taylor , VV . M . 1299 ; T . Coonan , 24 i ; and others . It may be stated that deceased , as a life member of the West Lancashire Masonic Institution , took a great and practical interest in the Charity , and was greatly liked b y all with whom he came into contact . The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs . Henderson and Co ., of Church-street , Liverpool .

Birth, Marriage, And Deaths.

Birth , Marriage , and Deaths .

BIRTH . HARRISON . —On the 22 nd inst ., at Church-row , Hampstead , the wife of R . W . Harrison , of a son . MARRIAGE . BRIDGES—STETSON . —On the 23 rd inst ., at St . Bride ' s , Liverpool , Herbert Weston Bridges , of Anerley , io Josephine , daughter of J . H . Stetson , of Damariscotta , Maine , U . S . A .

DEATH . SAUNDERS . —On the 13 th inst ., of blood poisoning , at Upper Norwood , Mary Harriet , the beloved wife of Bro . William Harris Saunders , Past Prov . Grand Deacon Middlesex , & c , of Frinton Wick , near Colchester and •Great VVarley ; formerly of Great Pilgrim House , South Weald , and Moira . House , Hampton Wick . ' Buried in Kingston Cemetery .

Masonic And Grneral Tidings

MASONIC AND GRNERAL TIDINGS

Bro . Sir John Whittaker Ellis , P . G . W ., the new-Member for Mid-Surrey , has been elected Master of the Merchant Taylors' Company . The students of the Guildhall School of . Musicgave a concert on Wednesday evening at the'City of London School , Victoria-embankment . Bro . the liarl of Carnarvon , as President of the Society of Antiquaries , entertained the Council and members of the Society on Wednesday evening .

Ihe Marquis of Lome was on Wednesdaj * admitted to the freedom of the Company of Tin-plate Workers , and in the evening was entertained at dinner .

H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will on Tuesday perform the ceremony of operting the new buildings of the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company in Soho , which have been erected to accommodate 357 families . Bro . John Lane , G . Stwd ., Prov . G . M . O . of Devon , was presented with a handsome jewel , as Prov . G . M . O ., by the members of the Jordan Mark Lodge , No . 319 , Torquay , on Wednesday , the 18 th inst ., on his leaving the chair as the first Master and founder .

The public examination and distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Warehousemen and Clerks ' Schools will take place at the Institution on Saturday , July 5 th . The chair will be taken and the prizes distributed by the . Right Hon . Viscount Sherbroke .

The summer fete and entertainment to the inmates of Earlswood Asylum will take place at the Institution , Redhill , on Wednesday next . A varied and interesting programme has been prepared , including instrumental performances by the band of the Coldstream Guards .

Chevalier L . Desanges has been commissioned to paint three whole length portraits for the Grand Lodge , to replace those that were destroyed by fire last year . These portraits represent the Prince of Wales in full Masonic clothing , and the Duke of Manchester and' the Earl of Zetland in their Peers' robes .

Dr . Woodman , of Exeter , has for many years managed all the correspondence of the Rosicrucian Society of England ; he has now resigned the Secretaryship . All communications should in future be addressed to Dr . Wm . Wynn , M . B ., 4 , Torriano-avenue , London , N . W ., who is now the Secretary of the Metropolitan College .

Bro . E . Lukey , P . M . P . Z . 199 , has just been presented by the racing members of the Dover Rowing Club with a magnificently mounted timepiece , on his retirement from the position of Captain . Bro . Lukey for a number of years devoted his time largely to the interests of the club , and great regret was expressed at his enforced abandonment of the Captaincy .

The laying of the first stone of the chapel . of the Royal Society of St . Anne's Schools , at Redhill , by the Prince of Wales , on the gth July , will be accomplished with full Masonic honours . His Royal Highness will be accompanied by the Grand Officers . It is to be hoped that the ceremony will be the dawn of a new era of success and prosperity for this most deserving charity ..

' The / F . olus Waterspray and General Ventilating Company , Limited , whose business has passed into the hands of the late engineer of the company—Mr . R . Oakley , 235 , High Holborn—have recently applied their system with complete success to the Royal Academy , under the direction

of Mr . Norman Shaw ; the Becxenham Town Hall , under Mr . George Vigors ; and the banqueting hall of the Mercers' Company , under Mr . 'G . Barnes Williams . Mr . Oakley has just received instructions from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to apply ihe same system to the Church of St . Peter , Limehouse , under the direction of Mr . E . Christian .

A meeting of the sub-cojnmittee of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution , appointed some time ago to enquire into the cases of children to be recommended to the general committee for election on the foundation of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution for clothing , maintenance , and education , was held on Friday , the 20 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall ,

Hopest ., under the presidency of Bro . R . Brown , P . P . G . Treas ., one of the vice-presidents of the Charity . After careful consideration of the merits of each case , the sub-committee unanimously resolved to recommend four boys for the full benefits of the Institution . These were all the candidates whose cases the sub-committee were called upon to take into their consideration .

THE LvrnoM TESTIMONIAL PORTRAIT , —A meeting pf the general committee entrusted with the arrangements for securing a testimonial portrait of Bro . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., P . G . M . of West Lancashire , was held on Friday , the 20 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Hope-st ., under the presidency of Bro . J . B . MacKenzie , P . G . S . D ., chairman , when it was unanimously resolved to give the commission for the picture to Mr . J . Haynes

Williams , of London . Bro . G . Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C , was appointed treasurer of the fund , and the necessity for immediate payment of subscriptions by the various lodges in West Lancashire was pointed out by the secretary ( Bro . R . Martin , P . M . 1182 ) . Now that an artist of eminence has been secured for * carrying out the work , the subscriptions to a well-merited compliment to the esteemed head of thc West Lancashire Province are certain to flow in freely .

H OLUOWAV ' OiSTMEx-r AND PILLS . —These remedies are unequalled throughout the world for bad legs , wounds , foul sores , and ulcers . Used according to directions given witli them there is no wound , bad leg , or ulcer , however obstinate or long standing , but will yield to their hcalingand curative properties . Many poor sufferers who have been patients in thc large hospitals under the care of eminent

surgeons , and have derived little or no benefit from their treatment , have been thoroughly cured by Holloway ' sOinimcht and fills . I ' or glandular swellings , tumours , scurvy , and diseases of the skin there is nothing that can be used with so much benefit . In fact , in thc worst forms of disease , dependent upon the condition ot the blood , tUese medicines , used conjointly , arc irresistible . — [ ADVT , ]

Masonic And Grneral Tidings

Mr . Frederic Maccabe , the well-known ventriloquist and entertainer , commences a season at St . James's Hall this week . Bro . T . Holleyman was installed W . M . of the Excelsior Mark Lodge ,. No . 270 , on Friday last , at Woolwich . A full report will appear next week . On Wednesday the new Cunard steamer Umbria was launched from Messrs . Elder ' s yard at Glasgow . * Her horse-power is 12 , 500 , the largest in the world .

Bro . Belt has been commissioned to execute a bust of the late Bro . Sir Michael Costa , and will have the assistance of a cast of features taken after death . . Bro . the Earl of Lathom on Werlnesdaj- distributed the prizes in connection with the Local Examinations of the Royal Academy of Music , at Manchester . His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Co ' mmandfng-i ' n-Chief has signified his intention of inspecting

the Brigade of Guards in Hyde Park on the nth prox . Extensive preparations are being made . at Mentmore for the reception , at the end of the present week , of the Prince and Princess of Wales , on a prolonged visit to . the Earl and Countess of Rosebery . Sir Frederick Leighton and the members of the Royal Academy of Arts received last night , at Burlington House , a numerous company , consisting of persons distinguished in society , politics , science , literature , and art .

Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , as President of the Society of . Antiquaries , and the Countess of Carnarvon entertained the council and members of thesociety at an evening party , at their residence in Poitman-square , on * VVednesday night .

The annual ' festival of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent will be held at Deal on Wednesday , the 2 nd * prox . The lodge will be opened at the Guildhall at 1 . 15 . Service at St . Andrew ' s Church at 2 . 30 , and banquet at St . George's Hall at 4 . 15 . A report will appear in our next .

Bro . J . R . Dean , 423 , -Strand , has invented a new improved field boot , suitable for riding , shooting , and fishing . The boot has elastic springs in front of the instep and over the heel , and is left in the stirrup in case of a rider being thrown . It is also very easy to get on and off . A pair of the new pattern boots has been made for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales .

The Earl of Derby entertained at dinner , at his house in St . James's-square , on VVednesday evening last ,. Viscount Sherbrooke , Lord * Monson , Lord Lawrence , the Right Hon . J . G . Dodson , M . P ., the Marquis Cassar-Desain , Sir Fredk . A . Weld , K . C . M . G ., Sir Arthur Blyth , . K . C . M . G ., Sir Saul Samuel , K . C . M . G ., Sir Hugh Low , K . C . M . G ., Mr . M . Biddulph , M . P ., Mr . F . VV . Grafton ,

M . P ., Mr . Hugh Mason , M . P ., Mr . R . T . Goldsworthy , C . M . G ., Mr . Sanderson , Mr . John Bramston , Mr . R . P . Ebden , and Mr . R . L . Antrobus . Bro . David Evans , the new Alderman , is the principal partner in the firm of Messrs . R . Evans arid Co ., of-24 , Watling-street , and has represented Cordwainer Ward in the Court of Common Council for io ' years . His ward in

1 S 75 offered him the then vacant gown , which he declined on the ground of youth , a difficulty which has been since removed . Bro . Evans was born at Llantrisant , Glamorganshire , in 1849 . He resided for some years at Llantrisant , but has since acquired his estate , Ewell Grove , Surrey , which he purchased from the present baronet . Sir John

Rae Reid , and which the late Sir John occupied for somany years . Bro . Evans is a Welshman , an advanced . Conservative , a member of the City Conservative Club and the City Constitutional Club , and also a liveryman of three ' City Companies , namely , the Haberdashers , the Broderers , * and the Gold and Silver Wyre •Drawers . Bro . David Evans was Initiated in the Burdett Lodge , No , 1293 .

CARDINAL M'CABE AND FREEMASONRY . —At a recent private meeting of Nationalist members of the Dublin Corporation , Bro . Winstanley , a Protestant , was nominated as the Lord Mayor for the ensuing year . Several Catholics , however , objected to him on the ground of Freemasonry , and . Cardinal M'Cabe , now writing on the subject , says that as Bro . Winstanley , " on his own admission ; is a member of a confederation which .

has for its object the destruction of rehzion and the overthrowing even of civil government which is not amendable to its behests , we object , and must object , to his Candida- . ture for the mayoralty of Dublin , not because he is a Protestant or an Englishman , but because he is a member of a confederation which is organised for the unholiest purpose . He may plead non-participation in the guilty designs of his confederates , but this plea cannot be admitted as long as he remains a brother of the men who govern and direct it . "

Bro . Alderman Whitehead , one of . the newlyelected Sheriffs of London and Middlesex , is son of the late Dr . James Whitehead , of Appleby , Westmorland , and was born on March 2 nd , 1 S 34 . He springs from an old "Quaker family , one of whom , George Whitehead , the" Father of Quakerism , " was a contemporary of Penn and Fox . He wa ' s educated at the Appleby Grammar School ,

and commenced his business career in the same town in 1 S 49 . He then went to Kendal , and afterwards , up to 1 SS 1 , when he retired , was engaged in the Bradford trade . He is Chairman of the Liberal ^ Association in the district of West Kent , in which he resides , and a member of the City Liberal , the Devonshire , and the National Liberal Clubs . He is Free Warden of the Fanmakers' Company , and a

Liveryman of the Shipwrights' Company . In the latter part of 1 SS 0 he went on a voyage round the world in company with his eldest son , now an exhibitioner of Trinity College , Oxford ; and in October , 1 S 82 , on the death of Mr . Alderman Breffit , was elected Alderman of the Ward of Cheap , In 1 SC 0 he married Mercy Matilda , fourth daughter of Mr . Thomas Hinds , of Huntingdon , and afterwards : of Bank House , St . Neots . Their family consists of four '

sons and two daughters . The Alderman is the accepted candidate for the representation of Westmorland , in the Liberal interest . A delicious cooling drink is supplied in Rose ' s Lime Juice Cordial , with water or blended with spirits . It is highly medicinal , assisting digestion . Recommended by the Lancet . It is entirely Tree of alcohol . Purchasers should order Rose ' s Cordial . Wholesale Stores , 11 ,. - Curtain-road , London , and Leith , N . B . —[ Aovt . l