Instruction.

Preceptor , Bro . Brindley , P . M ., and the 3 rd Section by Bro . w > rby , P . M . The lodge was resumed to the First Degree . _ Bro . Fendick , P . M ., was elected W . M . for the first Tuesday m January , . and appointed his officers in rotation . The lodge was then closed until the new year 1889 .

COVENT GARDEN LODGE ( No . l 6 r ) .-The usual weekly meeting of this lodge was held at the Criterion , Piccadilly , S . W ., on the aoth inst . Present : Bros . A . Prondfoot , W . M . j H . G . Marsden . S . W . ; G . Wood , J . W . ; W . Bnnd ey , Preceptor ; G . Reynolds , Treas . and Sec ; W . Lincoln S . D . ; T . Goldfinch , J . D . ; James Rowe , l . G . ; T . E . Weeks , Tyler ; Chas . Lambert , " G . S . Russell , Charles B . Shemmonds , and others . ... ... The lodge was opened in due formand the minutes of Hie last

, meeting were read and confirmed . Lodge opened in the Second Degree ? Bro . W . Brindley , worked the 1 st Section of the Second Lecture . Bro . Charles Lambert having offered himself as a candidate for being raised to the Third Degree , was duly questioned , examined , entrusted , and retired . Lodge opened in the Third Degree . The W . M . rehearsed the Degree of M . M . Lodge resumed to the Marsden

First Degree . On rising for the second time , Bro . H . G . , S . W ., was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing week , and appointed his officers in rotation . On rising for the third time , nothing further offering for the good of Freemasonry the lodge was closed and adjourned to the following week , and the brethren on parting wished each other "A Merry Christmas , wishing the lodge of instruction continued properity .

CREATON LODGE ( No . I 7 ar ) .-A m ? ' ? , i ° f ' ° " Thursday , the 20 th inst ., at the Wheatsheaf Hote , Goldhawkroad , Shepherd ' s Bush , W . Present : Bros . Craggs , W . M . ; Gracie , S . W . ; Rice , J . W . ; 1 . Sims , P . M ., Deputy Preceptor ; E . Austin , P . M ., Treas . ; Chaifont , P . M ., Sec ; Cross , S . D . ; Woodard , I . D . ; Jennings , l . G . ; T . H . Wood , P . M . ; P . Burton , P . M ., Josey , P . M . ; Stroud , P . M . ; W . Williams , P . M . 1791 ; Stonnill , Stanley , Higginson , Cox . Hirton , and Cotton . and the minutes of last

- The lodge was opened , meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Stonnill answered the questions leading to the Second Degree , and was entrusted . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony completed . The chair was then vacated in favour of Bro . Cross , who resumed the lodge to the First Degree , and the ceremony of initiation rehearsed , Bro . Cotton candidate . The 1 st Section of the Lecture was worked by the brethren . Bro . Gracie was elected W . M . for the next meeting , and the lodge was closed .

CHISWICK LODGE ( No . 2013 ) . —A meeting was held at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , or . Saturday , the 22 nd inst ., when there were present Bros . T . W . Biggs , W . M . ; J . H . Wood , P . M ., S . W . ; H . D . Aslett , J . W . ; M . Spiegel , P . M ., acting Preceptor ; J . Brown , Sec . ; D . Stroud , P . M ., S . D . ; F . Craggs , J . D . ; E . 'Fox , I . G . ; and J . Sims , P . M . . The lodge was opened in the First Degree , and the minutes of and confirmedThe

the last meeting w « e read . lodge was opened in the Second and Third Degrees . The W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of raising , Bro . J . Sims , P . M ., candidate . The lodge was resumed to the Second Degree . The W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of passing , Bro . J . Brown candidate . The lodge was resumed to the First Degree , and on the second rising , Bro . J . H . Wood , P . M ., was unanimously elected to occupy the chair at the next meeting . After " Hearty good wishes " the lodge was closed .

Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

JERUSALEM CHAPTER ( No . 185 ) . —This old chapter met at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queenstreet , on the nth inst . Among those present were Comps . Staley , M . E . Z . ; T . C . Walls , P . P . G . P . S . Middx ., P . Z ., acting H . ; ClegYioin , I . P . Z ., acting ] . ; G . Davis , P . Z ., S . E . ; Hardy , P . S . ; Isaacson , 1 st A . S . ; H . Harris , 2 nd A . S . ; T . Davis , P . Z . ; Mallett , acting Janitor ; and others .

The minutes of the previous convocation were read and confirmed . Communications from Comps . Harfield , P . Z ., Treas . ; N . Moss , ! P . Z . ; Rist , H . ; and Kimpton , J ., regretting absence through indisposition , were read . The chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to the banquet . Upon the removal of the cloth the customary toasts received full justice . The proceedings terminated at an early hour .

CAMBRIDGE . — Pythagoras Chapter ( No . 88 ) . —On Wednesday , the 19 th inst ., a convocation was held in the chapter room , at the Lion Hotel , for the installation of Principals and the transaction of other business . The installation work was admirably done by Comp . John J . C . Turner , 51 , assisted by Comp . Andrew H . Moyes , P . G . H . Comp . F . C . Wace attended the ceremony . The

respective chairs were filled by Comps . B . Chennell , Z . ; W . Ingram Pashler , H . ; and T . Nichols , J . Upon the admission of the companions , of whom there was an unusually large muster , the ceremony of exaltation was proceeded with , the candidates being Bros . J . H . Moyes , SS ; and W . S . Heavens , 2107 . The work of the Prin . Soj . was aftefwards performed by Comp . Frank Pigott , who

was thanked by the M . E . Z ., on behalf of the chapter , for the able discharge of his duties . The lectures were given by Comps . Nichols , Pashler , Andrew Moyes , and Chennell , and were excellently delivered , The Auditors' report on the Treasurer ' s accounts was of a most satisfactory character . Then followed a most interesting and pleasing function —namely , the presentntion of an illuminated address of

thanks to Miss Chennell , of Foley House , Newmarket , in recognition of her artistic work in the painting of a new set of 12 banners , which had been given to the chapter in June by her father , the M . E . Z . , The address was enclosed in a casket of an exceedingly chaste design , and elegantly mounted with pierced and

engraved silver . The presentation was made to Comp . Chennell , on behalf of the companions of the chapter , by Comp . Andrew H . Moyes , P . Z ., in some well-chosen remarks ; and Comp . Chennell feelingly replied on behalf of his daughter . The chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to banquet .

Instruction.

INSTRUCTION .

STAR CHAPTER ( No . 127 s ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this chapter was held on Friday , the list inst ., at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell . There were present Comps . F . Hilton / P . Z . J 27 . S , Preceptor and M . E . Z .: T . Grummant , P . Z . 1375 , H . ; Neeld , P . Z ., J . ; C . H . Stone , S . N . 1275 , S . E . ; W . Briant , 1329 , S . N . ; A . C . Wood , P . S . ; Addington , M . E . Z . elect j 2 ii ; Eedlc , and R . C . Davis , 1329 .

The chapter was opened , and the minutes were read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . J . Addington personating candidate . The M . E . Z . rose for the first time , and the dues were collected . The M . E . Z . rose for the second time , and Comp . T . Grummant was elected M . E . Z . for the next meeting . The M . E . Z . rose for the third time , and it was proposed , seconded , and duly carried , that the chapter adjourn till the first Fridav in January , The chapter was then closed .

Mark Masonry.

Mark Masonry .

TORQUAY . —Jordan Lodge ( No . 319 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was heid in the Masonic Hall , on Wednesday , the 19 th inst ., when there were present Bros . Jno . Lane , P . M ., P . S . G . O ., Eng ., as W . M . ; T . Prust , S . W . ; W . Taylor , J . W . ; J . Dodge , P . M .,

as M . O . ; T . H . Wills , S . O . ; W . Hill , J . O . ; John

Taylor , J . D . ; Gorwyn , l . G . ; John Chapman , as Chap . ; J . E . Newton , Tyler ; and others . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., and the minutes read , confirmed , and signed . A successful ballot being taken for Bro . Rowland , he was duly advanced by the

W . M ., who performed the whole of the ceremony in an able an impressive manner . A vote of condolence was passed to the widow of a deceased brother , and two sums voted from the Lodge Benevolent Fund for widows of deceased brethren , and the lodge was closed .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

YORK . —Ancient Ebor Preceptory ( No . 101 ) . —The quarterly meeting was held in Freemasons' Hall , St . Saviourgate , on the nth inst ., there being present among others Fratres W . Brown , E . P . ; J . T . Seller , Constable ; A . H . H . McGachen , Marshal ; T . B . Whytehead , P . Registrar ; E . Simpson , P . ; W . H . Cowper , P . ; and others . The visitors included Fratres

H . Maddison , Sub-Prior Northumberland and Durham ; T . M . Barron , P . 96 ; C . D . H . Drury , E . P . 96 ; W . Logan , E . P . elect 9 6 ; F . Ness , 9 6 ; H . Macdonald , US ; and Donald Grant , 91 ( I . C . ) . The visitors from Darlington were saluted and greeted , and a ballot was taken for Frater Grant as a joining mem . ber . A ballot was then taken for Comp . F . W . Halh ' tvell ,

i 6 n , and he , having been elected , was admitted to the Order by Frater T . B . Whytehead , P . ; Frater W . Brown , E . P ., acting as Sub-Marshal . Frater J . T . Seller was elected E . P ., and Frater T . B . Whytehead was elected Treasurer for the nth time . The alms were collected , amounting to 12 s . 3 d ., and the convocation was dissolved with the usual ceremonies . The fratres subsequently dined together in the Refectory .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

INVICTA CHAPTER ( No . 10 ) . —The installation meeting of this chapter was held on Friday , the 21 st inst ., at 33 , Golden-square , W ., when there were present V . 111 . Bro . George Lambert , 33 , P . M . W . S . ; 111 . Bros . Mickley , M . W . S . ; J . Read , Reeves , G . Powell , Recorder ; Bros . Bastone , Fergusson , Rev . Hirsch , Palmer , Robinson , and Spratling . Visitors : III . Bro . Andrews , S 6 ; Bros .

Laurance , M . D ., 1 ; and Cooper , 107 . The chapter was opened in due form , after which HI . Bro . Geo . MicMey , 30 , installed 111 . Bro . John Read , 30 ° , as M . W . S . The sum of five pounds was placed on the list of III . Bro . John Read , 30 ° , as Steward for the R . M . B . I . for the ensuing Festival in February next . III . Bro . Bywater , P . M . W . S . and Treasurer , was , to the great

regret of all the members , unable to be present at the meeting in consequence of a sudden and heavy breavement . A sincere expression of sympathy and condolence was unanimously passed , and forwarded by V . 111 . Bro . Major Geo . Lambert , 33 . Nothing iucther offering , the chapter was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to the Criterion for banquet .

HULL . —Ancient York Chapter of Redemption ( No . 6 S ) . —On Tuesday , the 18 th inst ., a meeting of this chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Dagger-lane , when it was opened by III . Bro . H . E . Cousans , 30 , M . W . Sov ., assisted by the officers of the chapter . Amongst the members present were 111 . Bros . Walter Reynolds , 32 ° , P . M . W . Sov . ; M . C . Peck , 30 ° P . M . W . Sov . ; Edward Kipps , 0

30 , P . M . W . Sov . ; E . and P . Bros . Thomas Oates , M . P . Hockney , Thos . Thompson , Lieut .-Col . H . F . Pudsey , and W . C . Whiteside . E . and P . Bro . William Brown , M . W . Sov . 23 , was a visitor . The business was to elect the M . W . Sov ., Treasurer , and Equerry for the ensuing year . E . and P . Bro . Thomas Thompson was elected M . W . Sov . ; 111 . Bro . M . C . Peck ,

the Treasurer ; and Bro . Wm . Clayton , Equerry . A letter of apology for non-attendance was received from Very 111 . Bro . C . J . Banister , 33 , Inspector-General of the District . The business of the chapter being over , it was closed . Afterwards , as is usual at this season of the year , the brethren partook of a game supper , and spent a most enjoyable hour or two .

Funeral Of Bro. E. Tyrrelleith, P.D.G.M. Bombay.

FUNERAL OF BRO . E . TYRRELLEITH , P . D . G . M . BOMBAY .

Our readers will , no doubt , peruse with interest the following translation of an extract from a Heidelberg paper , describing the funeral of our late Bro . E . T . Leith , P . D . G . M . Bombay , whose premature death we took occasion to refer in our last week ' s issue . We regret to announce the death of Bro . Edward Tyrrel-Leith , late D . G . M . of Bombay , which took place

at Heidelberg , on December nth inst . Deceased had suffered for some time from cancer of the tongue , but after an apparently successful operation which he had undergone in May last , it was hoped that his life might long be spared . The disease , however , returned in a more virulent form , than before , with the result above stated .

The funeral was attended by a large deputation from the Heidelberg Lodge , together with an amateur choir and a band of music , which performed selections suitable to the occasion . Only one English brother , Bro . Col . Dalby , from Stuttgart , was able to be present , but the numerous wreaths and other floral tributes which covered the coffin

testified to the estimation in which the deceased was held by his foreign brethren . Bro . Leith was at one time well known in London , having been one of the original members and founders of the University Lodge , No . 1118 .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

Bro . Augustus Harris has evidently made up his mind that however neglectful the Clerk of the Weather has been in providing Christmas weather , there should be no lack of Christmas entertainment for the audiences which assemble nightly in such immense numbers within the walls of Old Drury . His pantomimes have always been celebrated for their splendour of scenic effectsthe richness and

, variety of their costumes , the gracefulness of their ballet , and the fun of their harlequinade ; and in this instance the triumphs he has achieved in these particulars in former years have been repeated , and indeed surpassed , in " The Babes in the Wood , " which , combined with " Robin Hood and his merry , merry men , " and " Harlequin who killed Cock Robin , " supply the subject for this year's pantomime .

The story , however , though it has been built up by Bros . Augustus Harris , E . L . Blanchard , and H . Nicholls , and as may be imagined therefore , is well connected , is of little moment except in so far as it furnishes material for the scene painter , and the costumier to work upon . Grotesque fun there may be at intervals , with graceful dances and humorous songs just to help towards

producing the general effect , but they play only a subsidiary part , and Bro . Hams trusts mainly to the scenery , which is far in excess of anything he has ever produced . The panorama "Through the Wood , " is about the most ingeniously contrived , and at the same time most picturesque we have ever had the pleasure of witnessing , and was rewarded by the audience , which

crowded every part of the house from floor to gallery , with the most enthusiastic applause . Equally delighted were they with the " Palace of Games " and the ballet of " The Paradise of Birds , " the latter of which affords ample scope for striking contrasts of colour . The transformation scene , though Bro . Harris has not made it the scenic feature of his pantomime , is very pretty , and then follows an

excellent harlequinade , with Harry Payne as clown , and a succession of amusing scenes , which sent the audience to their homes in the best of humours , but not , however , until they had rewarded Bro . Harris for all his labour and cost of preparation with rounds upon rounds of applause , which ,

accustomed as he is to such evidences of his success , must have surprised and gratified him at the same time . There cannot be the slightest doubt that for the next three months or thereabouts Old Drury will be thronged with spectators , both young and old , all anxious to witness this latest and most signal triumph of Bro . Harris in pantomime .

* * Christmas attractions of the Empire Theatre consist of two grand ballets , entitled "Rose D'Amour , "in which Signorinas Malvina Cavalazzi and Bettina de Sortis and Signor Luigi Albertieri appear , and " Diana , " the variety entertainment comprising G . Beauchamp , Eunice Vance , Dutch Daly , Ethel Victor , Pat Feenev . Nellie

L'Estrange , Chirgwin , Sisters Leamar , G . W . Hunter , Nellie Richards , Mdlle . Tina , the Flying Eugenes , ariel gymnasts , Mdlle . Violette , and Paul Martinetti ' s comic pantomimic ballet , entitled " Robert Macaire . " The directors of this sumptuous house appear to be fully alive to the requirements of the season , and will no doubt attract a large proportion of holiday seekers .

w w TV * Covent Garden , which has so olten entered into spirited rivalry with the neighbouring theatre in the matter of pantomime , is this year occupied by Hengler ' s Circus , and the performance , which was of a high class , was well received and liberally applauded by a crowded house . The clowns , in particular , did their fooling admirably ; there

were plenty ot gymnastic and juggling feats , and the kangaroos and wallabies proved a most attractive novelty , so that with good fun in abundance , ingenious and well performed tricks , and the performance of trained elephants , kangaroos , and other animals , there is every likelihood that during the Christmas holidays and for some time afterwards the nightly and daily performances will be witnessed by crowded and delighted audiences .

* * & The production of a play in which ail the characters are taken by children , is not , perhaps , an absolute novelty , but it is of rare occurrence , and when it succeeds , as it undoubtedly did in this particular instance , too much publicity cannot be given to the fact . At the Court Theatre on Boxing Night was produced under the

auspices of Mrs . John Wood , a brightly written piece entitled "Little Goody Two Shoes , " which , thanks to the admirable training and skill of those who took part in it , went most successfully . Little Goody was well impersonated by Miss Dot Hetherington and her sister Clarice , who took the part of the brother . Miss CeliaTuckeras " Mollv ,

the Rude Child of Nature , " Miss Georgie Martin as "The Queen of Leisure , " Charles Groves and Tommy Tucker also acted well and without the slightest symptom of nervousness . There was also some good dancing , and the music was written by Mr . Andrew Levey , who conducted . The piece will be repeated daily .

# * * Among the more particular attractions of the season may be mentioned the reproduction of "The Don " at Bro . Toole ' s Theatre , in which Bro . J . L . Toole , who was most warmly welcomed on his re-appearance on Wednesday , resume the leading part with all his former success ; " Sweet Cinderella ; or Harlequin , the Princeand the Lass ,

, and the Slipper of Glass , " which is the title of the capital pantomime produced at the Grand Theatre ; "The Babes in the Wood " at the Pavilion ; a well-acted play , entitled " Bob , " at the Joddrell , which serves to place the abilities of Miss Patti Rosa in a very favourable light before the public ; the varied entertainments at the Alexandra Palace ;

the grand pantomime of "Cinderella" at the Crystal ; and several excellent entertainments at the Royal Aquarium , the Oxford , and other Music Halls . Great efforts have been made in all directions to meet the increasing demands for good Christmas musical and dramatic performances ; and we consider the amount of success achieved is greater than ever .