Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

The Lyceum company has received great additional strength by the engagement of Madame Celeste , who made her first appearance on Monday , in a new drama entitled " Marion de l'Orme . ' The piece , has been written by a French author , ivith the view of heing translated for the English stage , and though , perhaps , exaggerated in some of the incidents , is on the whole powerfully executed . It is founded on the well-known story of Solomon de Cans , the reputed inventor of steaiimentioned in the Alarquis of Worcester ' s " Century of

Inven--, tion ? . '' The part of the hero of the play was played with great force and good taste by Mr . Emery , but the burden of the action is thrown upon the character of Marion , ivhich is elevated into that of a romantic heroine , whose exertions counteract the schemes of the villain of the piece . Madame Celeste acted witii immense spirit , and AA-as loudly called for at the close of each act . At the Strand Theatre , an exceedingly clever burlesque entertainment has been produced , founded upon Sir Waiter Scott's " Kenilworth . " The characters are Oliver Islandand

admirably filled by Mesdam . es Swanborough , M . ; Messrs . J . , Clarke , and other members of this ivell selected company . The piece is written by two young gentlemen new to the stage , and has much wit and freshness about it ; it is " admirably mounted , and the scenery aud music are excellent .

Notices.

NOTICES .

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To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

MASONIC N OTES AND QUERIES . — " AVhieh ivas the Lodge No . 95 , at Gloucester before ivhich , in 1752 , 'A Search after Truth' was delivered , which is reprinted by Ero . Dr . Oliver ?"—No . 95 now is St . John's Lodge , Cumberland , founded singularly enough in 1752 . I presume the Lodge is extinct , as the only Lodge at Gloucester is No . 724 , the Royal Lebanon dating from 1811 . —HYDE CLARKE . LECTURES ON S YMBOLISM . —AVe have the pleasure of announcing that a series of lectures SymbolismbBroRMartinM . D . P . D . Prov . G . M . for Suffolkwill

on , y . . , , , be commenced in au early number , illustrated by a large number of woodcrrts specially engraved for the Freemasons' Magazine . "A PROV . G . CHAPLAIN ' S" letter arrived too late for this iveek . The offer made iu his private letter will be gladly accepted . The press , like time and tide , ivaits for no man . This must be our excuse to correspondents for communications deferred .

"A COUNTRY BROTHER . "—It is our intention to do ivhat you ivish at the earliest opportunity . " I NQUIRER . "—A Warden should not be called upon to perform the duties of the Master ' s chair , or to assist the Alaster in the discharge of those duties , should there be a P . M . of the Lodge present capable of performing them . Our answer to a Alaster Mason , at page 1200 , must be taken with this reservation—and ive are astonished that other interpretation should be put it . The Book of

any upon Constitutions , p . 72 , distinctly says , " In the Master ' s absence [ and , if he is unable to perform the duties , he is to all intents and purposes absent ] the immediate P . AI ., or if he be absent , the senior P . M . of the Lodge present shall take the chair . And if no Past Alaster of the Lodge be present , then the Senior AVarden , or , in his absence , the Junior Warden , shall rule the Lodge . "