Mark Masonry.

LEICESTERSHIRE . LEICESTEE . —Fomke Lodge ( No . 19 ) . —The last meeting o i ' this lodge before the summer recess was held at the Freemasons' Hall on Thursday , the 27 th ult . ; Bro . Kelly , Prov . G . M ., W . M ., in the chair . A ballot was taken for Bros , the Rev . N . Haycroft , D . D ., No . 181 , London ; E . J . Crow , No . 279 ; and Joseph Elgood , No . 523 , who were duly elected .

There were also seven other candidates due for advancement , but from various causes Bro . Dr . Haycroft was the only one present . He was regularly advanced as a Mark Master . The next business being the installation of the W . M . elect , Bro . Major Brewin , S . W ., was duly presented for that purpose by Bro . Capt . Bankart , P . M ., and after the preliminary address , & c , a board of installed Mark Masters was constituted , and he was duly installed by his predecessors , and was afterwards proclaimed and

saluted by the brethren . The W . M . appointed and invested the following as his officers : —Bros . AV . B . Smith , S . W . ; Duff , J . W .: Charles Johnson , M . O . and Org . ; Herbert , S . O . ; Weare , J . O . ; J . E . Hodges , S . D . ; Toller , J . D . ; Partridge , Sec . ; Stretton , Treas . ; Rev . Dr . Haycroft , Chap . ; Sculthorpe , I . G . ; G . H . Hodges , Reg . After the transaction of some financial business , the lodge was closed until the month of September , and the brethren adjourned to lefreshment .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

ADELPHI THEATRE .

The new drama of Eve was produced here on Monday , May the 31 st . The piece is of French extraction , which is now worked , into a very effective three-act drama . Miss Eurtado played tbe part of " Eve ' with much earnestness and grace . Mrs . Mellon displayed her usual talent , and the part of Eve ' s child was played most effectively by Miss Lillie Lee . Bro . Benjamin Webster

enacted the part of Eve ' s husband with his usual care and skill , while Mr . Neville played the part of the wouldbe seducer with much power . The acting altogether is capital . Some very excellent scenery was painted by Mr . Hawes Craven .

A Railway Incident.

A RAILWAY INCIDENT .

{ Contributed by BKO . R . BOND . )

" Hillo , mate 1 " ( a loud yawn follows ) . " "What are vou after ? " J Such was the exclamation—such the noise—such the inquiry emanating from a first-class passenger , who had been roused from his slumbers by a railway-guard who had had recourse to shaking him for the purpose of ascertaining his destination .

"Now , look ye here ; if you don't be quiet and leave me alone you shan't have a fraction of the riches I have been dreaming about . Tou have marred my happiness . I was just counting bags and bags of money which was to have belonged to me , when , like an ill-natured fellow , you tripped me up , the yellow boys dropped from my clutches , and now I am as poor as ever . Ticket , did you

say ? Well , there it is . How much further—twelve miles ? Thank ye for your civility and information . Good bye , old boy ; you have my forgiveness . I hate to bear malice , even towards one who has injured me . Tip us your fin , and don't come playing that game again . " "How many , " remarked the speaker , as we entered the compartment and commenced our journey , "how

many besides myself would be glad if golden dreams became a reality . Eatigued and weary I yielded to sleep , which was really a source of enjoyment to me . Associated with it was a delightful vision , which appeared to impart to me the power of requiting the generosity I experienced from Ancient ' . Craft to which I belong . I am not speaking of the ship of the command of which the late gales have deprived me , but of that good old in-

A Railway Incident.

stitution—Freemasonry . Sailors , as you know , are proverbial for yarns ; and , perhaps , I am no exception ; but , be that as it may , if you have no objection , I'll give you a plain , unvarnished narrative in which I am interested . "The damaged state of my ship rendered necessary the crew and myself taking to the long boat . We rowed

upwards of 300 miles . Hard work and privations made us view our case as hopeless , when a ship hove in sight . We hailed it , and were taken on board . Ottr condition , as you may conceive , was distressing . Money—clothes —food—everything was lost to us . We were landed in shocking plight at the nearest port . We proceeded tothe English Consulate . The Consul recognised in me

one of the fraternity . Extending the right of fellowship , and commiserating our misfortune , he ordered that everything in the shape of creature comforts should be prepared lor us . My creAV were lodged at a neighbouring inn , and I was domiciled at his residence . A lodge of emergency Avas called solely on our account , and the members there resolved that we Avere to select at an

outfitting warehouse what clothing we thought fit . Each of us was well clad for the voyage homeward , and the funds of the lodge also supplied us with money besides . A passage was in addition taken for us on board the next vessel which sailed for England , and , on our taking a grateful farewell of the Consul , he handed me a letter of introduction to the captain . As I understood that under ordinary circumstances a shilling only per day would have been allowed for the passage of us respectively , I naturally considered that my place was

to be amongst the steerage passengers , and took up my position accordingly ; but 1 had scarcely done so , when one of the mates accosted me and requested I would allow him to show me to my berth . Guess my astonisb .-menfc when I found I was classed as a cabin passenger I Nor did the civilities end here . On the dinner-hour arriving , a polite request was made by the captain , through the same channelthat I would dine with him

, , and chat honour was , of course , accepted . I was escorted to the extreme end of the table , where the captain presided . He shook me heartily by the hand ; bade me welcome ; and , pointing to a vacant chair on his right , informed me I was to consider that my place at every meal as long as I might remain on board . Another honour this , which I gratefully availed myself of ; andv

as the captain , the mates , the steward , and the engineers were brethren—Masonically speaking , and they were worthy representatives of the Craft—during the whole of the voyage I was literally in clover . " On landing in dear old England they accompanied us to the railway-station where we were to take leave of each other—paid our fares to our homes , to which we

are now travelling . Such uulimied kindness has so deeply impressed my mind as to have superseded all other matters . I think of it in the daytime and dream of it a t night . "

The Teachings Of Nature.

THE TEACHINGS OF NATURE .

lhere is a legend of Arabia that has its moral , and which is not uninteresting . A traveller over the sands of the desert tells of his stumbling one day on a pile of stones , far out in the desert . Surprised at so unusual a circumstance , he groped about in search of some explanation of the mystery , and finding no clue whatever to tbe nature of the ruin , for such evidently was the object he had discovered , he returned to the spring from which he had wandered and inquired of his Arab attendants

. From them he gathered the subject of the following legend : — It was long ago , in the early ages , when men worshipped false gods , and had no knowledge of the mighty Buler of the universe , that the young Chaldean gave himself up to the worship of a star . It was strange , passing strange . His steed was fleet , the fleetest , and bis arm was strong . His heart bad always bounded