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Public Amusements.

secured , and ho will continue to furnish extravaganzas , and they will be placed on the stage under his immediate supervision . The scenery is produced under the superintendence of Mr . IT . Cuthbert , ancl the ballet , being presided over by Miss Rosina AVright , is sure to be excellent and efficient . The Misses Pelham , who are the proprietors and managers , deserve great credit for the energy they have displayed in improving this house , as they do for their smart and vivacious acting . The first piece being

played at present is Handle's comedy , in one act , entitled " A Faint Heart Never AA on a Fair Lady , " in which Mr . AV . H . Stephenson , an actor of considerable experience and great ability , who was a few years ago one of the greatest favourites on the Australian stage , takes the part of the Marquis de Santa Cruz , and it is most amusing . Mr . J . G . Shore , from the Lyceum , as . Euy Gomez , is very good ; and Miss Harriet Pelham represents the young King Charles of Spain most satisfactorily . The other characters are well filled up by Mr . Phelps , Mr . AVilson , Mr . Smith , Miss Fanny Clifford , and Mrs . J . W . Simpson . The

same actresses and actors appear with the addition of Miss Lydia Maitland and Mr . Joseph Robins , in Mr . T . J . Williams ' farce , acted for the first time at this theatre , called " My Dress Boots , in which an immense amount of laughable confusion is occasioned by the excitable temperament of Mr . Marmaduke Mivius ( Mr . AV . H . Stevens ) , which leads him into some very funny blunders . It is certainly a very clever farce , and capitally acted . "Ixion ; or , tbe Man at the AVhcel , " seems to have lost

none of its attractiveness , and the appearance of the comet in the third scene is exceedingly comic . Miss Harriet Pelham sustains the part of Iicion with much smartness , and her sister is a good Mercury . A more attractive programme could scarcely be produced , yet , however excellent a production is , it must give way to novelties , and so it is that we find announced at the foot of the playbill as in preparation a petite comedy , by John Oxenford , Esq ., a romantic comedietta , by John Brougham , Esq ., and a new extravaganza , by F . C . Burnard , Esq . No doubt the Misses Pelham will have , as they deserve a suecessful season .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —The Queen and younger branches of the Royal Family continue ut Osborne . The arrival of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of \ A ales in Stockholm is looked for at the end of this month . A formal invitation from the King of Sweden has been addressed to them , and a Swedish man-of-war will be placed at their disposal to convey

them to Stockholm . In Denmark the reception , both by the people ancl the Court , has been royal in every respect . But perhaps the most interesting feature in the whole proceedings Avas the affectionate reception given to the infant Prince by the members of the Princess of AVales' family , " As to the Princess , " says a writer on the spot , " she seemed the very image of

happiness , and , even if she were inclined , I do not think that she could possibly conceal the feeling of intense delight that seemed to animate her . " On Monday Prince Humbert , the future King of Italy , handed at Southampton from his Imperial yacht

Jerome Napoleon . He Avas accompanied in his visit to this country by Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde , whobacle him adieu at Southampton , he proceeding to London by special train , and they embarking again on board the yacht . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The Registrar General is able to report a slight diminution in the mortality of London , although

the actual is yet considerably above the estimated number . Fatal cases of diarrhoea have considerably decreased . A sempstress died from tho usual causes—overwork and starvation ; a woman died from the damp of a new house ; and a charwoman died of old age at 101 . The annual meeting of the British Association was inaugurated on Wednesday by an able and long

address from the eminent geologist , Sir Charles Lyell . He spoke of the advantages of Bath as a central point of observation for his fellow-labourers in the science of the rocks ; drew comparison between the springs of the pump-room in King

Bladud ' s city and those of the ancients ; and suggested that if , instead of running placidly to the Avon , the mineral waters were to deposit their solid matter around their orifice , iu time Ave should have a veritable Geyser to see wituout going all the way to Iceland for it . At the depth of seventy-four feet the Avater in the great Geyser was shown to be at rest at a

temperature of 248 ° Fahrenheit , or 36 ° above boiling point ; why , he asked , at a few thousand feet , might it not be , so to speak , at a Avhite heat ? But the force of the action of hot springs in the interior of the earth is incalculable . To it may be owing the upheaval of strata which , as evidenced by marine shells , is nowhere so obvious as in AVales , where marine shells were in one

place upheaved 1 , 860 ft . above the sea-level . The glacial period occupied a considerable portion of the distinguished president's address , which concluded with the expression of a belief that

the present meeting would not be inferior in interest to any previous assemblage of the Association ; ancl judging from the communications of our reporter , we are inclined to concur in the learned president ' s opinion . Lord Stanley presided at the annual dinner of the Tipperary Farming Society on Tuesday , and spoke at considerable length on the present position and

future prospects of Ireland . He took , on tho whole , a favourable view of the future , and said he could not believe that the extensive emigration which has excited so much attention of late would continue . In the course of his speech he expressed an opinion that the American war was approaching its termination . The monthly meeting of the Lancashire Central

Relief Committee was held at Manchester on Monday . Since the last meeting there has been a small reduction in the number of those receiving relief . In 17 of the districts the local committees have been able to suspend relief , ancl the pressure of the distress is now confined to the neighbourhoods of Ashton ,

Glossop , Preston , ancl AA'igan . A reverse in the present prosperity is , however , feared during the current month . Mr . Eawlinson reported that the Public Works Act has been adopted by 80 places , but as yet the local committees have absorbed less than a third of the amount authorised by Parliament . Se \ eral grants were made at the close of the proceedings .

Between 3 , 000 , and 4 , 000 of the volunteers of Manchester and the neighbourhood Avere reviewed on the Manchester racecourse on Saturday afternoon , by Colonel M'Murdo , the Inspector General . Unfortunately the weather was most unfavourable , bat we have it on the authority of Colonel M'Murdo that , on the whole , the movements of the day were executed with most

creditable steadiness . Colonel M'Murdo ' s regulation term of service—five years—will shortly expire , and on Saturday the gallant officer addressed a few parting words of kindly advice to the volunteers of the district . In the evening he was

entertained at dinner in the Queen's Hotel , and made a speech in which he modestly referred to his own invaluable services as Inspector General . He had , " endeavoured to carry out the intention of Government—above all , to add to the efficiency of the movement , which he would be glad to think of during the remainder of his days . " In the case of alleged

infringement of the Copyright of Designs Act , heard a few days ago at the Clerkenwell Police-court , Messrs . Parker and Stone , as plaintiffs , alleged that they Avere proprietors of a certain registered design for gold chains ; Avhile Mr . Smith , the defendant , and a former employe of Messrs . Parker , maintained that the registration was invalid . The inventor of the design Avas

heard , and his evidence certainly tended against the plaintiffs > but as the case has been again adjourned an opinion on it must be reserved . An extraordinary episode in the Colenso controversy has taken place . The Bishop of Natal was announced to preach on Sunday last in Claybrook Church , in aid of the

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THE BALLOT IN MASONIC LODGES. Article 1
WEST YORKSHIRE. Article 2
LIABILITY OP MASON'S. Article 2
DRUIDICAL FESTIVAL AT LLANDUDNO. Article 3
WINDSOR AND VERRIO. Article 3
TERRA-COTTA AND LUCA DELLA ROBBIA WARE, CONSIDERED ON THE PRINCIPLES OE DECORATIVE ART. Article 4
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 8
Untitled Article 10
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 11
OUR MASONIC CHARITIES. Article 11
FREEMASONRY IN THE MAURITIUS. Article 12
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 13
PROVINCIAL. Article 13
ROYAL ARCH. Article 13
MARK MASONRY. Article 14
CANADA. Article 14
INDIA. Article 15
Untitled Article 17
REVIEWS. Article 17
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 17
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Public Amusements.

secured , and ho will continue to furnish extravaganzas , and they will be placed on the stage under his immediate supervision . The scenery is produced under the superintendence of Mr . IT . Cuthbert , ancl the ballet , being presided over by Miss Rosina AVright , is sure to be excellent and efficient . The Misses Pelham , who are the proprietors and managers , deserve great credit for the energy they have displayed in improving this house , as they do for their smart and vivacious acting . The first piece being

played at present is Handle's comedy , in one act , entitled " A Faint Heart Never AA on a Fair Lady , " in which Mr . AV . H . Stephenson , an actor of considerable experience and great ability , who was a few years ago one of the greatest favourites on the Australian stage , takes the part of the Marquis de Santa Cruz , and it is most amusing . Mr . J . G . Shore , from the Lyceum , as . Euy Gomez , is very good ; and Miss Harriet Pelham represents the young King Charles of Spain most satisfactorily . The other characters are well filled up by Mr . Phelps , Mr . AVilson , Mr . Smith , Miss Fanny Clifford , and Mrs . J . W . Simpson . The

same actresses and actors appear with the addition of Miss Lydia Maitland and Mr . Joseph Robins , in Mr . T . J . Williams ' farce , acted for the first time at this theatre , called " My Dress Boots , in which an immense amount of laughable confusion is occasioned by the excitable temperament of Mr . Marmaduke Mivius ( Mr . AV . H . Stevens ) , which leads him into some very funny blunders . It is certainly a very clever farce , and capitally acted . "Ixion ; or , tbe Man at the AVhcel , " seems to have lost

none of its attractiveness , and the appearance of the comet in the third scene is exceedingly comic . Miss Harriet Pelham sustains the part of Iicion with much smartness , and her sister is a good Mercury . A more attractive programme could scarcely be produced , yet , however excellent a production is , it must give way to novelties , and so it is that we find announced at the foot of the playbill as in preparation a petite comedy , by John Oxenford , Esq ., a romantic comedietta , by John Brougham , Esq ., and a new extravaganza , by F . C . Burnard , Esq . No doubt the Misses Pelham will have , as they deserve a suecessful season .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —The Queen and younger branches of the Royal Family continue ut Osborne . The arrival of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of \ A ales in Stockholm is looked for at the end of this month . A formal invitation from the King of Sweden has been addressed to them , and a Swedish man-of-war will be placed at their disposal to convey

them to Stockholm . In Denmark the reception , both by the people ancl the Court , has been royal in every respect . But perhaps the most interesting feature in the whole proceedings Avas the affectionate reception given to the infant Prince by the members of the Princess of AVales' family , " As to the Princess , " says a writer on the spot , " she seemed the very image of

happiness , and , even if she were inclined , I do not think that she could possibly conceal the feeling of intense delight that seemed to animate her . " On Monday Prince Humbert , the future King of Italy , handed at Southampton from his Imperial yacht

Jerome Napoleon . He Avas accompanied in his visit to this country by Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde , whobacle him adieu at Southampton , he proceeding to London by special train , and they embarking again on board the yacht . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The Registrar General is able to report a slight diminution in the mortality of London , although

the actual is yet considerably above the estimated number . Fatal cases of diarrhoea have considerably decreased . A sempstress died from tho usual causes—overwork and starvation ; a woman died from the damp of a new house ; and a charwoman died of old age at 101 . The annual meeting of the British Association was inaugurated on Wednesday by an able and long

address from the eminent geologist , Sir Charles Lyell . He spoke of the advantages of Bath as a central point of observation for his fellow-labourers in the science of the rocks ; drew comparison between the springs of the pump-room in King

Bladud ' s city and those of the ancients ; and suggested that if , instead of running placidly to the Avon , the mineral waters were to deposit their solid matter around their orifice , iu time Ave should have a veritable Geyser to see wituout going all the way to Iceland for it . At the depth of seventy-four feet the Avater in the great Geyser was shown to be at rest at a

temperature of 248 ° Fahrenheit , or 36 ° above boiling point ; why , he asked , at a few thousand feet , might it not be , so to speak , at a Avhite heat ? But the force of the action of hot springs in the interior of the earth is incalculable . To it may be owing the upheaval of strata which , as evidenced by marine shells , is nowhere so obvious as in AVales , where marine shells were in one

place upheaved 1 , 860 ft . above the sea-level . The glacial period occupied a considerable portion of the distinguished president's address , which concluded with the expression of a belief that

the present meeting would not be inferior in interest to any previous assemblage of the Association ; ancl judging from the communications of our reporter , we are inclined to concur in the learned president ' s opinion . Lord Stanley presided at the annual dinner of the Tipperary Farming Society on Tuesday , and spoke at considerable length on the present position and

future prospects of Ireland . He took , on tho whole , a favourable view of the future , and said he could not believe that the extensive emigration which has excited so much attention of late would continue . In the course of his speech he expressed an opinion that the American war was approaching its termination . The monthly meeting of the Lancashire Central

Relief Committee was held at Manchester on Monday . Since the last meeting there has been a small reduction in the number of those receiving relief . In 17 of the districts the local committees have been able to suspend relief , ancl the pressure of the distress is now confined to the neighbourhoods of Ashton ,

Glossop , Preston , ancl AA'igan . A reverse in the present prosperity is , however , feared during the current month . Mr . Eawlinson reported that the Public Works Act has been adopted by 80 places , but as yet the local committees have absorbed less than a third of the amount authorised by Parliament . Se \ eral grants were made at the close of the proceedings .

Between 3 , 000 , and 4 , 000 of the volunteers of Manchester and the neighbourhood Avere reviewed on the Manchester racecourse on Saturday afternoon , by Colonel M'Murdo , the Inspector General . Unfortunately the weather was most unfavourable , bat we have it on the authority of Colonel M'Murdo that , on the whole , the movements of the day were executed with most

creditable steadiness . Colonel M'Murdo ' s regulation term of service—five years—will shortly expire , and on Saturday the gallant officer addressed a few parting words of kindly advice to the volunteers of the district . In the evening he was

entertained at dinner in the Queen's Hotel , and made a speech in which he modestly referred to his own invaluable services as Inspector General . He had , " endeavoured to carry out the intention of Government—above all , to add to the efficiency of the movement , which he would be glad to think of during the remainder of his days . " In the case of alleged

infringement of the Copyright of Designs Act , heard a few days ago at the Clerkenwell Police-court , Messrs . Parker and Stone , as plaintiffs , alleged that they Avere proprietors of a certain registered design for gold chains ; Avhile Mr . Smith , the defendant , and a former employe of Messrs . Parker , maintained that the registration was invalid . The inventor of the design Avas

heard , and his evidence certainly tended against the plaintiffs > but as the case has been again adjourned an opinion on it must be reserved . An extraordinary episode in the Colenso controversy has taken place . The Bishop of Natal was announced to preach on Sunday last in Claybrook Church , in aid of the

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