America.

The plan and elevation of the building were next presented by the Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works to the Provincial Grand Master for his inspection , who , after approving them , delivered them to the architect for his guidance . R . W . Bro . II . D . Sandeman , Provincial Grand Master , in addressing tbe Rev . Bro . F . Mazuchelli , said that he felt highly honoured at being asked to lay the foundation stone of a

building that was so long a desideratum in Calcutta , and was ceitain that as soon as it was completed persons of all classes would visit it , without being put to the inconvenience and extortion by their domestic servants , at present existing in the _ bazaar . He hoped ere long to see many follow the good example of the Rev . brother , and that the building which was now commenced wouldin a short timebe in a flourishing

, , state . Bro . Sandeman then addressed the brethren , both of the Scotch and English Lodges . He was aware , he said , of the little inconveniences they had been put to in attending him at the ceremony , but as it was work which was so necessary , he hoped that they would not care about it . Three cheers were then given for the success of the building ; a cheer for the Provincial Grand Master , and the last cheer for the ladies .

After this tbe brethren marched back in the same order to the place from whence the procession started , accompanied by the band of the gallant 52 nd , " discoursing most eloquent music . "

Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

TURKEY . The Annual Masonic Charity Ball , under the auspices of the lodges subject to the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England at Constantinople , was held in the Ballroom of the Palais de Crista ! , in that city , on the 16 fch ulb . The members of the English Lodges Oriental ( No .

687 ) , Bulwer ( No . 891 ) , Deutschcr Bund ( No . 819 ) , and the newly-formed Lodge Arete ( Greek ) , mustered in considerable force , in addition to a number of the brethren of the French , German , and Italian lodges of the capital . The District Grand Lodge was represented by \ V . Bros . for the

W . W . Evans , P . S . G . W ., acting D . Prov . G . M . ; G . Laurie , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; " H . Harvey , P . G . Reg . ; R . A . Carletou , P . G . Sec . ; T . Junor , P . G . Treas . ; J . O'Connor , P . G . Dir . of Cers . ; A . Thompson , P . Prov . S . B . ; C . Green , P . Prov . J . G . D . ; S . Hekimian , P . Prov . G . O . S . These brethren , assisted by the Stewards , did the honours

with true Masonic zeal , Bro . Hahnel most admirably discharging the functions of M . C . The attendance of ladies and the elite of all nationalities was brilliant in the extreme , the number present at the ball exceeding 500 . As a financial success , the ball is reported to have been a decided one , exceeding any of a similar kind hitherto

held in that city . In consequence of the ball taking place during the month of Ramazan , Bros . H . H . Fuad Pasha the Grand Vizier , H . E . Cabouli Pasha , Kiamil Bey , H . E . Mirza Hussein Khan , Persian Minister , and other leading Oriental brethren were unable to attend .

Public Amusements. Lyceum Theatre.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . LYCEUM THEATRE .

A change in the programme having become unavoidable through the indisposition of Mr . Fechter , the play of " The Stranger" was represented on Monday , with Madlle . Beatrice in the character of Mrs . Holler . It had been already understood that this lady , who elsewhere produced a very favourable impression on the metropolitan public , would shortly make her debut on these boards ;

Public Amusements. Lyceum Theatre.

and in thus appearing before a Lyceum audience , the period of her performance has only been agreeably antedated . The grace and intelligence which we had before recognised iu this interesting impersonation were displayed with marked prominence on the present occasion , and the deep pathos exhibited in the last scene

commanded the fullest sympathy of an auditory who had previously bestowed on the actress frequent tributes of admiration . Mr . Ryder supported the morose dignity of the Stranger , and Mr . H . Widdicomb infused great mirthfulness into the small part of Peter . "The Roadside Inn , ' still included in tbe bill , although . Mr . Fechter- 's name is absent from the cast , concluded the evening , Mr . Emery being the substituted Robert Macaire .

PRINCESS'S THEATRE . Following the drama of " The Streets of London , " a new farce , called " An Ample Apology , " on Monday nights merrily wound up the programme . The trifle is one of those boisterous pieces of extravagance which , with

continual slapping of hands , backs , and doors , hiding in cupboards , and a general disarrangement of furniture , keep the stage in too great a bustle to allow the spectators to coolly criticise tbe probability of the reasons for such , excitement . When it is stated that the personages endowed with those alliterative appellations known only iu

farcical nomenclature are respectively named Grushington Olasper , Mittingliam Mawley , and Snoodngton Spooner , their peculiarities will be sufficiently understood , and as embodied by Mr . C . Seybon , Mr . F . Charles , and Mr . Dominick Murray , it cannot be said their individual characteristics were missed by the audience for want of

forcible expression . The jealous husband , supposed intriguer , and valentine-sending medical student , who persecutes a married lady under the impression she is single , have evidently had a previous existence on the French stage . Mr . G . Roberts , the adapter , has changed the scene to Furnival ' s-inn ; but the incessant demand for

" slugs , sawpits , and satisfaction , " which , comes like an echo from the Palais Royal , would hardly be heard by the most vigilant of keyhole listeners in a region where our social wrongs are supposed to be redressed by a very different process .

ST . JAMES'S THEATRE . The new and successful comedy of " Faces in the Fire " was , on Monday evening , preceded by what is styled in the bills an original comedietta , entitled " The Three Furies . " A retired merchant , named Sector Hobby ,

wanting to provide one of his three daughters with a husband of his own choice , introduces Mr . Orestes Picldeton , to each of them succsssively , as a most eligible suitor . The young ladies , being severally prepared with a lover ? more to their liking , render themselves as disagreeable as possible to the hew visitor . One affects to be

engrossed with the care of young alligators in a vivarium : another , equipped in rifle costume , pretends to be a dexterous manipulator of fire-arms ; and the third amazes and terrifies the timid Pichlaton by her supposed knowledge of anatomy , and apparent acquaintance with tho whole art of adulteration . When this Orestes has been