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veneal farmer and his son were thoroughly well sustained by Messrs . Barrett and Emery . The latter artist depicted excellently the bashfulness of a peasant lover . Mrs . Keeley applied all her talent to make the best of a part necessarily an up-hill one ; aud Mr . Rogers was , of course , amusing in his delivery of a most uncomical character . Monday night witnessed the production of a melodrama at the Adelphi , entitled " The Borgia Ring ; a Legend of Stonehenge . " It is a genuine Adelphi piece , full of thrilling situations , relieved by a comic underplot . Mr . AA

ebster plays the villain of the piece most powerfully ; and Mrs . A . Mellon is equally good as the heroine . Messrs . Toole and Paul Bedford undertake the comic business which , truth compels us to say , was somewhat heavy . There are some strong and effective situations in the drama , especially the closing scene of each act . and considerable applause was manifested when the curtain fell . Mr . AVebster and Mrs . Mellon are the props of the piece . Mr . Selby , too , made the most of a somewhat unthankful part , and deserves especial commendation for the energy he threw into it . Two scenes representing Stonehenge are admirably painted and highly effective .

Notices.

NOTICES .

THE Brethren and others are requested to notice , that George AV . Bower has no connection with the Freemasons' Magazine ; aud all persons are cautioned against paying him anything on our account . AA e shall be glad to be furnished with the address of the said George AA . Bower , who formerly lived at 10 , Dorcas-street , Lambeth , and had offices as a fancy type founder and commission agent , in King ' s Head Court , Gough Square . All communications for the Editor , to ensure insertion in the next week ' s number , should be forwarded to the office , 2 , Red Lion Court , Fleet Street , E . not later than Saturday .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

. " JUSTICE . " —A Past AVarden is not entitled to attend Prov . Grand Lodge as a right . He , like other ¦ Master Masons , is generally allowed to do so as an act of courtesy , but he cannot take any part in the proceedings . If " VERITAS" wishes us to publish his letter , he must allow us to put his name to it . " DELTA" shall hear from us privately .

" A AVIDOW ' SON . " — It was certainly extremely improper for a young Mason to prepare a brother for a superior degree without instructions . The refusal of the young Mason to enter the Lodge and give an ' explanation of his conduct when required so to do , and his subsequent conduct , show that he can neither have read the Book of Constitutions or considered the import of his obligations . AVe trust that upon more mature consideration he will make a fitting submission to the AA . M . With regard , however , to his preparing the candidate , we should like to

know what the Tyler was about . He should have represented to the young man the position in which he would be placed by his conduct , and not have permitted him to interfere with his duties . AA e are almost inclined , however , to believe from the letter forwarded to us that the Lodge has no Tyler . If so , it is not properly officered . " A MASTER MASON . "—A Past Master has no power to annul the business of a . Lodge upon the ground that the warrant was not in the Lodge at the precise time

of working ; although it ought never to be absent . Various communications arrived too late for our present number .