New Queen's Theatre.

NEW QUEEN'S THEATRE .

Bro . J . F . Toole took his benefit at the above theatre on Friday last . So many persons were unable to gain admission , it was announced that all tickets would be available on the following night . On that occasion tho theatre was crowded in every part . Bro . Toole received a perfect ovation . On Easter Monday Bro . J . F . Toole has been engaged

by Bro . J . Douglas at the Royal Standard Theatre , to perform several of his favourite characters , assisted by Messrs . H . Irving , Lionel Brough , and Miss Maria Simpson , late of the Strand St . James ' s Theatre . The prices will be as usual .

Meetings Of The Learned Societies.

MEETINGS OF THE LEARNED SOCIETIES .

WEDNESDAY , 31 st March . —Society of Arts at S . LIST OF LODGE , & c , MEETINGS FOR WEEK ENDING 3 ED APRIL , 1869 . ( Abbreviations . —F . M . H ., Freemasons' " ¦ Hull ; M . H . Masonic

, Hall ; 'lav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; R ., Booms ; L ., Lodge ; St ., Street ; Sep , Square . ) METROPOLITAN . Sunday . March 28 tlt-LODGE OE INSTRUCTION . — Joppa , Rose and Crown , Fort-st ., Union-st ., Bishopsgate .

Monday , March 29 th LODGES . —Pythagorean , Lecture Hall , Greenwich ; British Oak , Bank of . Friendship Tav ., Bancroft Place , Mile-end LODGES OE INSTRUCTION . — Union AAfilerloo ( for M . M . ) , King's . Arras , Woolwich ; Prosperity , White Hart , Bishopsgate-st ; Temple , Old George , St . Mary Axe ; Justice , Royal Albert , New Cross-road , Deptford ; Old

Concord , Turk ' s Head , Motcombe-st ., Belgrave-sq . ; Sincerity , Cheshire Cheese , Crutehed Friars ; St . James ' s Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq . ; Industry , Dick ' s Coffee House , Fleet-st . ; Salisbury , 71 , Dean-st ., Soho ; Camden , Adelaide Tav ., Haverstock Hill ; AVestbourne , Banning Horse , Dullest , Gvasvcnov-sq . ; Crystal Palace , City Arms Tav ., AVest-sq ., Southwark ; High Cross , AVhite Hint Ho ., Tottenham ; Tower Hamlet Engineers , Duke of Clarence , Commercialroad , East .

Tuesday , March 30 th-LODGES—Faith , Anderton ' s Ho ., Fleet-st . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . —Strong Man , AVhite Horse , Little Britain ; Pythagorean , Prince of Orange , Greenwich ; Faith , Albert Arms , A'ictorin - st ., Westminster ; Domatic , Palrnerston Arms , Grosvenor-park , Camberwell ; Jordan , Alwyne Castle , Cannnbury ; Euphrates , AVhite Hart

Tav ., Bishopsgate-st . ; Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney ; British Oak , Silver Lion Tav ., Penny field , Poplar ; Dalhonsie ; Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney ; City of London , Shepherd ancl Flock Tav ., Bell Alley , Moorgate-st ; Royal Albert , White Hart Tav ., Ahchurch-lane ; New Wandsworth , F . M . Ho ., New AVandsworth . CHAPTERS OE INSTRUCTION . —Robert Bums , Sussex Stores , Upper St . Martin's-lane ; Mount Sion , AVhite Hart Tav ., Bishopsgate-st ; Metropolitan , George Ho ., Aldermanburv .

Wednesday , March 31 st . LODGE . — Temperance- in -east , Private Assembly Ro ., 6 , Newby Place , Poplar . LODGES OE INSTRUCTION . — Eastern Star , Royal Ho ., Burdett-street , Mile Endrd . ; Confidence , Sugar Loaf ; Great St . Helens ; United Strength , Bull ancl Gate , Kentish Town ; Prince Frederick AVilliam , Knights of St . John ' s Tav ., St . John's AVood ; New

Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton ; St . Mark's , Mawby Arms , Mawby-St ., S . Lambeth ; Peekham , Edinboro' Castle Tav ., Peekham Rye ; Temperance in the East , George the Fourth , Catherine-st ., Poplar .

Meetings Of The Learned Societies.

Thursday , April , 1 st . LODGES . —Egyptian , Andertons' Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Strong Man , F . M . H . ; Good Report , Radley ' s Ho ., Bridge-st ., Black-friars ; Lion and Lamb , City Terminus Ho ., Cannon-st . ; Ionic , Ship ancl Turtle , Leadenhall-st . ; St . Andrews ' , F . M . H . ; Yarborough . Green Dragon , Stepney ; Crystal Palace , Sydenham A * lctoria RillesF . M . H . ExcelsiorSydney Arms Ho .,

, ; , Lewisham ; Perfect Ashlar , Gregorian Arms Tav ., Janiaiea-rd ., Bcrmondsey . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . —Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-street , Fitxroy-scmare ; Kent , Duke of York , Borough-rd ., Sonthwaik ; Globe , JS o . 10 , Old Bondst ., XV . ; United Mariners , Three Cranes , Mile-end-rd . ; Vitruvian , White Hart , College-st ., Lambeth ; St . George ' s ( for MM ) Globe TavRoyal-lullGieenwiehSt .

John'sHolly-.., ., , ; , bush Tav ., Hampstead ; Alan Chester , Berkeley Arms , Johnst ., Berkeley-sq . ; Tranquillity , Sugar Loaf Tav ., Gt . St . Helen's , St . Mary Axe ; Merchant Navy , Jamaica Tav ., AVest India Doek-rd ., Poplar ; Whittington , Thatched House Tav ., 9 , Red Lion-st . ; Royal Oak . Roy » il Oak Tav ., Deptford ; City of London , Shepherd and Flock Tav ., Bell-alley , Moorgate-st .

Friday , April 2 nd . LODGES . —Florence Nightingale , M . H ., Woolwich ; Hornsey , Anderton's Ho ., Fleet-st . ; St . James ' s , Leather Market Tav ., Berinondsey . L ODGES OF INSTRUCTION . —Robert Burns , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . ; St . Luke ' s , Pier Ho ., Chelsea ; Temperance , Alctoria Tav ., Victoria-rd „ Deptford ; Stability , Guildhall Tav ., 33 , Gresham-st . ; Union ' s ( Emulation Lo . of

Improvement for M . M . ) , F . M . H . ; United Pilgrims , Horn ' s Tav ., Kennington ; AVellington , Lord Duncan Tav ., Broadway , Deptford ; Belgrave , Hand and Racquet , Whitcomb-st ., Leieester-sq . ; St . James ' s , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-row , Bermondsey ; Lily , Greyhound iio ., Richmond ; Ranelagh , Windsor - Castle , King-st ., Hammersmith : Doric , Three Cranes , Jlile End-rd . ; Rose of Denmark , White Hart , Barnes , Surrey ;

Metropolitan Lo . of Instruction , George Ho ., Aldermanbury . CHATTERS . — Fidelity , London Tav ., Bishopsgate-st ., British , F . M . H . ; Prince of AVales , Willis ' s Ro . ; St . James's , High Cross , Railway Ho ., Xorthumherlancl-pk ., Tottenham .

Saturday , April 3 rd . LODGES . —St . Thomas's , Radley ' s Ho ., Bridge-st ., Blaekfriars ; Leigh , F . M . H . LODGE OE INSTRUCTION . —Percy , Thatched Ho ., Red Lion-st ., Holborn . CHAPTEII . —Rose of Denmark , White Hart , Barnes .

SCOTLAND . EDINBURGH . —Thus ., April 1 . Lodges : St . Andrew , F . M . H . ; St . James ' s , AVriter ' s-court . * ** « ., Lodge : Celtic , Ship Ho . Chapter : Cannongate , Kilwinning ; St . John ' s Chapel , St . John-st . GIASGOW . — Thurs ., Lodge : St . Andrew ' s , J . Ray's , Castle-sfc . ; Commercial , 19 , Croy-pl . Fri ., St . Mungo , 213 , Buclutnan-st . ; Shamrock and Thistle , 15 , Main-st ., Bridgeton ; Clyde , 170 , Buehau-. m-st . IRELAND .

DUBLIN—Mon ., March 29 , Lodges : No . 1 S 3 , F . M . H . Tues ., No . 6 ' , F . M . H . Thurs ., Grand Lodge . BELFAST —Mon ., April 1 . Lodges : Weir ' s , Davis-st . Thurs ., Harmony , Ma . Ro . — -LONDONDERRY AND DONEGAL . —Mon ., March 20 : Prov . G . Loclge . Thurs ., April 1 . Ledges : Inch , M . H ., Kernaghan , Inch ; Kilkenny , Kilkenny ; Fri ., Kilrea , Qo . Kerry ; Commercial , M . H ., 2 . Strand-rd ., Londonderry .

[ This information is extracted from the " Universal Masonic Calendar , " and brethren who may detect any inaccuracies are respectfully requested to communic ite the same to the Editor . ]

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

S V * All Communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisburystreet , Strand , AV . C . DNAXXO . —Your communication will appear next week . C . S . ( Constantinople ) . —You will observe that your report appears in this issue . E . VCEISIOR ( Wolverhampton ) . — AVe are obliged for the hint , and shall act with caution for the future . J . N . ( Glossop-road , Sheffield ) . —AVe refer you to Bro . Lauries ' "History of Freemasonry , " by perusing it you will have your query fully answered .