Craft Freemasonry.

To raise a STOBH , but one of approbation Is nosv my pleasant and politest aim ; With "QUEEX" and " crown , " and " mystic craft" I ' m bold , To add the noble LADY TEJIFEST ' S name . — Before I make my ho-w , nosv ladies all I have matters to disclose of great

import—A secret ! ah , I see you ' re anxious nosv , The secret of Freemasonry in short , In strictest confidence , I have been told It is to scorn the false—and love the true , . To do to others in its fullest sense AVhat others ought to ever do to you , — To live in peace and harmony svith all , — -

No matter what their politics , or creed , — Their social status , —or their svorldly svealth , — Is to ever be a friend indeed , — To feed the hungry—help the Aveary on—All enmity—all love of greed to smother—To honor law—put earnest trust in God—This is to be a true Masonic Brother .

The elegant and sparkling comedietta of " Court Favour , " by Mr . Planche , svas then most admirably performed . At the close of the piece , the actors Avere called to receive the compliments of the house , and the Duke of Nesvcastle tliresv to Miss Denvil , Lady Susan Tempest ' s beautiful bouquet ; Mr . Montgomery then led before the curtain the popular favourite of the evening AA'ith the bouquet in her hand , and the acclamations of the audience were again rcnosved .

The baud then played the National Anthem , and as tho gay and gallant occupants of the Theatre rose in response to tho loyal strains , the house presented a picture of beauty and grandeur svhich nothing but a Masonic Festival could have realized . The splendid and merry Pantomime of the "House that Jack built , " brought the entertainments to a close . Tho profits , as indicated in the prologue , svill be gis'en to public charities . —Abridged from "The Nottingham Daily Guardian , " of January 10 th . 1866 .

Channel Islands.

CHANNEL ISLANDS .

JERSEY . —MASONIC FETE AND BAZAAR . fsafessNDER the immediate superintendence of the Provincial Grand Lod ge and JL Jf . the AA orshipful Masters of all the Lodges on the English Registry , a ll M &> Masonic Bazaar Avas opened on December the 19 th , 1865 , at the Temple fH ^ Ss ? in Stopford-road , in fas'or of tho Fund for tho Relief of the AAldosvs and Orphans of Freemasons . The bazaar , properly so called , svas arranged in

the great liall of tho Temple , for the sale of articles of fancy , utility , and verba , under the direct and personal management of a committee of ladies . But probably tho most remarkable feature in tho exhibition svas that presented by the museum , As-hich Avas literally filled with classic beauties and many curiosities . Upon the opening of the bazaar , Henry Luce Manuel , Esq ., chairman of the committee , spoke as follosvs : — Ladies and Gentlemen , —AVhen a year is drawing tosvards its close , —AA'hen ,

having run its allotted course it is on tho CA'O of adding its unit to the ages and yielding its place to time and the future , human kind habitually enters into earnest conference Avith itself . It reminds its conscience of many shortcoissings , it recalls to its memory many duties , and it resolves , as it should , on a fresh and vigorous effort to make up for the former and perform the latter . The continuators in this island of the principles and traditions of Masonry—that grand old . craft svhoso origin is almost cocA'al svith the existence of society , —arc impressed svith this conviction . It is svhy they appear before you to-day .