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UNITED GRAND LODGE .

fTpHE Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of X England was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons ' Hall , under the presidency of General J . Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., P . G . W ., Provincial Grand Master

Surrey , Bro . Hugh D . Sandeman P . District G . M . Bengal acted as Deputy Grand Master , Sir R . N . Fowler , Bart ., Lord Mayor of London , P . G . J . W . as Senior Grand Warden , while Lieut .-Col . Sackville West occupied his

chair of Junior Grand Warden . The other Grand Officers present were : Revs . R . N . Sanderson and G . R . Portal Chaplains , J . W . Woodall Treasurer , F . A . Philbrick Registrar , T . Fenu President of Board of General

Purposes , F . H . Goldney J . D ., Sir Albert Woods D . of 0 . ' 0 . W . Hammerton Swd . Br ., G . P . Brockbank and Butler Wilkins Std . Brs ., E . M . Lott Org ., Henry Garrod Purs ., A . Luckinp- Asst . Purs . The minutes of the last

Communication having been confirmed , the recommendations of the Board of Benevolence were considered , and nil but one passed unchallenged . In this case Bro . Sampson Peiree P . G . D . explained that the case had been thoroughly considered at tbe time it was before the Lodge of

Benevolence . Ultimately the proposition was agreed to . The report of tbe Board of General Purposes ( printed in our last issue ) was accepted , and then the appeal of Bro . W

H . Pigott was introduced . Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . O ., Grand Registrar , in submitting it , said the motion which the District Grand Master of New South Wales ruled to be out of order was a somewhat leagthy one . It would

be in the recollection of Grand Lodge that in the District of New South Wales there were many Lodges wbich owed allegiance to and held under the Grand Lodge of England . There were other Lodsres whicb were held under

other jurisdictions . But a body had been established , or had established itself , witbin the District of New South Wales , which styled itself the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . In 1881 Grand Lodge of England declined to

recognise this as a lawfully constituted Masonic body , on the ground that it was irregularly constituted . The motion of which the brother appealing desired to give notice

was—That in the opinion of this District Grand Lodge it would be for the good of Freemasonry in general and to this Colony in particular that a Grand Lodge should exist in this Colony , that the above opinion be immediately forwarded to the Grand Lodge of England ,

with an intimation , that this District Grand Lodge , having the proaparity of the Craft at herrt , and being anxious to exert its best endeavours to promote the general principles of the art and the good thereof , respectfully prays for the permission of the Grand Lodge

of England to hold a conference with the body calling itself the Grand Lodge of New South Wales , with the object of agreeing and uniting with the said body to the formation of a Grand Lodge of

New South Walea , and to negotiate and agree with the said body upon all matters affecting or incidental to the formation of the said Grand Lodge .

The notice of motio 7 i was probably given because the District Grand Master "had interfered with , aud prevented , the discussion in District Grand Lodge of another motion of which notice was given , to the effect that the time had

arrived when , in the interest of Freemasonry in the Colony of New South Wales , there should be a union in Grand Lodge of New South Wales of all persons who had been initiated in any Masonic Lodge under any Constitution

and that there should be a Committee of officers and representatives of Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland upon the matter . The District Grand Master

interfered , no doubt , on the ground that it was not competent for a District Grand Lodge which derived its authority from the warrant conferred upon him by the Grand Master to discuss a motion of that nature . The

brother thereupon withdrew his first notice , and gave the second , which the District Grand Master forbade the discussion of , and the present appeal was brought . It mast be evident to any brother who had followed him in reading

these motions that the second notice practically brought before the District Grand Lodge the discussion of the same matters as were involved in the first , and it was quite clear that no District or Provincial Grand Lodge could

possibly discuss or entertain a proposition of the nature referred to in the resolution , notice of which Bro . Pigott gave . The high authority of a District Grand

Lodge was derivative . Recognising other Masonic bodies was a matter on which the Grand Lodge of England acted for itself , with a knowledge of the responsibility which it bore in taking action , and with tho full aense of the weight

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whioh that action imperilled . It was an authority which Grand Lodge would not delegate to any other body , and more particularly when , as in the present case , it had declined to recognise the body styling itself the Grand

Lodge of New South Wales . It was impossible that Grand Lodge could delegate to any other body the power of discussing a motion with the object of a conference for agreeing and uniting with

the said body , which was irregular , and with which Grand Lodge was not in accord . He therefore advised Grand Lodge to dismiss the appeal . Bro . Canon Portal seconded the motion . Grand Lodge had already declared the Grand Lodge of New South Wales to be an irregular

body . He was surprised that Bro . Pigott found it in accordance with his Masonic obligation to have given notice of this motion . The appeal was dismissed , and Grand Lodge was closed in form .

The Theatres.

THE THEATRES .

Her Majesty S . —That most delightful and wondertul tragical , comical , dancical , historical drama without words , by Luigi Manzotti , which has vivified the solemn seclusion of Her Majesty's with more applanse than ever before awoke its somnolent echoes , has prolonged its season , for the best of all reasons . As business waned or vanished

at other houses , here it has grown the better with advance of time . " Excelsior" goes as brightly and as briskly as ever , and though we may mourn the departure of lovely Adelina Rossi , she is succeeded as prima ballerina by Signora Limido , one of the most famous dancers of Italy . This lady verily flits and flies , and hovers rather

like a winged bird than a human creature . She was encored again and again on Monday night , her first appearance in London . Sisrnor Cecchetfci dances with wonderful dash and spirit . There is nothing of that effeminacy so often associated with the " maledancer" of earlier times in his style ; his dancing seems an

outcome of youth , strength , and vigour , —to adopt the language of some primitive age , when dancing was regarded the fittest exponent of emotion . Signor Montarnaa has gained in picturesque variety of expression since we last saw him . The Attack on the Caravan by mounted Bedouins is very dramatic , and the rising clouds of sand

that overwhelm the combatants is a wonderfully clever illusion ; but the effect would be heightened if the lights in front were lowered . Indeed , many of the finest scenes suffer from the competing brilliancy of the Auditorium . " Excelsior " will depart in October , and

those of our readers who have not yet seen it we advise to pay an early visit , and to take any young holiday folks with them . The episodes of tho first steamboat , of Volfca's electric battery , of tho Suez Canal , become as thrilling as fairy stories , and are certainly more impressive than if seen by the light of a school primer .

The Court . —Nothing can better prove the affectionate interest " The Magistrate" inspires than the fact that though Mr . Cecil , Mrs . John Wood and Miss Marion Terry are no longer in the cast , " booking" afc the Court still goes merrily on , and the popularity of the merry little play seems to defy alike the vacuum of the vacation

and the " Jnllien high art in the adjoining parish . No little interest had been felt by the jaded playgoer as to Mr . Beerbobm Tree ' s rendering of the title part . An actor so conscientious and with so fine a gift for characterisation need not fail to fill the place even of that delightful comedian Mr . Cecil . Mr . Tree gives us a

new reading of the part ; very consistent , very true , carefully , studied at every point—but somewhat heavy from over elaboration ; and wanting , we think , in those gleams of an nnconscions survival of an early fun instincfc , which made Mr . Posket ' s escapade so mnoh less improbable when he is betrayed to his discomfiture by his enigmatical

step-son . Miss Lottie Venn makes a bright ; and merry Mrs . Poskefc ; while Miss Lucy Roche shows improvement in Miss Marion Terry's part . Miss Norreys cannot be too much praised for the delicate tact with which she treats certain situations , making them wholly humorous and void of guile when in other hands they might easily

become offensive . Mr . Eversfield , too , merits commendation for the care with which he keeps within honesfc school-boy limits , even when the temptation to win ready applause by " suggestion " offers itself .

Mr . Sugg as the police constable now excels his first capital bit of " modelling from the life . " Mr . Clayton is as vigorous and dignified as ever as the ill-used Colonel , and Mr . Kerr is perfect in his selfpossession aa destiny heaps new trials on his devoted head .

Toole ' s . —In our last week s notice of " On Change —iu errorwe suggested that the piece would keep the bills till Mr . Toole ' s return in September . December is tho month fixed for that gentleman ' s reappearance .

HoLtowiT ' K rrits . —Weary of life . Derangement , of tho liver in one of the most efficient causes of dangerous diseases and tho most prolific of those melancholy forebodings whioh are worse than death itself . A few doses of these noted Pills act magically in . dispelling low spirits nnd repelling the covert attacks made on the nerves by excessive heat , impure atmospheres ,

overindulgence , or exhausting excitement . The most shattered constitution may derive benefit from Holloway ' s Pills , which will regulate disordered action , brace the nerves , increase the energy of tho intellectual faculties , and revive the foiling' memory , liy attentively studying the instructions for taking these Pills , and obediently putting them in practice , the most despondent wiu soon feel confident of a perfect recovery ,