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Our Institutions.
OUR INSTITUTIONS .
The Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on Saturday , the 9 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . Horace Brook Marshall P . G . Treasurer . The minutes
having been confirmed , the chairman announced thafc he had made an application to Grand Lodge for a grant of money towards defraying the cost of the land recently purchased by tho Institution . He was pleased to say that
the brethren present in Grand Lodgo had unanimously voted tho sum of £ 1 , 000 for that purpose . Bro . J . H . Matthews P . G . S . B . then moved the three propositions of which he had givon notice , and which were detailed in our
vote of thanks was passed to the chairman , and the meeting terminated .
Tho Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 11 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . George
Plncknett , Treasurer of the Institution . Tho whole of tho motions of which notice had been given , and which will be found recorded in our last issue , were carried , and the recommendation of the General Committee as to the
nnmber of candidates to be elected at the next meeting was adopted . Considerable discussion ensued on Bro . Raynham W . Stewart's motion . concerning the future of tho
House Committee , and notice was given that a proposition would be made for the next Quarterly Court nofc to confirm the minutes in regard to it . The proceedings terminated with the customary vote of thanks to the chairman .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , under the presidency of Bro . John L . Mather . The death of three female
annuitants was announced . The reports of the Warden , and of the Finance Committee , were adopted . Votes of thanks to those who had contributed to the entertainment of the Old Folks at Croydon , on the 6 th inst ., wero passed . A
widow ' s application for half her late husband's annuity was granted , and then the new petitions were considei * ed , and ultimately accepted . The thanks of the meeting having been given to the chairman , the proceedings terminated .
Tbe installation meeting of the Israel Lodge , No . 205 , will take place at the Cannon-street Hotel , E . C , on Tuesday , the 26 th instant , at 4 " 30 p . m . precisely . Bro . Alfred J . Henochsberg P . M . 1502 is the W . M . elect .
A Masonic Charitable Association in connection with the Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , No . 861 , to be held at the King ' s Head Tavern , 42 Threadneedle Street , E . C ,
will commence its operations on Tuesday evening next , the 19 th inst , and be continued on the third Tuesday in every month . Lodge opens at seven o ' clock . Brethren aro cordially invited to join .
The Lord Mayor of London ( Bro . Alderman Staples ) was present last night ( Friday ) , at an emergency meeting of the St . Botolph Lodge , No . 2020 , held at the Albion , Aldersgate street .
The following Festivals were held at the Freemasons ' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , 16 th January
Monday—Old Pauline ' s Clob , St . George and Cornerstone Lodge , Royal Savoy Lodge , Enoch Lodge , Lodge of Unions . Tuesday—Piscatorial Ball , St . James ' s Union Lodge , Urban Lodge , Codogan Lodge . Wednesday—Royal Savoy Lodge Ball , Enoch Lodge , Bnek . ingbam and Chandos Lodge . Thursday—New Holborn Quadrilles ,
Elliott Lodge Bail , Caledonian Society , Lodge of Regularity , Polish Lodge , University of London Lodge , Pilgrim Lodge , Gt . Northern Lodge . Friday—London Caithness Ball , Jordan Lodge , University Lodgo , Lodge of Antiquity . Saturday—London Wheelers' Soiree , City and West End Soiree .
issue of the 2 nd inst . All of them were carried . The Secretary reported the completion of the purchase of land recently authorised , and a resolution to provide a new box for the deeds , & c , of the Institution having been carried , a
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
Vaudeville . — On Wednesday last was produced h n a comedy , entitled "Plebeians , " by " Mr . Joseph Derrick . Al longh the now piece was well received on tho fust night , tho success was mainly due to tho talented artists who were engaged in its production . Placed in tho hands of a company not so well versed in this
style of acting the piece would havo boon a disastrous failure . Such ideas as are expressed by tho anthor will never bo appreciated , aud unless the work be almost rowritten tho sooner Mr . Thorne changes his programme tho better . Imagine a rich brewer , or a money lender , otfering an individual £ 15 , 000 if he will marry his daughtermerely
, because ho can place the prefix " Ilononrable" before his name . This , however , seems to bo the idea on whioh Mr . Derrick has founded ^ his comedy . Tho following is an ontlino of the plot . Mr . Ba 3 il Brown , a brewer , who resides at Candy Lodge , Brixton , oall 3 upon an impecunious " Houonrable , " whom he hai mot at ln * 3
club , and to whom he offers a chequo for . 615 , 000 , provided he will marry hia daughter . In furtherance of thi-i viow , tho Hon . D . inby Cleeve ( Mr . T . Thorne ) is invited to dine on tho following day at ; Candy Lodge , where he will have an opportunity of meeting Mus Belinda Brown . A Jewish money lend or , who states his wealth to
consist of a quarter of a million , elso calls upon the aristocrat , and offers a bait of £ 20 . 000 if the ' ' ITonortrablo " will marry Jus daughter . This individual states it is the one hopo of his life to obtain for his daughter a position in society , and tint can onlv b-3 obtained by marriage . The Jew adds that ho and his daughter aro to
diue on the following day at Cuudy Lodste . Whil-t Cl- » eva is meditating over these bribe ? , ayonng lady , Grace Wentworth , calln to see him . Sho has a tale of trouble ; her atliancad hnsbm 1 wns to come to England from a far distant land , but the vessel is a fortnight overdue ; she earnestly pleads tho gentleman will mnk )
inquiries respecting the vessel ; fchi 3 he promises to do , and is about to carry out his promise , when ho is told that the vessel has foundered , and the lady's lover has been drowned , and that ho himself is entitled to possession of the dead man ' s wealth . Tho day for the dinner at Candy Lodgo at length arrives , and hero tho " Hononrahlo" falls in love with tho brewer's daughter . But ns he
has come into a fortune , he accepts her withont tin preferred cheque . The joy of tho brewer is unbounded , while the Israelite ia wild with rage . After the engagement has been agreed upon , it turns out that the vessel in which Grace Wentworth ' s affianced husband is supposed to have been lost , safely arrives in port , and of
course the gentleman claims hi 3 wealth , but Cleeve in turn comes in for another slice of fortune ' s favour . As wo have before said , the success ofthe piece was entirely due to the excellent company that was engaged . Miss Kate Rorke . takes the part of Belinda Btown , the brewer ' s danghtcr , bnt she has poor material to exercise her abilities
upon . Miss Kate Phillips assumes the part of tho Jew ' s daughter , and is even , if possible , in a worse plight . Miss Maude Millett seems to have beeu " fitted " the best ; her rendering of the part of Grace Wentworth being replete with sentiment . Mr . Thomas Thorne , iu selecting the part of the Honourable Dauby Cleeve , has chosen one
unworthy of his powera . Labouring under extreme difficultus , however , he managed to create some fun out of a bad work . The parts of the Jew ( Mr . Charles Groves ) and the Brewer ( Mr . Fred Thorne ) were both well acted ; in fact , the vitality of tho piece
seemed to rost on tho shoulders of these gentlemen . Other characters were filled by Mr . W . Lestocq ( Jabez ) , Mr . H . Akhurst ( Mi \ Seldon ) , Mr . P . Grove ( Pritchard ) , Mr . P . Mellish ( Columbus Brown ) , and Miss Lavis ( Mrs . Basil Brown ) .
SHAKESPEARE ' S WILL . —Any person desirous of inspecting the actual last will and testament of the immortal Bard of Avon cau do so by visiting Somerset House and paying a shilling-. The visitor is conducted to a dimly-lighted room in which this precious relic is preserved , and is nofc a little astonished to find it securely
fixed in a series of frames protected by glass . The will remained for many year 3 without any attempt being made to protect it from the wear to which ifc is subjected . Inded , the reference to the will daring tho period which it was unprotected has slightly worn away the writing at the folds of the paper . It is a
remarkable fact thafc for every Englishman who visits Somorset House to inspect it , there are at loist two Americans . The Will has been reproduced in facsimile on two or three occasions at distant intervals , one of the last copies being taken in tho year 1864 , when a facsimile ( now out of print ) was published at six
shillings . Fac-similes have for many years been exceedingly scarce , aud a sovereign or more has been paid for good copies . Messrs . Casssll & Compauy have , we learn , now reproduced the Will in a form which will enable every person to possess it , for they will issue a fac-simile copy with Part I . of " Cassoll ' s Illustrated
Shakespeare , " to be published on the 26 th inst ., the price of the Part , including the Will , being bub 7 d . This new facsimile of tho Will has been very carefully executed , its permanent valne boing greatly enhanced by its being printed on paper of antique style , and in ink similar in colour to that of the original docnnv . ut .
Mr . Charles Du Val has reached India , and made his first appearance there at the Gaiety Theatre , Bombay , with unqualified success . The Indian Jonrnals are unanimous in their favourable criticisms on Mr . Du Val ' s Monologue . He appears for a season at iho Theatre Royal , Calcutta , after at Bombay , and will probably visit China and Japan .
Monday , the 25 th iostant , has been appointed for tho icceptioi of Works of Art intended for the Spring Exhibition of the Nineteenth Century Art Society , at the Conduit-street Gallerie ' .
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Our Institutions.
OUR INSTITUTIONS .
The Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held at Freemasons' Hall , London , on Saturday , the 9 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . Horace Brook Marshall P . G . Treasurer . The minutes
having been confirmed , the chairman announced thafc he had made an application to Grand Lodge for a grant of money towards defraying the cost of the land recently purchased by tho Institution . He was pleased to say that
the brethren present in Grand Lodgo had unanimously voted tho sum of £ 1 , 000 for that purpose . Bro . J . H . Matthews P . G . S . B . then moved the three propositions of which he had givon notice , and which were detailed in our
vote of thanks was passed to the chairman , and the meeting terminated .
Tho Quarterly General Court of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , the 11 th inst ., under the presidency of Bro . George
Plncknett , Treasurer of the Institution . Tho whole of tho motions of which notice had been given , and which will be found recorded in our last issue , were carried , and the recommendation of the General Committee as to the
nnmber of candidates to be elected at the next meeting was adopted . Considerable discussion ensued on Bro . Raynham W . Stewart's motion . concerning the future of tho
House Committee , and notice was given that a proposition would be made for the next Quarterly Court nofc to confirm the minutes in regard to it . The proceedings terminated with the customary vote of thanks to the chairman .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , under the presidency of Bro . John L . Mather . The death of three female
annuitants was announced . The reports of the Warden , and of the Finance Committee , were adopted . Votes of thanks to those who had contributed to the entertainment of the Old Folks at Croydon , on the 6 th inst ., wero passed . A
widow ' s application for half her late husband's annuity was granted , and then the new petitions were considei * ed , and ultimately accepted . The thanks of the meeting having been given to the chairman , the proceedings terminated .
Tbe installation meeting of the Israel Lodge , No . 205 , will take place at the Cannon-street Hotel , E . C , on Tuesday , the 26 th instant , at 4 " 30 p . m . precisely . Bro . Alfred J . Henochsberg P . M . 1502 is the W . M . elect .
A Masonic Charitable Association in connection with the Finsbury Lodge of Instruction , No . 861 , to be held at the King ' s Head Tavern , 42 Threadneedle Street , E . C ,
will commence its operations on Tuesday evening next , the 19 th inst , and be continued on the third Tuesday in every month . Lodge opens at seven o ' clock . Brethren aro cordially invited to join .
The Lord Mayor of London ( Bro . Alderman Staples ) was present last night ( Friday ) , at an emergency meeting of the St . Botolph Lodge , No . 2020 , held at the Albion , Aldersgate street .
The following Festivals were held at the Freemasons ' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , 16 th January
Monday—Old Pauline ' s Clob , St . George and Cornerstone Lodge , Royal Savoy Lodge , Enoch Lodge , Lodge of Unions . Tuesday—Piscatorial Ball , St . James ' s Union Lodge , Urban Lodge , Codogan Lodge . Wednesday—Royal Savoy Lodge Ball , Enoch Lodge , Bnek . ingbam and Chandos Lodge . Thursday—New Holborn Quadrilles ,
Elliott Lodge Bail , Caledonian Society , Lodge of Regularity , Polish Lodge , University of London Lodge , Pilgrim Lodge , Gt . Northern Lodge . Friday—London Caithness Ball , Jordan Lodge , University Lodgo , Lodge of Antiquity . Saturday—London Wheelers' Soiree , City and West End Soiree .
issue of the 2 nd inst . All of them were carried . The Secretary reported the completion of the purchase of land recently authorised , and a resolution to provide a new box for the deeds , & c , of the Institution having been carried , a
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
Vaudeville . — On Wednesday last was produced h n a comedy , entitled "Plebeians , " by " Mr . Joseph Derrick . Al longh the now piece was well received on tho fust night , tho success was mainly due to tho talented artists who were engaged in its production . Placed in tho hands of a company not so well versed in this
style of acting the piece would havo boon a disastrous failure . Such ideas as are expressed by tho anthor will never bo appreciated , aud unless the work be almost rowritten tho sooner Mr . Thorne changes his programme tho better . Imagine a rich brewer , or a money lender , otfering an individual £ 15 , 000 if he will marry his daughtermerely
, because ho can place the prefix " Ilononrable" before his name . This , however , seems to bo the idea on whioh Mr . Derrick has founded ^ his comedy . Tho following is an ontlino of the plot . Mr . Ba 3 il Brown , a brewer , who resides at Candy Lodge , Brixton , oall 3 upon an impecunious " Houonrable , " whom he hai mot at ln * 3
club , and to whom he offers a chequo for . 615 , 000 , provided he will marry hia daughter . In furtherance of thi-i viow , tho Hon . D . inby Cleeve ( Mr . T . Thorne ) is invited to dine on tho following day at ; Candy Lodge , where he will have an opportunity of meeting Mus Belinda Brown . A Jewish money lend or , who states his wealth to
consist of a quarter of a million , elso calls upon the aristocrat , and offers a bait of £ 20 . 000 if the ' ' ITonortrablo " will marry Jus daughter . This individual states it is the one hopo of his life to obtain for his daughter a position in society , and tint can onlv b-3 obtained by marriage . The Jew adds that ho and his daughter aro to
diue on the following day at Cuudy Lodste . Whil-t Cl- » eva is meditating over these bribe ? , ayonng lady , Grace Wentworth , calln to see him . Sho has a tale of trouble ; her atliancad hnsbm 1 wns to come to England from a far distant land , but the vessel is a fortnight overdue ; she earnestly pleads tho gentleman will mnk )
inquiries respecting the vessel ; fchi 3 he promises to do , and is about to carry out his promise , when ho is told that the vessel has foundered , and the lady's lover has been drowned , and that ho himself is entitled to possession of the dead man ' s wealth . Tho day for the dinner at Candy Lodgo at length arrives , and hero tho " Hononrahlo" falls in love with tho brewer's daughter . But ns he
has come into a fortune , he accepts her withont tin preferred cheque . The joy of tho brewer is unbounded , while the Israelite ia wild with rage . After the engagement has been agreed upon , it turns out that the vessel in which Grace Wentworth ' s affianced husband is supposed to have been lost , safely arrives in port , and of
course the gentleman claims hi 3 wealth , but Cleeve in turn comes in for another slice of fortune ' s favour . As wo have before said , the success ofthe piece was entirely due to the excellent company that was engaged . Miss Kate Rorke . takes the part of Belinda Btown , the brewer ' s danghtcr , bnt she has poor material to exercise her abilities
upon . Miss Kate Phillips assumes the part of tho Jew ' s daughter , and is even , if possible , in a worse plight . Miss Maude Millett seems to have beeu " fitted " the best ; her rendering of the part of Grace Wentworth being replete with sentiment . Mr . Thomas Thorne , iu selecting the part of the Honourable Dauby Cleeve , has chosen one
unworthy of his powera . Labouring under extreme difficultus , however , he managed to create some fun out of a bad work . The parts of the Jew ( Mr . Charles Groves ) and the Brewer ( Mr . Fred Thorne ) were both well acted ; in fact , the vitality of tho piece
seemed to rost on tho shoulders of these gentlemen . Other characters were filled by Mr . W . Lestocq ( Jabez ) , Mr . H . Akhurst ( Mi \ Seldon ) , Mr . P . Grove ( Pritchard ) , Mr . P . Mellish ( Columbus Brown ) , and Miss Lavis ( Mrs . Basil Brown ) .
SHAKESPEARE ' S WILL . —Any person desirous of inspecting the actual last will and testament of the immortal Bard of Avon cau do so by visiting Somerset House and paying a shilling-. The visitor is conducted to a dimly-lighted room in which this precious relic is preserved , and is nofc a little astonished to find it securely
fixed in a series of frames protected by glass . The will remained for many year 3 without any attempt being made to protect it from the wear to which ifc is subjected . Inded , the reference to the will daring tho period which it was unprotected has slightly worn away the writing at the folds of the paper . It is a
remarkable fact thafc for every Englishman who visits Somorset House to inspect it , there are at loist two Americans . The Will has been reproduced in facsimile on two or three occasions at distant intervals , one of the last copies being taken in tho year 1864 , when a facsimile ( now out of print ) was published at six
shillings . Fac-similes have for many years been exceedingly scarce , aud a sovereign or more has been paid for good copies . Messrs . Casssll & Compauy have , we learn , now reproduced the Will in a form which will enable every person to possess it , for they will issue a fac-simile copy with Part I . of " Cassoll ' s Illustrated
Shakespeare , " to be published on the 26 th inst ., the price of the Part , including the Will , being bub 7 d . This new facsimile of tho Will has been very carefully executed , its permanent valne boing greatly enhanced by its being printed on paper of antique style , and in ink similar in colour to that of the original docnnv . ut .
Mr . Charles Du Val has reached India , and made his first appearance there at the Gaiety Theatre , Bombay , with unqualified success . The Indian Jonrnals are unanimous in their favourable criticisms on Mr . Du Val ' s Monologue . He appears for a season at iho Theatre Royal , Calcutta , after at Bombay , and will probably visit China and Japan .
Monday , the 25 th iostant , has been appointed for tho icceptioi of Works of Art intended for the Spring Exhibition of the Nineteenth Century Art Society , at the Conduit-street Gallerie ' .