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Princess ' s . —The present brief but most success / nl run of the ¦ ' Silver Kins ; " closed on W- dries -lay , \ yhen a crowded and enlhnsi . aotic andience save the occasion ; ilmost th ;> excitement of r " premiere . " Mr . Wilson Barrett , Mr . Willard , and Miss Easfclako were recalled after each act , and when the curtain finally fell the manager

was thrice summoned . Aa tbe audience wonld not depart without a speech , Mr . Wilson Barrett modestly thanked thorn for the reception given to the " Silver King , " and announced the re-appearance of

another old friend on Saturday . Wo trnst ere long Mr . Barrett will present ns with another Shakespearian revival . Personally we feel so classic an actor is unwise if he bnries himself too much in fche slums of " Horrible London . "

Toole ' s . —Tho comic muse of King William . sfcroofc , with sprightly impertinence , has seized upon the prevalent Japanomania , and offers ns his delightfully preposterous " Japananza . " Hero Bro . J . Toole , as tho " Great Tay-ICin , " is almost unrecognisable when , like fche dawn in Eastern " mantle clad , " he appears in tho gorgeous

costnme of old Japan . This merry little skit was written before tho Japanese village met with snch sudden disaster , bnt though the shops , the lanterns , the flags , tho inhabitants wifch shaven heads , queer wooden clogs , foliated garments , with features and complexions to match , aro introduced as matter for laughter , the

laughter is of the kindliest sort . Mr . Toole is once more a hen . pecked sponse ; he is indulging in the meekest little flirtation at the Village , whilst the villagers with native simplicity dance and sing with excruciating realism . To escape his angry wife , he assumes the dress of a native conjuror , and is nnder the necessity of

dissembling his incapacity . But he is happily helped out of his difficulty by the charming native lady , Miss Osaker , who delighted every one with her pretty rendering of some capital palming and pass-pass tricks . There is a very clever dnet in the trne Gilberfcian vein , introduced in praise of the great Tay-Kfn family , with its cheap

wines and cheap science , its poker for travellers , copper mines , cooperative companies , invention shows , with unlimited flirtation privileges , and all the newest productions of the gifted fraternity . The song is nightly encored , whilst a duet between Mr . Toole and

Mr . Ward is equally fetching . Every one engaged entered with zest into the fnn ; especially amusing were Mr . Cbeesman , Mr . Shelton , and Miss Emily Thorne . We mast not omit to mention delightful Netty Grey , the three-year-old jap baby .

Mr . William Bull's Orchid Exhibition . — A short journey on the Metropolitan Railway and fifteen minutes in a Chelsea omnibus and we reach tho enchanted palace of the queen of flowers , Orchidia—so devotedly served by hor devoted liegeman William Bull . At Mr . Bull ' s nursery , 136 Queen ' s-road , Chelsea , we pass through a greenhouse where tall tree ferns spread their fans in

happy disregard of London smoke , thence through a second door and we are amidst the loveliest , most brilliant and most fantastic wonders , whose forbears make the glory of the forests of Mexico , Peru , Ceylon , Java or the Indies . All colonrs that are fair , save blue —is ifc not strange that the hue of heaven should be denied these

children of the air ? There are multiform varieties of the slipper orchid , so quaintly graceful , bnfc with its death-trap for prying insects . The saffron-toned octopus bloom , wifch its long groping arms . That merry conceit of a flower the bird on a rock , a loving mimicry . The graceful cluster of the cymbidium , with its delicate peach lines

touched with deep red . The graceful calanthi , which condescends to grow on the earth . The pure white orchid from Borneo , fche butterfly spreading its petal wings and waving its delicate stamen antenna ? . A hundred varieties , all beautiful and all growing with luxuriance ; one might imagine the scene a dream of the far East .

Mr . Bull shows us some that will grow in an unwarmed conservatory , while there are many that can be purchased for a few shillings . Here is to be seen the divine Chelsiniensis , of which Mr . Bull asserts that he possesses the only plant that has ever bloomed in Europe .

We advise those of onr readers who may be depressed by the assertive character of the north winds to invoke Mr . Bull ' s kindly aid , we can assure them he can introduce them to a paradise of perennial bloom .

The Oxford . —Those who , like ourselves , find enjoyment in an abundant and refined entertainment can scarcely hope to secure any more congenial means of passing an evening than at this pre-eminently

successful music-hall . By the exercise of that tact in management a"ad judicious selection of materiel for which he has become proverbial , Bro . J . H . Jennings has made the Oxford par excellence the resort of those who admire talent in this particular line , and who love

Kay and sparkling humour as distinguished from boisterous buffoonery . On the occasion of onr visit , after the usual prefatory incidents , we watched with interest the spirited aud clever exploits of the Avolo Boys , " pine-stick marvels and musical wonders / ' whose performances justly entitle them to their self-assumed appellation . rpi - J J — - — — "ft —• .. " . « ...

J-nen came the American speciality artistes , Rowe and Athol , wbo were well received , bnt one of the mosfc notable features of the entertainment was the astounding pantomimic act of the Boissefc Troupe , wnose ^ evolutions on tho stage were of the mosfc marvellous and ineresting character . The troupesix in nnmberwere made after

, , np . ? . most picturesque fashion , French in eveiy characteristic , and eir " knock-abont" work was of a novel and , to our thinking , azardous character , for shoulders , shins , and other excrescences of e human frame . They received assistance from some cleverly con-J . — ~ -W , » J . AV , JL . i-lmjj A V >^^» » KJ \ -1 ttOUik 3 l . lHH . ^ -II Will OUIllLi Wl ^ HJllf »^ UU " ivea

properties , in the shape of a cabinet , pianoforte , and other Ppliances . The musical ability of the troupe is also of a high order , d when the audience perceived that their instruments were capable thr eceiv j n S * bodies of the performers , who dived or were literally ° wn into them , their wonder may be better imagined than de-

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scribed . Wo think Bro . Jennings has dono wisely in retnining the services of this tr ' y c ! -er fcronpe for tho Whi ittnfcide Jitv . rtainmenfcs , and ¦ i cordially recommend all who are in v-int of a thoroughly c ¦ ¦ . } . ¦ * ablo niortiH < f amu : ; -mont arid reh' . < c : itio fc - ! " . * > ' v ' . ifc to the Oxfu . il . Thu tariff ba .-i recenUv been revised , : ivl

refreshments are now pnrwyed at fcho ordinary on .-doer pri . e .- ., H > that the public need not fear the tax which is often found nt places of amusement , and of which complaint is so justly made . To thoso of onr friends who are total abstainers ifc will be gratifying to know that a cup of tea , coffee , or chocolate , " < minently drinkable , " can bo obtained at tho modest charge of threepence .

Alhambl'a . —Those of our readers who delight ; in ballots and a strong variety company shonld pay the Alhambra a visit . Tho Swans and Melusine ballets , with Mdll'J Sauipiotro aud Mdllo Palladino respectively aa premieres , givo a chanoe of seeing some graceful dancing . Miss Vesta Tilloy and Miss Jenny Hill are clever ,

though the songs of the latter lack refinement . Pierce and Monnghau sing and dance well ; while Dutch Daly prove : himself a master of the instrument ho introduces . Mons . Trewoy , performs some clever juggling tricks , while his balancing is exceptionally good . The Clu ' esi tronpe go through somo extraordinary acrobatic feats ,

while the hat throwing and catching of tho mon is effected with marvellous accuracy . Charles Coborn received the nsual reception given to those artists who lay themselves out for political songs . In conclusion the band , which is u-dor the direction of M . Jacobi , during tho evening plays several popular selections in an admirable manner .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Unsuccessful Candidates, 1885 Election.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES , 1885 ELECTION .

MALES . No . on Forward . Polled . Total . List . 6 Allies , Frederick 15 485 500 3 Harrison , William 137 304 441

7 Robinson , John 2 267 269 41 Hackforth , Henry 257 257 4 Harper , Francis 40 201 241 . 10 Niohol , Robert 94 — 94 2 Sari , Charles 39 36 75 40 Rowe , John 53 53 16 McLean , William John 50 50 13 Nixon , William 37 37 8 Leigh , Charles 8 12 20 35 Fry , Robert Henry 15 15 26 Hogg , Henry Leggofcfc 9 9 5 Musham , John 6 2 8 FEMALES . 31 Coulton , Elizabeth 421 934 1355 1 Elliott , Isabella 1014 235 1249 11 Rnmsey , Phoebe Ann 950 297 1247 9 Hill , Elizabeth 713 523 1236 22 Leaver , Jane 664 554 1218 RA Shflv-fis . Helen MA MA .

49 Owen , Cordelia 869 869 20 Townsend , Jane Mary 353 318 671 55 Shury , Maria 589 589 63 Death , Matilda Eleanor 538 538 3 Rowell , Margaret 411 30 411 54 Taylor , Mary A . 409 409 7 Pelton , Mary 264 102 366 40 Barnet , Elizabeth 83 272 355 16 Timms , Susan 291 14 305 30 Dane , Elizabeth Caroline 209 81 290

75 Andrew , Harriett 257 257 24 Cooley , Elizabeth L . 181 44 225 47 Tunstall , Ann 15 201 216 51 Coles , Emma 216 216 IS Hoppel , Mary 137 35 172 70 Wardale , Rachel 135 135 71 Bnrrell , Elizabeth 98 98 46 Manningfcon , Elizabeth A . 34 60 94 62 Haskins , Emily E . 75 75 17 Lovelock , Lonisa 61 4 65 4 Maddick , Jane 16 47 63 35 Jackson , Elizabeth R . 15 39 54 52 Bennett , Mary Ann 41 41 . 4

43 Percy , Mary 14 2 fi ( J 37 Babbage , Mary Ann C . — 34 34 41 Ford , Mary Ann 2 31 33 57 Vile , Maria 31 31 25 Scott , Laura Kezia Simmons 19 11 30 28 Redman , Mary 16 12 28 69 Buss , Sarah 22 22 12 Parker , Annie 6 14 20 6 Copcland , Charlotte 17 — 17 8 Rigarlsford , Sarah 11 5 16 72 Baker , Ann E . 15 15 74 Weston , Julia 13 13 21 Greenwood , Helen 4 4 8 23 Cook , Elizabeth Ann 4 4 8 50 White , Mary 6 6 58 Lloyd , Annie 2 2 29 Salisbury , Jane —11 66 Knott , Jane V . 11 67 Gates , Elizabeth — — 68 Hartley , Isabella — — 73 Chapman , Charlotte — —