Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . All Letters must hear the nayne and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

THE GRAND TREASURER . To f 7 ie Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have read with great interest yonr article on tho above . I trust , with you , thafc some arrangement will be como to so as to prevent a repetition of last year's proceedings . Considerinc ? the Indian and Colonial Exhibition is to bo held next

year afc Kensington , under the presidency of our Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , it would be a graceful compliment to our Indian Brethren ( many of whom are expected to visit onr shores during the coming year ) if the worthy English brethren who hare

been nominated for Grand Treasurer would emulate the example of Brother Burdett-Coufcts arid retire in favour of our much esteemed Indian Brother , D irabjee Pe . stonjee Cama , who has clone so much for Masonry generally and our Masonic Charities in particular . Trusting so desirable an object may be attained .

Yours faithfully and fraternally , P . PROV . G . D . MIDDLESEX 21 sfc December 1885 .

The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Lyceum . —Few amongst fche amusements which enter into fche " round " afc Christmas time will detract from the attractions of this favourite theatre , where on Saturday last Mr . Henry Irving opened with Goethe ' s drama of Faust . The various incidents of the piece have been admirably adapted by Mr . Wills , and the mounting is on a

scale of magnificence and prodigality for which the greatest actor of modern times has become proverbial . Afc the opening on Saturday afternoon the house was literally packed , whilst hundreds were unable to obtain admissiou , even to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Wales , Princess Lonise , ancl tho Marquis of Lome , who occupied seats in the

Royal box . Ifc is unnecessary to recapitulate , even in outline , the features of fcho German poem , which aro so familiar to modern playgoers , bufc it is universally admitted thafc for the realization of a grand conception all the resources of histrionic art . have been brought into play . The wonderful imagination of tho author ancl artist alike

is to be seen only to bo appreciated , ancl the enthusiastic applause with which Mr . Irving and . hi . s company woro greeted was tho bttsfc proof of fche manner in which fche piece in its present form is relished by the theatre-loving public . Tho terrible compact between tho Philosopher and the Fiend , and the first meeting between Faust arid Marguerite

are included in the prologue , which occupies nearly three quarfc « rs-ofan-hoiir , nnd in this the compiler of tho now adaption succeeds in portraying that the ehirac ' er of Mephistopheles which is to destroy and blight whatever is created , while ho taunts Faust with seeing the heart of thiujrs and then laughing at Nature . Tho follies and

disappointments of life aro emphasized with biting contempt and eyntnicis by Mr . Irving , who adopts the traditional all-scarlet costume , and his old style of acting is brought into suggestive play as ho shrinks at the joyous crash of fche Easter bells . The love passages are charmingly written , and in contrast aro tho sharp satirical utterances of

Mephistnpheles ; and afc the close of the first , act the audience heartily applauded the four principals , while many wreaths were thrown to Miss Ellen Terry , who ifc is hardly necessary to say delineates the character of Marguerite to perfection . Her singular delicacy and

tender grace are brought into full exercise in this role ; while Mr Conway , as Faust , and Mrs . Stirling , as Martha , all come iu for n share of the plaudits of an admiring and appreciative auditory . VVe doubt whether even in the reiim of Pantomime any counter attraction

will be found to lessen the attendances at this now historic resort , where the most eminent members of the theatrical professiou are engaged in so fine a representation of one of the most admired of adopted English plays .

Bro . William Holland , of Covent Garden Theatre , ha ? received a very graceful and complimentary testimonial signed by Mr . Thomas TT . Staple . " * , Honorary Secretary fo the fjord Mayor and Sheriffs' Committee , conveying fco hiui their appreciation of the manner it : which he carried on !

their wishes on the 9 th INoverubor , in connection with the Lord Mayor ' s Show . This Committee express themselves as much p leased with the - arrangement of the varions trophies , the grouping of tho ariiza-. ts , tlie correctness ol the costume . " * cf the different periods , and the genera ' artistic feeling displayed through Brother Lord Mayor

vStuples ? . ; civic procession through *' i •: ¦ •City or London . We can add our testimony to th .-it n ' t the Lord Mayor nnd Sheriffs' Committee as to the cxcelirnee of Bro . Holland ' .-

arrangements , the recognition of which h y tho Civicauthorities and the Commit too of Aldorsgato Ward is no mote than was eminently deserved .

The Theatres, &C.

United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , No . 30 . — A regular meeting of tin ' s popular Lodge of Instruction was held on Wednesday evening , at Bro . Pusey ' s , Lugard Tavern , Peckham , when Bro . L . Steingraber officiated as Worshipful Master , supported by V . os . W . Button as S . W ., Acocka J . W ., S . J . Lampen Treasurer , C . L . Tnkely Secretary , W . Wimble S . D ., D . Thomaa J . D ., Morgan

I . G ., Williamson , Amphlett , Murrell , Best , Axford , and others . Lodge having been opened in accordance with ancient rites , and fche minutes read and confirmed , was advanced fco the second degree , when the ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Murrell personating the candidate . Lodge was opened in the third degree , and closed to the

first , after which the W . M . rehearsed the ceremony of investing the Officers , as at the installation rite , this portion of the business , aa well as the rest of the work of the evening , being admirably carried

out by Bro . Steingraber , who is the W . M . elect of the mother Lodge . Bro . Walter Martin officiated with his usual ability as Preeeptor , and the whole of the work of the evening was carried out iu a manner such as to afford most useful instruction aud edification to

the brethren present , lhe second section of the lecture in the second degree was then worked by Brother Martin , the Six Grand Periods being ably recited by Bro . D . Morsran . Lodge was then resumed to the first degree , and Bro . Acocka 879 , who haa returned to this country after a lengthened absence , was elected a m"mber of

this Lodge of Instruction . In returning thanks , Bro . Acocks said in travelling about the world one came across many brethren , nnder a variety of circumstances , some of which wer . j of fche most pleasurable nature . He had the happiness during his peregrinations to meet with many brethren in various parts of the world , and the experi .

ence was to him very interesting . He saw the other day that Bro . Colonel Sladen had gone up with the expedition to Bnrmah , and had secured King Thebaw and settled the Burmese difficulty withont shedding a drop of blood . He had sat in Lodge with Col . Sladen in Bnrmah , where he was congratulated upon his working aa S . W . of

the Lodge there . On his last voyage he fell in with a brother with whom he had work , cl in Cardiff , who was now a Past Master in Buenos Ayres , whose Lodge he visited with a considerable amount of pleasure . Freemasonry was a principle which bound men together in every relation of life , and none knew that better than did a mariner . There

was no distinction as to language or chine , and in whatever country he attended an assembly of the brethren he always received the same welcome and the grasp of good fellowship . Thafc was hii experience of Freemasonry throughout the world . The address of Bro . Acocka

was received with applause , and-hearty good wishes having been expressed , Lodge was closed , with the usual harmony , after the worthy Preceptor had wished the brethren " a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year . "

Langton Lodge of Instruction , Mo . 1673 . —The regular meeting of this Lodge of Instruction was held on Thursday , the I 7 fch inst ., at Bro . G . Anderson ' s , the White Hart Tavern , Abchurch Lane , when there were present Bros . J . Langton P . M . Treasurer , T . Barne Secretary , H . M . Hobbs Preceptor , De Chapeanrotigc , Rid path ,

1 ' rasor , Gates , Johns , Holden , J . 0 . Leaver , F . W . Leaver , Goode , llorsuail , and Dicker . Visitors—Bros . C . E . Ferry P . M . 65 , Fox , Hawes , Jesse P . M ., Gordon Smith , Ranson , and B . Hobbs . The ceremony of installing Bro . Ferry in the chair of K . S . was rehearsed by Bro . De Chapeniiroiige . Bro . G . Anderson P . G . S . was

unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lodge of Instruction , and iffcer oth ? r business tho Lodge was closed . The first meeting of the Langton Masonic Benevolent . Association was thim held , the chair ocing taken by Bro . J . Langton , President of the Association , snpoortjcl by a goodly muster of the Committee , Bro . H . M . Hobbs

Treasurer , and Bro . W . Gr . O . vtes Hon . Sec . Eighty members havir . g joined , two ballots cf ten guineas each were drawn , Bros . Barnes and Oollings being the successful members . The next ; meeting of the Lodt , 'o of Instruo'ion will take place on Thiraday , the 14 th January , at 5 * 30 , and of tho Benevolent Association ou Thursday , the 21 st January , at G * 30 , when new members will be enrolled .

The Fifteen Sections

THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS

WILL BE WORKED Afc the New Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 1695 , Hornsey Wood Tavorn , Seven Sisters' Eoad , on 29 th insfc ., afc 8 o ' clock p . m . Bro ? . Gush W . M ., Larchin S . W ., Jenkins J . W . Second Lecture—Bros . Aynsley , Snelling , Fenner , Jenkins , Berry . Third Lecture—Bros . Oldis , Hill , Cross . Bros . Gush Preceptor , Berry Secretary .

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