Mark Masonry.

. . teen read and confirmed , the lodge was closed , and the brethren of both degrees adjourned to refreshment under the presidency of Bro . W . E . Farrington . The customary toasts followed . SHEERNESS-ON-SEA . —Adams Lodge ( No . fs Ti , e brethren of this lodge met at the Britannia Hotel , nn the nth inst ., to perform the very pleasing duty of installing Bro . Robert Henry Plattin , the W . M . elect . The

lodge being opened in due form , the minutes of the previous ¦ neetinir vvere read and confirmed . Among the brethren , ve , e Bros . W . S . Carpenter , P . P . G . I . of Wks ., W . M . ; R H . Plattin , P . P . G . S . B ., S . W . ; J . Tower , P . G . Org ., IVV ; G . T . Green , P . P . G . Org ., I . P . M . ; A . Spears , p PSG . VV ., P . M ., Treas . ; J . Bagshaw , P . P . Asst . G . cl / P . M . ; H . G . Boorman , M . O . ; M . Pierson , S . O . ; C Hallett , S . D . ; E . J . Pyke , J . D . ; C . E . Beck , I . G . ; C . M . Glaysher , Org . ; W . Matheson , J . Akhurst , and

Bro . A . Spears officiated as installing officer , and in an impressive manner performed the ceremony of installing Bro . R . H . Plattin W . M . for the ensuing year into the chair of A . The new W . M . said he felt great pleasure in investing Bro . W . T . Carpenter as I . P . M ., being assured he vvould have his kind assistance during his year of office .

The Board of Installed Masters vvas closed , and the following brethren invested as officers for the ensuing year : Bros . James Tower , S . W . ; Henry George Boorman , J . W . ; Marsh Pierson , M . O . ; Charles Montague Glaysher , S . O . and Org . ; Charles Hallet , J . O . ; A . Spears , Treas . ; J . Bagshaw , Sec ; E . J . Pyke , S . D . ; C . E . Beck , J . D . ; William Matheson , I . G . ; and J . Akhurst , Tyler . The

ceremony being completed , it vvas proposed by Bro . Bagshaw , seconded by Bro . R . H . Plattin , and supported by all present , that a cordial vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes to Bro . Spears for the very able manner in which he had performed the ceremony of installation . This proposition having been passed unanimously , Bro . Spears returned thanks in suitable terms , and expressed his regret

that through the inclement weather they thought it not prudent on this occasion to solicit the presence of our much esteemed Bro . Frederick Binckes , the Grand Secretary , who have often been here and rendered them in former days much valuable assistance . It vvas then proposed and seconded that a contribution should be sent to assist the fund now forming for the purpose of presenting a

testimonial to that distinguished and worthy brother , and vvas carried unanimously . " Hearty good wishes " having been given by the visitors , Bro . H . Black , P . M ., P . P . Asst . G . Sec . Kent ; and Bro . Sergt . Taylor , the lodge vvas closed in due form . The brethren then assembled in the banquet room , and sat down to a most excellent repast , all expressing

themselves greatly satisfied at the good things provided by the worthy hostess , Mrs . Green . The usual Masonic and loyal toasts vvere given and duly honoured . After the toasts of "The Queen and Mark Masonry" had been duly honoured , the W . M . said he should propose a toast that had never been given at the banquet table connected with this lodge , viz ., " The Health

of the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Princeof Wales , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " which was heartily and loyally responded to . The Worshipful Master responding to the toast given on his behalf , thanked the brethren sincerely for placing him in such an honourable position as W . M . of that old lodee ,

and observed there should not be anything on his part left undone to make the lodge successful during his year of office . The Tyler's toast brought as happy meeting to a close , and the brethren dispersed with many expressions of gratification at the pleasant evening they had spent .

FRIZINGTON . —Henry Lodge ( No . 216 ) . — The Mark Masters of this lodge held their annual meeting on Wednesday , the 19 th inst ., for the purpose of installing Bro . C . Gowan , P . G . S . B ., as W . M . for the year , when the following vvere invested as officers : Bros . J . Routledge , S . W . ; Dr . Lace , J . W . ; J . Dickson , M . O . ; B . Craig , S . O . ; H . J . McKittrick , J . O . ; J . Harper , P . M ., P . P . G .

M . O ., Treasurer ; George Dalrymple , P . M ., P . A . G . D . C , Ke ? . of Mks . ; R . Wilson , P . M ., Secretary ; F . T . Allatt , S . D . ; George Lowden , J . D . ; A . Moordaff , l . G . ; and J . Gordon , Tyler . With other general business , and a vote of thanks to \ v ? ' ^ ' rym P and Craig for their services , the Iodge , with " Hearty good wishes , " was closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment .

Messers . Spiers and Pond , the last landlords of the Old Cock Tavern at Temple Bar , now pulled down , sent r ° fl T ennyson one ot the tankards used in that hostelry , with the appropriate inscription from " Will WaternrrW 5

Lyrical Monologue , " "A pint-pot neatly graven . " The laureate writes as follows from Farringford : " I have , this ! " " £ . January 13 th , received the Old Cock Tavern 9 1 ? Wil 1 y ° S ' ve my best thanks to Messrs . Spiers and Pond for their nresent . and tell them that I shall too ,

th ? j heirIoom in my family , as a memorial not only of f " ? ° ' , vanished tavern , but also of their kindness . —Yours 'aithfull y , Tennyson . " The Hastings and StLeonard ' Annual " £ ji Lcuiiaiui niiiiuai

. s »•- ---...... __ , anu .. __ . .- . inst C took P , ace on Tuesday evening , the iSth was St the RoyaI Concert Rooms , Warrior-square , and and h eXery Wa 3 ? a great success » over two hundred ladies •Brethren beine - present . Too murh rrpdit rannnf he

O ct ° , Hon - Secretaries , Bros . W . H . Russell , Prov . effiri \ '' PM - 4 o ; and R . J . Reed , 40 , for the very the a manner in which they had made and carried out bv R n |! . ements . The room vvas very tastefully decorated senterl ' eor £ e . Veness with Masonic emblems , and preat 0 1 V j br '"' appearance . Dancing commenced _ ... TV ' and soon the soectacle became verv imnn = in _ r . anfl

canifai i ains of Bro - H - A - Muscatt ' s band some twenty Bror o , f s were heartily enjoyed . The M . C . 's vvere PPrp n" , >* ° i W . H . Russell ; C R . Chandler , * eC ™ ii -M- n 8 < t ; and T- W- J ° rdan - J- - 1184- A ProviiS ? PPer was partaken of shortly after midnight , (¦ oviaed by Bro . R . npno-al-P . Tho qi »« r ^ _„»_ •_ , a '

Henn , £ ' 'J-, -4 o ; T . W . Markwick , W . M . 40 ; and in P ' „ > W . M . 11 S 4 . The refreshments vvere purveyed Hotel cl " , ' style by Bro - Reed - of the R ° y Victoria devotiU L ( ; Onard ' s . The proceeds of the ball are to be Boys excl usivel y to the Royal Masonic Institution for

Masonic And General Tidings

MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS

The Gavel Club annual Cinderella is fixed to take place on April 18 th , in the large hall of the Freemasons' Tavern . The monthly meeting of the general Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday , next , the 5 th February prox .

A new lodge in Mark Masonry will shortly be consecrated at Brentwood , to be called the Brentwood Lodge , of which Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C ( Grand Registrar in the Craft ) , will be first W . M . The Mary Commandery of Knights Templar , No . 36 , Philadelphia , held their monthly conclave on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., when Kadosh Commandery , No . 29 , and St . Alban Commandery , No . 47 , paid Mary a

visit , and the Order of the Red Cross vvas conferred on sundry approved candidates . Bro . J . D . Langton , P . J . G . W . Surrey , who has just returned from America , after some months' absence , vvas entertained at dinner by his friends on Friday , the 2 ist inst ., at the Holborn Restaurant . The chair vvas taken by the Rev . Henry White , Chaplain of the Savoy .

Bro . Squire , W . M . 3 , will rehearse the ceremony of installation , assisted by his officers , at the Fidelity Lodge of Instruction , No . 3 , on Wednesday , the 2 nd of February , after which the annual election of officers will take place . The chair will be taken at 8 p . m . precisely . Comp . Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , P . G . P . Soj ., has kindly promised to give a lecture on Royal Arch Masonry at the Hornsey Chapter of Improvement , No .

Sgo , Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-square , Paddington , VV ., on Friday evening , the 4 th February . Companions are cordially invited to attend . To the Craft belongs the honour of moving at Witney in the matter of celebrating the Queen's Jubilee . The initiatory resolution vvas proposed by Bro . J . H . Shayler , 340 , and seconded by Bro . W . H . Tarrant , jun ., 1703 , at a representative meeting of townspeople , and was cordially agreed to .

The officers and members of the Hanley Lodge , No . 797 , Dartmouth , have resolved on commemorating the Queen's Jubilee by a Masonic Ball , which will take place at the Subscription Rooms , Dartmouth , on Wednesday , the gth prox ., and the proceeds of which Will be handed over to the Fortescue Annuity Fund for the Aged Freemasons of Devonshire .

The annual Masonic ball of the Hastings brethren took place in the Royal Concert Hall , Hastings , on the iSth inst ., and , thanks to the admirable arrangements made by the Hon . Secretaries , Bros . R . J . Read and W . H . Russell , everything passed off most brilliantly . There vvas a large attendance , good music , and a good programme of dances , and it is to be hoped the funds of

the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , to which it was proposed to hand over the proceeds , will benefit substantially by the fete . Bro . John Chapman , P . M . 1402 ( of Sheffield ) , delivered a lecture on the " Great Pyramid in connection with Freemasonry" to a large and appreciative audience at Shanklin , Isle of Wight , under the wing of the Chine

Lodge . Bro . Alfred Greenham presided , whose name will be familiar to our readers as the projector of the Shanklin Masonic Exhibition , and the editor of the catalogue . The financial result of the lecture vvas also satisfactory . The lecture is published by Bro . George Kenning at the nominal charge of sixpence per copy , and contains two valuable illustrations .

The comfort of a well-fitting and waterproof boot is never more appreciable than in the sloppy , snowy weather we have recently experienced . The remark is suggested by our having tried with satisfaction a pair of the "true fits" manufactured by Bro . W . Beasley , of 28 , Queen Victoria-street , and which thoroughly sustain their designation of merit for " ease and elegance . " These

hand sewn boots vvere awarded the gold medal at the International Exhibition of 1 S 84 , and have earned the approving testimony of thousands of wearers since that time . Bro . Beasley is making a speciality of boots for ball-room purposes , and also for skaters , both of which should be experimented upon by votaries of these phases of " poetic movements" in the matter of English pastimes .

The Rothesay Lodge , No . 1687 , has again to record another great success by a first Masonic ball , given under its auspices at St . James's Hall on the 20 th inst ., by which the members anticipate a good surplus to add to its Benevolent Fund . It vvas attended by about 200 of their friends , who seemed to have inherited the spirit of the officers and brethren of the lodge in doing all in their

power to enjoy themselves , which vve are sure they did . The band , under the direction of Bro . Graves , and the ball room vvere perfect , and the banquet provided by Bro . Roberts could not be surpassed . We must congratulate our Bro . James Terry in having such good friends amongst the members of this lodge , as vve note with pleasure that both the VV . M ., Bro . F . V . Green , and the I . P . M ., Bro . Valeriani , are Stewards for the Benevolent Institution .

The new Masonic Hall at Brixham , Devon , was dedicated on the 20 th inst . by Bro . W . D . Rogers , Dep . P . G . M ., in the unavoidable absence of Lord Ebrington , Prov . G . M . Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . G . D ., & c , delivered the oration , and was most heartily thanked on its conclusion by the numerous assembly of Craftsmen . Bro . Rev . T . W . Lemon , M . A ., preached a very thoughtful and suggestive

discourse at the parish church , near the hall , the vicar of which ( Bro . the Rev . Ebrington ) being the Master of the Lodge , No . 248 , for whose members the handsome building has been erected . The Secretary of No . 248 is Bro . C . Atkins , P . M . 27 , well known in London for some years as

a member of the Board of General Purposes . Bro . R . F . Gould was expected to take part in the proceedings , but was unable to attend , much to the regret of the brethren . TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING . —An Illustrated Guide oJ no pages , "How to open respectably from £ za to __ i ? 20 oo ; " three stamps H . Myers & Co ., 109 , Euston-rd ., London . Telephone No . 7541 . —[ "ADVT . ]

Masonic And General Tidings

The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Temperance Lodge of Instruction , No . i 6 y , Duke of York Tavern , Evelyn-street , Deptford , on Friday , the nth February , at 7 p . m ., when Bro . Walter Martin , P . M . 879 , will preside , and the Wardens' chairs will be occupied by Bros . Beavis , P . M . 879 , and Andrews , P . M . S 71 , respectively . C Vellenovveth , Hon . Secretary .

We have much pleasure in announcing that Bro . Henry Lovegrove , who has been in active practice as a sur ' veyor for the last 16 years , and has had great experience of the working of the Building Act , is a candidate for the District Surveyorship for Charlton , the election for which will take place to-day ( Friday ) . VVe wish our worthy brother success at the poll .

The first anniversary festival of the Eleanor Lodge of Instruction , No . 1707 , will take place at Bro . Oddy ' s , the Seven Sisters Hotel , Page Green , Tottenham , on Monday , the 31 st inst ., at 7 p . m . Bro . A . Money , W . M , of the Eleanor Lodge , will preside , and Bro . J . D . Berkin , W . M . of the High Cross Lodge , will occupy the vice-chair . Tickets 3 s . 6 d . each . Full particulars of Bro . L . E . Wilson , Hon . Sec , 2 , Coleraine Villas , Avenue-road , Stamford

Hill , N . The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hants and the Isle of Wight will hold a special meeting at Southampton , on Monday next , the 31 st inst ., when a grant of money will be proposed towards the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at the approaching festival of which , on the 22 nd prox ., the grand meeting of the Province , Bro .

VV . W . B . Beach , M . P ., has consented to preside . The question of suitably commemorating the Queen ' s Jubilee will also be considered . The new clock presented to the Lancaster parish church by Mr . James Williamson , M . P ., vvas set in motion for the first time on Saturday last by Mrs . Allen , wife of the Rev . Canon Allen , D . D ., Vicar of Lancaster . The clock

has been manufactured by Messrs . Lund and Blockley , of Pall Mall , and chimes the full quarters on eight bells , besides striking the hour on a deep-toned tenor bell . The greatest care has been taken in the manufacture of the clock , all the materials used in its construction being of the finest quality and workmanship , and all the latest improvements have been introduced . It has been erected under

the personal direction of Mr . Blockley , jun ., and on a brass plate screwed to it is the following inscription : " Presented to the Parish Church of St . Mary ' s , Lancaster , by James Williamson , Esq ., J . P ., D . L ., High Sheriff of the County , 1 SS 5 . John Allen , D . D ., vicar ; William Thomas Sharp , B . A ., John Hatch , Churchwardens . " The Royal Hampton Court Lodge , No . 2183 , is

to be consecrated to-morrow ( Saturday ) . The ceremonies will be performed by V . W . Bro . Raymond H . Thrupp , D . P . G . M . of Middlesex , assisted by other Grand Officers of the province . The lodge meets at the Mitre Hotel , and is founded as a local working winter Iodge , intended to

supply a Masonic want much felt in the immediate neighbourhood . The officers designate are Bros , the Rev . W . F . Reynolds , M . A ., as W . M . ; Dr . H . W . Seager , as S . VV . ; and Capt . R . LaT . Lonsdale , C . M . G ., as J . W . The duties of Secretary will be undertaken by Bro . J . Frost Cresvvick , an old P . M . of the Leigh Lodge , 957 .

Willing's Selected Theatrical Programme.

WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL PROGRAMME .

DRURY LANE THEATRE . Twice daily , at 1 . 30 and 7 . 30 , THE FORTY THIEVES . COVENT GARDEN THEATRE . Twice daily , at 2 and 7 . 30 , The Grand Circus . ADELPHI THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE HARBOUR LIGHTS ; at 7 . 15 , Farce .

PRINCESS'S THEATRE . Every Evening ot 7 . 45 , THE CLOCKMAKER ' S HAT ; at 8 , THE NOBLE VAGABOND . GLOBE THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE LODGERS ; at 8 , BARBARA .

SAVOY THEATRE . Every Evening , RUDDYGORE , OR THE WITCH ' S CURSE , VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 45 , NEARLY SEVERED ; at 8 . 30 , SOPHIA . GAIETY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , MONTE CRISTO , JR . ; at 7 . 30 , No . 1 ROUND THE CORNER .

COURT THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE NETTLE ; at 8 . 30 , DANDY-DICK .

OLYMPIC THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , THE Two BLINDS ; atS . io , HOME RULE ; at 9 , THE CHURCHWARDEN . ROYALTY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , THE COMING CLOWN ; at 8 . 45 , MODERN WIVES . COMEDY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , THE BEGGAR STUDENT .

TOOLE'S THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , HESTER ' S MYSTERY ; at 8 . 30 , THE CUTLER . PRINCE OF WALES'S THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 , 30 , DOROTHY . STANDARD THEATRE , Every Evening at 7 , ALADDIN , or THE SLAVE OF THE

LAMP . GRAND THEATRE . Every Evening - at 7 . 30 , ROBINSON CRUSOE . SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , J ACK AND THE BEANSTALK . SANGER'S AMPHITHEATRE . Twice daily , at 2 and 7 . 30 , CINDERELLA .

ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open , 12 . 0 ; close , 11 . 30 . Constant Round of Amusement , ALBERT PALACE . Open from 12 noon to 10 p . m . Amusements all day . ALHAMBRA THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at S , Variety Entertainment . Two Grand Ballets , & c .

LONDON PAVILION . Every Evening at 8 , the Marvellous Variety Entertainment , & c . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Grand Variety Company , & c , & c .

PARAGON THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Variety Entertainment , & c , & c . MADAME TUSSAUD & SONS' EXHIBITION . Open 10 till 10 . Portrait Models of Past and Present Celebrities .