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in room of A . C . Crookshank ; C . H . Kauftinann a Grand Standard Bearer , vice William Mann , promoted . Colonel H . D . Griffith , of the Scots Greys , and George Bryce Brown , have been constituted members of Supreme Committee . Por the year ending March 10 th , 1862 , 315 Companions , ancl 105 Mark Masters have been registered in the books of the Supreme Chapter , of these 39 companions belong to Shamrock and Thistle , Glasgow ( No . 87 ) , a chapter formerly working on an independent warrant , but now holding of the Supreme Chapter of Scotland .

Knights Templar.

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .

NEWCASTLE . —Royal Kent Chapter , R . C ., H . R . D . M . —This chapter , held under Warrant of S . G . C ., 33 , was opened in Freemasons' Hall Newgate , present on the 27 th ult ., in due form by the M . W . S ., Sir Knight C . J . Banister , 30 ° , assisted by his officers , I . P . M . W . Sir Knt . Win . Punshon ; P . M . W . H . Hotham , and a good attendance of S . Princes . The minutes of last chapter were read and confirmed . The ballot was taken for Sir Knt . B . Levy , and Sir Knt . S . D . Washburn , and in each case proved unanimous . The candidates not being in attendance , the chapter was closed in due aud solemn form .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

NEWCASTLE-ON-TTNE . —Northumberland- and PerwicX- Lodge —This lodge met on the 28 th ult ., present , Bros . II . G . Ludwig , R . W . M . ; H . Hotham , P . U . 'V . M . ; Hammerbom , P . B . W . M . of the Hartlepool Lodge of M . M . C . . ) . Banister , S . W . ; Saueter , Sec . ; Loades , S . D . ; Dr . Banning , M . D ., J . D . ; Read , S . O ., and a fair attendance of members . The minutes oflast regular meeting were read and confirmed . Business of the lodge over , it was closed in clue form , after a candidate was proposed and seconded . The brethren adjourned to refreshment and spent a happy evening .

Notes On Music And The Drama.

NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .

Mr . Boucicault having quarelled with Mr . " Webster , has announced the opening of Drury Lane , on the 23 rd inst ., with the Colleen Bawn . The success of the Peep O'Day at the Lyceum , continues unabated , ancl tbe house is nightly filled with overflowing audiences .

Among other artists new to England who have arrived is Madame Honorc , a singer from Moscow . Places have been taken for the next representation of " La Juive , " at the Grand Opera , Paris , for 350 Germans , travelling in a body , on tbeir way to visit the Exhibition of London . Verdi's " Hymn of 411 Nations , " which was produced iu

London , has not been permitted to be given at the Paris theatres , which has much chagrined tbe maestro , who has gone to Turin .. "

A Conservatoire of music has just been formed at St . Petersburg by the Russian Mnsicial Society , the direction having been placed in the hands of M . Anthony Rubinstein . Several professors of note have also been engaged , amongst whom are Dreyschock , Wieniawski , Davidoff , and Madame Nisson Salomon . A general turnabout will , it is said , take place at Christinas .

Mr . Fechtcr opens the Lyceum ; Bro . Boucicault goes to the Princess's ; and Mr . Falconer joins Mr . Webster at tbe Adelphi . The Bath Theatre , according to the journals , will be re-built . Madame Ristori has been playing for a single evening in Paris— -on her way , it is said , to America . Another volume of Mendelssohn's Letters is shortly to be published .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —The Queen and the Royal Prmceses are at Windsor , where they take daily exercise in tho grounds . The Princesses , accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge , and some members of their suite have paid two or three visits to the International Exhibition . The Prince of Wales was at Malta where he met with a hearty reception , at the close of last week , and is now daily expected to arrive in England .

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —Both Houses rose on Thursday , 5 thinst ., for the Whitsuntide recess—the Lords until Friday , and the Commons until Thursday next . On the last night the Commons met , Sir Robert Peel , having declined to submit to the House the report of Mr . Horsley , one of tho Irish Poor-law inspectors , who had enquired into the alleged distress in the

western division of the county of Cork , Mr . Maguire appealed to Lord Palmerston to grant what the Chief Secretary had refused . This gave rise to discussion on the lamentable state of some of the districts in the south of Ireland . Mr . Vincent Scully complained of tbe manner in which his country was governed , but- Lord Palmerston replied that so long as the

peasantry sheltered assassins , and refused to assist the authorities in suppressing crime , Ireland must be dealt with in the manner which such an exceptional state of things demanded . Witli regard to Sir . Maguire ' s request , he promised to look through the documents and see whether they could be published , without detriment to tbe public interests . Mr . Whitesides attributed the present condition of Ireland to the general want

of confidence in the Government . Lorcl Fermoy could not assent to this view of the matter , but , at the same time , he strongly censured Sir Robert Peel , and called upon the Government to act upon the advice of the local magistrates , and not rely upon the opinions of the police . The discussion was continued by Sir George Bowyer , Mr . Lefroy , Mr . Newdegate , and other members . A rather singular grievance was brought

before the House by Mr . Roebuck . It appears that a gentleman , named Jones , recently dropped his ancestral patronymic , and assumed without royal licence the name of Herbert . As Mr . Herbert , he was , said Mr . Roebuck , refused a commission in the militia , a presentation to Court , and the dignity of a justice of the peace . It seems that he had a cousin , also named Jones ,

who married a daughter of Lord Hanover . This gentlemen desired to change his name to Herbert , and Lord Llanover wrote to Lord Herbert , asking him it' he had any objection to such a step . Lord Herbert ^ rep lied that he had no objection whatever , but he added that he hoped all the Joneses in Wales would not- assume his name . Mr . Roebuck supposed that it was with tbe view Of averting this calamity that his client had been treated so unwarrantabl . Sir G . Grey replied that the Lord

y Chamberlain , the Horse Guards , and himself had had nothing to do with the matter , which rested solely with the Lord Lieutenant of the county ; and Mr . Denman stated that the matter bad been brought before the House against the wishes of Mr . Jones . 'Die House then went into Committee on the Civil

Service Estimates . GENERAL HOME NEWS , —The mortality of the metropolis for the last week amounted to 1114 , which is about the same number as in the previous week , and slightly in excess of the ten years' average . The births this week are slightly below the average , being 1793 , in place of 1797 . Cases of typhus fever continue unpleasantly in excess . Whit Monday is one of the few holidays of the London working man ; and the streets were

gay with the holiday dresses of persons intent on pleasure . The weather was not propituous for the occasion ; we had flying showers all day , occasionally pretty heavy ones , and there was a storm of thunder and lightning soon after mid-day . In the-intervals the sun shone out brilliantly , and those who , in spite of the threatening of tiie storm , elected to spend the day in outdoor amusements , had no reason to repent their choice . As might have been expected , large numbers bent their steps to the