Reports Of Meetings.

LEBANON LODGE , No . 325 . THE annual meeting was held at Lostwithiel on Thursday , 7 th inst ., when Bro . C . Haddy was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year , the interesting ceremony being ably and impressively performed by Bro . Major Shanks and Bro . T . W . Perry . Great regret was expressed at the prospect of Bro . Haddy s early departure from Lostwithiel , and he was assured that the hearty good wishes of all the Brethren would accompany him to his new sphere .

Theatrical & Entertainment Notes.

THEATRICAL & ENTERTAINMENT NOTES .

Lyceum . —The last performances of the romantic play " For the Crown ' are announced for next Saturday , 30 th inst ., morning and evening , so that those who are desirous of witnessing this finely written and admirably acted piece must avail themselves p £ the few remaining opportunities . Time has enabled the principal performers to give a very finished portraiture of their is to be

various characters , and it seems almost a pity that the play so soon withdrawn ; but arrangements for the production of " ' Magda , " a translation by Bro . Louis N . Parker of Sudermann ' s " Heimat , " interfere with its further run . It is certainly worth while to leave the sunshine , for the sake of seeing Mr . Forbes Robertson , Miss Winifred Emery , Mrs . Patrick Campbell and Mr . Charles Dalton in this fine piece .

Criterion . —Mr . Charles Wyndham has successfully produced a new play , entitled " Rosemary , " an account of which will appear in our next issue . IT is announced that Bro . Edward Terry Past Grand Treasurer has joined the executive Committee of the Theatrical Mission and Institute .

MEDICAL FREEMASONS . THAT many members of the medical profession take an interest in Freemasonry is obvious for various reasons , among which the following may be noted . From time to time appear in our columns accounts of the meetings of the iBsculapius Lodge , which was founded for the convenience of medical Freemasons , and the members of which are , we believe , at the present time all medical men . The Rahere Lodge , ' if not entirely medical , being recruited from . St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , must be predominantly so .

The University of London Lodge necessarily includes a very considerable proportion of medical graduates . . And there is probably scarcely a Masonic Lodge throughout the country which does not contain at least one medical practitioner . The important part played by members of bur profession in the history of Freemasonry has been well shown by a distinguished Masonic writer , Mr . R . F . Gould , whose paper on the subject we reviewed in our issue of 26 th January 1895 ( p . 246 ) . It is therefore deserving of record in the " Lancet " that on the recent occasion of the twenty-first anniversary of the as

Prince of Wales ^ s installation Most Worshipful Grand Master of England high Masonic honours have been bestowed upoD several medical Freemasons . Bro . George Cowell , F . R . C . S . Eng ., senior surgeon to Westminster Hospital , and Bro . Henry Sutherland , M . D . Oxoh ., M . R . C . P . Lond ., have received the honour of the rank of Past Grand Deacon , and Bro . C . D . Hill Drury , M . D . Aberd ., of Darlington , and Bro . Geo . Mickley , M . B ., M . C . Cantab ., Medical Superintendent of St . Luke ' s Hospital for Lunatics , that of Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies . The number of those who received brevet

honours on this special occasion was twenty-one , corresponding , we presume , to the number of years during which the Prince of Wales has been Grand Master , and it will be seen that our profession has received a generous proportion—nearly one-fifth of the whole number . We also notice in the list of the Grand Officers for the present year the name of Mr . Frederick Gordon Brown , M . R . C . S . Eng ., L . S . A ., who has been appointed one of the Assistant Grand Directors of Ceremonies . We congratulate our medical

Brethren ( this last word ought to be as highly prized and respected in our world , as it appears to be in that of Freemasonry ) on their well-won promotion . Since the above was written information has been received of the death , at the great age of 106 , of Mr . W . Salmon , M . R . C . S . Eng ., of C ' owbridge , Glamorganshire . It is hardly to be doubted , seeing that the date opposite his name in the Calendar is 1809 , that Mr . Salmon was the

Senior Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England . The honour was also generally claimed for him of being the oldest Freemason in the world , although the validity of this claim has , we believe , been questioned in the Masonic papers . Be this as it may , we may safely look upon him as having been the oldest medical Freemason . —" Lancet . "

PRESENTATION TO BRO . BULLOCK . IN connection with the recent conferring by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales of the honour of Past Grand rank upon a number of prominent Freemasons in the city , a very interesting ceremony took place at the Ship and Turtle , LeadenhaU Street , on Wednesday , 13 th inst ., when Bro . T . A . Bullock , the popular London superintendent of the Eastern Telegraph Company , was presented by his Brethren of the Telegraph Cable Lodge with his clothing as Past Grand Sword Bearer .

Brother Bullock was instrumental , in conjunction with the Marquess of Tweeddale , the late Sir George Elliot , and the present Master Brother Hibberdine , in founding the Lodge , which is , perhaps , unique in the Craft , as , although as yet only in its infancy , it includes in its ranks distinguished electricians and telegraphists hailing from all parts of the world . The ceremony at the Ship and Turtle was an impressive one . The Master , in presenting Brother Bullock with his clothing , congratulated him upon his well-merited accession to so distinguished an office , and expressed the hope that he would live long to enjoy his well-earned honours .

Brother Bullock , who was deeply touched by the Master ' s kind remarks , replied in suitable terms . A very singular illustration of the close connection between the Telegraph Cable Lodge and the submarine cable was afforded at a recent meeting , when the captain of one of the Eastern Telegraph Company ' s

repairing steamers ( Captain Pattison ) having lifted a cable in mid-ocean , with true Masonic foresight utilised the occasion to send his congratulations to his Brethren in Lodge assembled . A more remarkable instance than this has never been known in Masonic history , and Brother Bullock must be congratulated upon being the recipient of a high Masonic distinction in association with such a Lodge . — " City Press . "

Theatrical & Entertainment Notes.

BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SHOW .

THE site selected for the Bath and West and Southern Counties Agricultural Society ' s Show at St . Albans is situate close to the main line of the Midland Railway , running between London and the North . A competent carting staff will be available to ensure the prompt delivery and collection of traffic to and from the Show Ground , and a special staff will be on duty both at the station and the Show . An office will , as usual , be provided in the Show Ground , where all information relating to fares , transit

arrangements , & c , may be obtained . A complete service of fast trains will be run , and in view of the large traffic anticipated by the Midland Railway , the Company have decided to carry passengers by ordinary trains to St . Albans and back from London ( St . Pancras and City Stations ) , Leicester , Market Harboroiigh , Kettering , Wellingborough , Higham Ferrers , Northampton , Bedford , . Luton , and intermediate stations , at a Single fare and a quarter . An additional ordinary train will leave St . Pancras under this arrangement as 12-45 p . m ., and be due at St . Albans at 1-25 p . m . Cheap excursion trains will also be run .

THE Great Western Railway Company announce that on Saturday , 30 th inst ., the first of the weekly excursions will leave Paddington Station for Swindon , Bath , Bristol , Weston-super-Mare , Bridgwater , Taunton , Minehead , Barnstaple , Ilfracombe , Exeter , Dawlish , Teignmouth , Torquay , Dartmouth , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzance , Frome , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , & c , and a special express excursion will leave Paddington at

THE HOLIDAY SEASON .

8-5 a . m ., each Saturday , for Shrewsbury , Oswestry , Aberystwyth , Barmouth , Rhyl , Llandudno , Bangor , Carnarvon , Llanberis ( for Snowdon ) , and other resorts in North Wales . Return tickets will also be issued to Guernsey and Jersey at 24 s 6 d , available by the boat express leaving Paddington at 9 * 15 p . m . on Saturdays . On Thursdays , 4 th and 18 th June , excursions will be

made to Cork , and on Fridays , 5 th and 19 th June , to Waterford , Dungarvan , Clonmel , Limerick , Kilkenny , and other places in the south of Ireland , on Tuesday , 16 th June , and Friday , 26 th June , cheap tickets will be issued to Belfast , Armagh , Larne , Portrush , Giant's Causeway , & c , and on Thursday , 18 th June , to the Lakes of Killamey , via New Milford and Waterford .

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The Theatres, &C.

The Theatres , & c .

Covent Garden . —Italian Opera . Drury Lane . —Jo . Lyceum . —8 , Shades of Night . 8-45 , For the Crown . Matinee , Saturday , 2 30 . Globe . —8 , The Journey ' s End . 9 , Charley ' s Aunt . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . Prince of Wales ' s . —7-45 , A Woman ' s Caprice . 8-15 , John Jenkins at Biarritz . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . 30 .

Gaiety . —8 , The Shop Girl . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Terry's . —8 , Outward Bound . 8-45 , Jedbury Jun . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Avenue . —8 , Two of a trade . 9-30 , The New Barmaid . Matinee , Saturdays Hay market . —8-30 , Trilby . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . Duke of York ' s . —8 , The Gay . Pansienne . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Lyric—8-15 , The Sign . of the Cross . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 .

Savoy . —7-40 ,. After Ml . . 8-20 , The Grand Duke , or the Statutory Duel , Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Adelphi . —8 , One of the best . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . " - Comedy . —8 , The Guinea Stamp . 9 , A Mother of Three . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . St . James ' s . —8 , The Prisoner of Zenda . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 .

Princess ' s—8 , The Span of Life . Opera Comique . — 8-15 , Shamus O'Brien . ( Last night . ) Shatesbury . —8-15 , A Matchmaker . Daly ' s . —8 , The Gheisha ; A story of a Tea-House . Matinee . Saturday , 2-30 . Garrick . —8 , The Rogue ' s Comedy . Matinee , Wednesday , 2-30 : Vaudeville . —8-15 , Papa ' s wife . 9 , A night out . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 .

Royalty . ^ 8-20 , Kitty Clive . 9-10 , The new baby . Grand . —On Monday , Mrs . Ponderbury . Criterion . —8-15 , Rosemary . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Strand . —8 , Good-bye . 9 , Josiah ' s Dream ; or the Woman of the Future . Alhambra . —7-50 , Variety Entertainment . Two Grand Ballets . 9-10 , Blue Beard . 10 , The Animatographe . 11 , Lochinvar . Empire . —7 -45 , Variety Entertainment . 8 . 5 , New Ballet Divertissement , La

Danse . 9-45 , Cinematographe . 10-20 , Second edition of Ballet Faust . The Cinematographe , every afternoon , 3 , 4 , and 5 o ' clock . Palace . —7 ' 45 , Variety Entertainment , Tableaux Vivants , & c . Matinee , Saturday , 2-15 ; Royal . —7-30 , Variety Company . Saturday , 2-30 . Oxford . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Olympia . —Grand Pleasure Gardens . Cycle Races , Concerts , & c . Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Exhibition of Motor Carriages .

Royal Aquarium . —Open at 10 ; close at 11-30 , Constant Amusement . Tivoli . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 2 30 also . The London . —Grand Variety Entertainment . Mohawk Minstrels . —( Agricultural Hall . )—Daily . Egyptian Hall . —3 and 8 , Mr . Maskelyne ' s Magical Entertainment . Moore and Burgess Minstrels . —St . James's Hall , Monday , Wednesday , and Saturday , 3 . Madame Tussaud's ( Baker Street ) , —Open daily .