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THEFREEMASONS'TAVERN, GREAT QUEEN STBEET . LONDON "W . C . Tho admirable ancl unrivalled accommodation provided at thi Establishment for ZMT ^ SOILSriC B ^ . IsT ( S'U * Ea ? S , PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DINNERS , WEDDING BREAKFASTS , BALLS , < Sc . Is too well known to need comment . The entire management has been changed , and the Establishment In alllts branches thoroughly re-organised . The attention of the Masonic Body i ^ directed to the many advantages offered . CTJISINJTi OF THE HIGHEST CHARACTER . 1 VIWES PJ 5 BFKCT IN CONDITION AND OVAHTT . N . B-DINNERS PROVIDED FROM 3 / -. RKSTAURANT , WINE , SMOKING & RETIRING BOOMS . The fullest measure of public confluence and support ensured . BRO . ALFRED BEST . PROPRIETOR

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NOTICE. MASONICLODGES, BANQUETS,&c. AT THE CRITERION. SPIERS & POND respectfull y beg to invite attention to the splendid Suite of Masonic Rooms in the Criterion Annexe , specially designed for all kinds of Masonic Meetings and Ftmctions . CRITERION , REGENT CIRCUS , PICCADILLY .

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UNDER STATE'S GUARANTEE , And within a few months , a snm amounting to MARK 8 , 348 , 400 GOLD WILL BE DEAWN OUT AT HAMBURG . In tho most favourable case tho largest bonus will bo MAEK 400 , 000 ( £ 20 , 000 ) Also smaller ones as hereunder : — Mark 250 , 000 = 250 , 000 1 „ . „„ , 1 o „;„„„ , 1 lsnnno — iWnoo TllQ undersigned , " loo ooo = loo ' ooo wh 0 has been es P " " 600 M - mow dlllly --PPo-ated for " Xo Z S ' ooo tho sale of the Original •' " wiim - ao ' ono I State Tickets , will be i " w SSa ~~ mmo f pleased to forward on i " " tk'mc , = iS ? nm application , free and 5 " " InC - in'Z post-paid , the official w;:::XSSI=^S?ssp**** 21 „ „ 10 , 000 = 210 , 000 J m M S ' * •1 of 8 , 000 , 0 , 000 ; 52 of 5 , 000 . 4 , 000 ; 69 of 3 , 000 ; 211 of 2 , 000 ; 531 of 1 , 000 ; 673 of 500 Marks , & c . Tho cost , as fixed by the State , is for a complete ticket 6 s . In order to facilitate every one in a participation to this extensive Cash Drawing , the State issues also half tickets for 3 s each . All orders directed to the undersigned Banking House , and enclosing tho amount in P . O . O ., Cheque Bank cheques , or bank notes , will be promptly and carefully attended to daily up to 30 th May next . Stamps may be sent in payment for small amounts under £ 1 . Original State Tickets only , and Prospectuses in English , aro supplied by the undersigned , also the official lists and the amount o £ tho gains tocetty after tho drawing . Tho drawings take place publicly , under Government control . Applicants please direct to DAVID KATJFFMANN , Banker . Central Offices , Welckerstrasse 6 , Hamburg ( Germany ) .

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VITRUVIANLODGE,No.87. BEO . ISAAC , who has for some timo past provided for the requirements of this Lodge , begs to announce thnt he has obtained permission for the removal of his license to the Belvedere-road , and that ho has erected commodious premises there . Theso comprise . A . SIF-fiLOIOTTS lyC ^ -SOlsTIC IHL & . II I I . WITH ANTE ROOMS , LARGE BANQUETTING HALL , Together with every convenience for Masonic gatherings . Applications from Secretaries and others for accommodation to be addressed , G . ISAAC , " WHITE HAM , " COLLEGE STREET , LAKBETH , LOXDOK , S . E .

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MUSICUNIVERSALMUSIC. CHALLBNG-E TO THB WORLD . I WILL PAY £ 5 to any person—not blind—and in fall possession of their faculties , who fails to play a Piano or Harmonium by my system IMMEDIATELY—without the SLIGHTEST KNOWLEDGE of Music or of the iirsrai ; - MEMI it-elf . Full particulars , post free , Twelve Stamps . F . CALDER , TOTTERDOWN , BRISTOL . Christian Globe of 27 th September 1879 says : — "It ia quite equal to all it profosses to accomplish . "

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ROYALFORESTOFEPPING. THEFORESTHOTEL, O H I N G P O R D , Close to Chingford Station—Thirty-five Minutes by frequent Trains from Liverpool Street , City , and adjoining tho ancient Hunting Lodgo of Queen Elizabeth . THIS picturesque and sumptuously appointed Hotel stands amid tbe most beautiful scenery of Epping Forest , is easily accessible from London , and its lofty and handsomely furnished Elizabethan Dining Hall is admirably adapted for Masonio banquets , while another room is appropriate for Lodgo meetings . The great Banqueting Hall will accommodate from fifty to eighty persons , while for small parties one of a suite of artistically appointed private rooms will be specially reserved . In tho Tea Room , Table d'Hote , Luncheons and Dinners daily . Applications to Frank Jesse , Manager , Forest Hotel , Chingford , Essex .

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niil & irnA PROM THE JOINT from TWELVE to THREE o'clock IIINNr H \ CHOPS and STEAKS from tho GRILL till FIVE o'clock UllllllalvtJ T . MA-DWELL , Hercules Tavern , LeadenhaU-st ., City , E . C

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A WELL EDUCATED LAD , an orphan , aged 16 , who haa just left THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR BOYS , is anxious for employment . Ho wonld be extremely grateful for any occupation , ; either as indoor apprentice in a house of business , or as clerk in a merchant's office , and would do his ocst to further the interests of his employer . Addreas H . M . F ., at Mr . Ball ' s , Tho Flying Horse Hotel , Dover .

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Ninth Edition , post free , One Shilling . DE . WATTS on ASTHMA . A Treatise on the only Successful Method of Curing the Disease . By ROBERT G . WATTS , M . D ., F . R . S . L ., & c , 5 Bulstrode-street , Cavendish-square , London . London : MITCHSLL AWD CO ., Red Lion-court . Fleet-street .

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United Grand Lodge Of England.

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .

THE nsual Festival and Installation Meeting of Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday , 28 th nit ., at Freemason ' s Hall , London . The Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale D . G . M . opened Grand Lodgo about five o'clock . General Brownrigg Prov . G . M . Surrey acted as Past G . M ., Colonel Burdett Prov . G . M . Middlesex as Deputy G . M ., Lord Kensington and Major General the Hon . Somerset G . Calthorpo

occupied their places as Senior and Junior Grand Wardens respectively . About 700 brethren were present , among whom were Colonel Creaton Grand Treas ., Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) Grand D . of C , Sir John B . Monckton , Ex-Sheriff Hutton , Captain N . G . Philips , Sir E . Lechmere , R . H . Giddy D . G . M . Griqualand , Captain Piatt ,

S . Rawson P . D . G . M . China , Thomas Fenn , J . M . Case , Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke G . Sec , Peter do Lande Long , Rev . H . A . Pickard , Rev . 0 . J . Martyn , R . A . Grey , & c . After Grand Lodge had been opened , his Royal Highness was proclaimed as Grand Master for the year ensuing , and the following were appointed and proclaimed as Officers for the ensuing year : —

Earl of Carnarvon Pro G . M . Lord Skelmersdale Deputy G . M . The Earl of Onslow Senior Grand Warden Sir F . W . Truseott ( Lord Mayor of } jQni Gr ( md Warden # London ) J Rev . 0 . W . Spencer Stanhope ... S Very Rev . A . Percival Purey-Cusfc , > Grand Chaplains . ( Dean of York ) ) Lieut .-Col . John Creaton Grand Treasurer . iEneas M'Intyre , Q . C , M . P . ... Grand Registrar Sir John B . Monckton , F . S . A . * > President of the Board of Gene-( Town Clerk of London ) ... J ral Purposes . Lieut .-Col . Shadwell H . Gierke ... Grand Secretary . Dr . Ernest Emil Wendt G . Sec . German Correspondence . R . F . Gould ] Senior Grand Deacons . Frank Richardson ) Lt .-Col . H . S . SomervillcBurney | Jan . Grand J . H . Scott ) John Gibson , R . A Grand Superintendent of Works . Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter ... Grand Director of Ceremonies . Magnus Ohreu Assistant Grand Dir . of Cer . Charles Greenwood Grand Sword Bearer . C . S . Jekyll Grand Organist . H . G . Buss Assistant Graud Secretary . James Kench Grand Pursuivant . William Clarke Assistant Grand Pursuivant . H . Sadler Grand Tyler .

Lodge was then closed , and tho brethren proceeded to the Freemason' Tavern , where an excellent banquet was provided by Bro . Best . This having been partaken of , grace ( Denm Laudate ) was sung , and then the Deputy Grand Master , who presided , proposed the health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen , whom he

characterised as the Patroness of our Order . The toast having been honoured , and the National Anthem sung , the noble Chairman gay " that of H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , and the other members of tbo Royal Family . He felt it was needless to dilate on the many virtues of tho Princess , who was well known as one of the most charming creatures in the world . He could only hope that ere long she would