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NEXT WEEK .

Further purtirulars as to place of meeting of the umlermemionetl Lotl ^ es are ffiveii in the Freeniiit'Ous' L ' alt'iuliir uuil Pocket Book published by Growl Lodge , for the benefit of the Charity Fuml ) .

Monday . 1366 Highgate , Midland Grand Hot . 1922 Earl of Lathom , Camberwell 2426 Wood Green , Wood Green 37 Anchor and Hope , Bolton 40 Derwent , Hastings 68 Royal Claience , Bristol

75 Love and Honour , Falmouth 104 St . John , Stockport 105 Fortitude , Plymouth 106 Sun , Exrnouth 151 Albany , Newport , I . of W . 189 Sincerity , East Stonehouse 237 Indefatigable , Swansea 240 St . Hilda . S . Shields — /

- 292 Sincerity , Liverpool 296 Eoyal Brunswick , Sheffield 297 Witham , Lincoln 303 Benevolent , Teignmouth 314 Peace and Unity , Preston 330 One and All , Bodmin 411 Commercial , Nottingham 589 Druid of Love and Liberality , Eedruth 632 Concord , Trowbridge 065 Montagu , Lyme Bceis

721 Independence , Chester 797 Hauley , Dartmouth 827 St . John , Dewsbury 884 Derwent , Wirksworth 893 Meridian , Millbrook 941 De Tabley , Knutsford 1112 Shirley , Shirley 1174 Pentangle , Chatham 1221 Defence , Leeds 1237 Enfield , Enfield

1350 Fermor Hesketh , Liverpool 1380 Skelmersdale , Liverpool 1408 Stanford and Warrington , t Stalybridge 1436 Castle , Sandgate 1449 Eoyal Military , Canterbury 1477 Sir Watkin . Mold

' 1496 Trafford , Moss Side 1611 Eboracum , York > 1618 Handyside , Saltburn-by-Sea 1 C 56 Wolsey , Hampton Court 1730 TJrmston , Urmston 1748 Castlemartin , Pembroke 1792 Tudor , Harborne 1885 Torridee , Gt . Torrington

1914 St . Thomas , Kidsgrove 1948 Hardman , Eawtenstall 1952 High Peak , Chapel-en-le-Frith 1966 Fidelity & Sincerity , Wellingtn . 2144 De Tatton , Altrincham 2185 Ardwick , Ardwick 2373 Hardwick , Chesterfield 2376 Carnarvon , Layland 2422 Ebbisham , Epsom 2457 St . Anne , St . Annc ' s-on-Sca

Tuesday . 167 St . John , Hampstead Heath 781 Merchant Navy , Limchouse 1209 Stanhope , Camberwoll 1769 Clarendon , Guildhall Tavern 93 Social , Norwich 80 St . John , Sunderland 131 Fortitude , Truro 184 United Benevolence , New Brompton 241 Merchants , Liverpool 272 Harmony , Boston 293 King ' s Friends , Nantwich 319 New Forest , Lymington

371 Perseverance , Maryport 378 Loyal Welsh , Pembroke Dock 386 Unity , Wareham 448 St . James , Halifax 473 Faithful , Birmingham 494 Virtue and Honour , Axminstcr 495 Wakefield , Wakefield

J 9 C Peace & Harmony , St . AustelJ 567 Unity , Warwick 573 Perseverance , Halesowen 593 St . Ann , Alderney 003 Zetland , Clcckhcaton 650 Star in the East , Harwich 690 St . Bartholomew , Wcdnesbury 723 Paniuurc , Aldershot 764 Harbour of Eef uge , Hartlepool 829 Sidney , Sidcup 877 Eoyal Alfred , Jersey

897 St . Helens Loyalty , St . Helens 903 Gospoit , Gosport 954 St . Aubyn , Morice Town 967 Three Grand Principles , Penryn 973 Eoyal Somerset , Frome 1021 Hartington , Barrow-in-Furness

1073 Greta , Keswick 1120 St . Milbuiga , Ironbridgc 1138 Devon , Newton Abbot 1220 Solway , Aspatria 1250 Gilbert Greenall , Warrington 1207 Kenlis , Egremout 1314 Acacia , Bromley , Kent 1402 Jordan , Torquay 1476 Blackpool , Blackpool 1528 Fort , Newquay 1545 Baildon , Baildon 1713 Wilbraham , Walton-on-Hill

1782 Machen , Coleshill 1837 Lullingstone , Wilmington 1847 Ebrington , Stonehouse 2099 Ethelbert , Heme Bay 2104 Whitwell , Stockton-on-Tees 2134 Wilborforce , Hull 2222 Frederick West , East Molesey 2324 Horwich , Horwich 2360 Victoria , Southport 2492 Concordia , Wendovcr

Wednesday . Committeo Eoyal Masonic Bonovolent Institution , F . M . H . at 4 87 Vitruvian , Southwark 1980 Honor Oak , Upper Norwood 2528 Lancastrian , Frascati

54 Hope , Eochdale 84 Doyle's of Fellowship , Guernsey 187 Eoy . Sussex Hospitality , Bristol 14 G Antiquity , Bolton 204 Caledonian , Manchester 225 St . Luke , Ipswich 244 Yarborough , Jersey 250 Minerva , Hull 274 Tranquillity , Nowchurch 281 Fortitude , Lancaster 288 Harmony , Todmordon 323 Concord , Stockport

463 East Surrey Concord , Croydon CC 1 Fawcett , Seaham Harbour 666 Benevolence , Princotown 079 St . David , Aberdare 730 Ellesmere , Chorley 731 Arboretum , Derby 750 Friendship , Cleckheaton 755 St . Tudno , Llandudno 852 Zetland , Salford 851 Worthing Friendship , Worthing 854 Albert , Shaw

906 Eoyal Albert Edward , Bath 1005 Zetland , Gloucester 1018 Shakespeare , Bradford 1031 Fletcher , Birmingham 1064 Borough , Burnley 1088 Eoyal Edward , Stalybridge 1091 Erme , Ivybridge 1094 Temple , Liverpool 1107 Cornwallis , Chislehurst 1125 St . Peter , Tiverton 1140 Ashton , Heaton Moor 1181 De la Pole , Seaton , Devon 1209 Lewises , liamsgate 1248 Denison . Searborouch

1331 Aldershot Camp , Aldershot 1342 Walker , Newcastle-on-Tyne " 1356 Toxteth , Liverpool 1398 Baldwin , Dalton-in-Furncss 1400 Cm-wen , Workington 1403 West Lancaster , Ormskirk 1547 Liverpool , Liverpool 1588 Prince Leopold , Stretford 1043 Perseverance , Hebburn-o-Tync 1798 Zion , Manchester 1848 Ferrum , Middlesborough 1855 St . Maurice , Plympton 1868 Unity , Oldham ' 1879 Lord Warkworth , Amble 1932 Whitworib , Spennimoor

1947 Stanford , Hove 2150 Arthur Sullivan , Manchester 2294 Wavertree , Wavertree 2259 St . Nicholas , Thorne 23 S 9 Avondalo , Middlowich 24 C 4 Lord C . Beresford , Chatham 2423 St . Mark , Connah ' s Quay 2450 Loxfield , Uckficld 2483 Hadrian , Wcstham

Thursday . 1227 Upton , Great Eastern Hotel 1558 Duke Connaught , Camberwell 1642 Earl Carnarvon , Notting Hill 2168 Derby Allcroft , St . Pancras 2417 Bolingbrokc , Clapham Junction 2509 Burnet , New Barnet

35 Medina , C'owes 97 Palatine , Sunderland 130 Vioyal Gloucester , Southampton 139 Britannia , Sheffield 191 St . John , Bury 21 G Harmonic , Liverpool 333 Eoyal Preston , Preston 344 Faith , Eadcliffe 309 Limestone Bock , Clithcroc

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381 Harmony & Industry , Darwen 437 Science , Wincanton 442 St . Peter , Peterborough 4 S 7 Portsmouth , Portsmouth 510 Etruscan , Longton 561 Zetland , Guisborough

2372 James Terry , Waltham Cross 2420 Ferdinand de Eothschild , 2128 Gvaccdieu , Colville Waddesdon 2449 Duke of York , Manchester

5 SG Elias De Derhani , Salisbury 588 St . Botolph , Sleaford 732 Eoyal Brunswick , Brighton 739 Temperance , Birmingham 810 Eoid ' s , Littleborough 991 Tyne , Wallsend 1035 Prince of Wales , Liverpool

Friday . 780 Eoyal Alfred , Kew Bridge 1602 Sir Hugh Myddleton , Islington 36 Glamorgan , Cardiff 81 Doric , Woodbridge 170 All Souls , Weymouth

1055 Derby , Manchester 1061 Triumph , Lytham 1099 Huyshe , Stoke Damerol 1144 Milton , Ashton-under-Lyne 1145 Equality , Accrington 1147 St . David , Manchester

458 Aire and Calder , Goole 526 Honour , Wolverhampton 815 Blair , Hulme , Manchester 951 Prince of Wales , Stow-on-Wold 1001 Harrogate and Claro , Harrogate 1087 Beaudesert , Leighton Buzzard

1182 Duke of Edinburgh , Liverpool 1213 Bridgewater , Eccles 1247 St . John , Plymouth 1273 St . Michael , Sittingbonrne 1387 Chorlton , Cliorlton-cuin-Harciy 141 G Falcon , Thirsk 1429 Albert Edward Prince of Wales ,

1102 Mirfield , Mirfield 1121 Wear Valley , Bishop Auckland 1289 Rock , Birkenhead 1428 United Service , Landport 1440 Mt . Edgcumbe , Bridge Ho . Ho 1536 United Military , Plumstead 1605 De La Pole , Hull

Newport , Mon . 1583 Corbet , Towyn 1097 Hospitality , Waterfoot 1750 Coleridge , Clovedon 1863 Priory , Tynemouth 1915 Graystone , Whitstablc 1992 TennantCardiff

1607 Loyalty , Fenchuch Street 1676 St . Nicholas , Newcastle-o-T yne 1743 Persevorance , Anderton's 1983 Martyn , Southwold Saturday .

, 2109 Prince Edward , Heaton Moor 2132 Egerton , Seacombe 2217 Windermere , Windermere

1685 Guolph , Leyton 1839 Duke of Cornwall , F . M . H 2206 Hendon , Hondon

2227 White Horse , Westbury 2234 Onslow , Guildford 2262 Dagmar , Wraysbuty 2278 Kingswood , Elstroo 2285 Eden , Workington 2311 Saint Alkmnnd , Whitchurch 2343 Sir William Harpur , Bedford

869 Gresham , Che ' shunt Park 1755 Eldon , Portishead 2069 Prudence , Leeds 2384 Mitcham , Lower Mitcham 2147 Crays Valley , St . Mary Cray 2246 Cyclist , E . Molesey 2359 Doric , Didsbury

Symbolism Of Freemasonry.

SYMBOLISM OF FREEMASONRY .

MUCH has been written—more has been said—concerning the symbology of Freemasonry—still the end is not yet . The more we learn of it , the more remains to be learned , and we find ourselves to-day , even at this age of " advanced thought , " and living amid the teachings of those who have vaulted themselves on the platform of " higher criticism , " still sitting at the

feet of the Ancient Masters , who are whole encyclopaedias of Masonic knowledge , and we would not give one hour spent there for whole centuiies with these modern solons who have yet to learn the alphabet of symbolic Freemasonry .

Freemasonry as it was , in its purity , and the way its founders handed it down to their posterity , is one thing , but Freemasonry as some would have it , adorned with modern embellishments and gaudy coloured paraphernalia and theatrical mummerising , as though it were a drama , upon which the less informed might feast their longing eyes , is quite another and different

thing altogether . There is not , neither can thero be , anything progressive about it save as to a more perfect knowlodgo of it , and a fuller understanding of its sublime truths . We received it as Ancient Craft Masonry , and so it must remain—pure and unadulterated—without change or innovation from

any source whatever , or by whomsoever ordered . The very moment the change is engrafted upon it , cither in its Eegulations and Constitutions , Eitualistic phraseology , Symbology , or Landmarks , that moment it ceases to be Ancient Craft Masonry , and wo may write upon it " Ichabod . "—Andrew H . Barkloy , in " Voice of Masonry . "

Alhambra . —A good entertainment is always to be found at this popular house , and at the present time the attractions are especially oxcellent . In tho variety part of the programme there are Kennedy and Allen , humorous duettists ; the Three Namedos , who make their first appearance in England , and whose performance is rightly deemed eccentric ; Stelling and Eevell , the acrobatic clowns who are always clever and amusing ; and Kara , whose

juggling feats arc entirely novel and performed with a neatness of execution that is deservedly applauded . A new candidate for public favour appears in the person of Madlle . Emmie , whose trained troupe of tiny dogs exhibit a vast amount of intelligence . The Alhambra has always been noted for its ballets , but tho management have broken new ground by selecting a Shakesperean subject for productionand none lends itself more readily for terpsichorean

, display than "A Midsummer Night ' s Dream . " The comedy in condensed form is played with pantomime action in four tableaux , the interest centreing in the fairies . The aerial ballet is capitally contrived , and readily appeals to the imagination as to what fairies should be . The beautiful dresses , the brilliant scenery and grouping of colours form a highly picturesque ensemble , most

while the clever dancing of Signora Cerri and Madlle . Grigolatis is delightful . But even then the programme is not finished , for there is a troupe of Wrestlers comprising some of the most famous continental athletes , who give specimens of their skill in the most approved style . We must not forget to mention Mr . Jacobi ' s splendid orchestra , which g ives selections during the evening .

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