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THEFREEMASONS'TAVERN, GBEAT QUEEN STBEET , LONDON , W . C . The admirable ami niirivalleil areommndaUon providetl at this Establismeut for IM ^ SOITIC BA-IETQUIETS , PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DINNERS , WEDDING BREAKFASTS , BALLS , & c , Is too well known to need imminent .. Tht- entire m : ituij : pm « 'ntli : is been chunked , ami the Establishment In siliiu brunches thoroughly re-orjsmisetl . The ftUentlon oi t \« Mivwmie Body U rtlwctwl to ttie many lulvunuixea on ' oral . CTJISIJSTK , OF THE HIGHKST CHARACTIOB WJTSKS PEBFKCT IN CONDITION AND <| l'AH'CY . N . B .-OINNERS PROVIDED FROM 3-. RESTAURANT , WINE , SMOKINC . & RETIRING ROOMS , The fullest IU 0 R 8 UTC ol * public conGdem-c anil support ensured . ALFRED BEST . PROPRIETOR

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THE BURDETT-COUTTS LODGE , 1278 . THE Ball Committeo of the above Lodge havo great pleasure in announcing tlie FIRST ANNUAL HALL , which will take place lit . tlio NEW MANOR ROOMS , Mare-street , Hackney , on WEDNKSJJAY , the 12 m MARCH \ 8 l » , sit !> o'clock p . m . As the proceeds of this Hall will lie devoted to tlio . Masonic Charities , the Committeo earnestly refiiie . it the hearty co-operation of all Brethren . Tickets—Single os , Double ( Lady and Cleiitleman or two Ladies ) 7 s Oil , to be obtained of any of the undermentioned Stewards . Supper will be supplied at Us lid each , and Refreshments as per tariff . BBO . C . K . CROUCH W . M ., 2 St . Thomas-road , South II acknev . „ . 1 . TKKUV P . M ., l-WTiUneU-park-i-oiiil , N . ,, W . . t . CKI ' TCH [' . M ., 15 ( ji-siv ' n-inn-sipiaiv . „ A . LAZAKIS S . W ., 213 Shoreditch . „ . 1 . . 1 . RKBBV P . M ., N Bower-street , K . „ . 7 . JOHNSTON , 20 Stainsby-road , Poplin-, 1-1 . „ R . G . THOMAS , Agricultural Hall , Islington , X . „ L . HAKUISOX , Columbia Market , K . „ UinLKV PRKSTAOK . 7 . 1 ) ., S 3 Cheapside . „ R . L . STURTKYANT S . D ., Bonner ' s Hall Fields , E . „ II . Jt . iT . nwix , York House , Flexman-ronil , Brixton , S . W . II . T ,. STUU . TF . YANT , Jlmi . Sec .

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LONDON SUBSCRIBERS TO THE R . M . I . B . THE LAST APPLICATION OF THE LONDON CANDIDATES -. — TROST , CHRISTIAN FREDERIC . GILES , FRANK ARTHUR . For tlio t-i'cilit of tlie Metropolis , geenre llu-ii- return .

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67 BARBICAN , E . C .

Committee Meeting Of The Boys' School

COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL

THE General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys met on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hall . There were present Bros . S . Rosenthal ( in tho chair ) , Raynham W . Stewart George J . Row , J . G . Chancellor , Donald M . Dewar , J . II . Cox , John S . Cakebread , Rev . Richard Morris LL . D . ( Head Master of the Institution ) , J . N . Frost , Joseph Richard Smith , Arthur E . Gladwell ,

H . Murray , Richard Tyrrell , H . Massey , W . Maple , W . F . C . Moutrie , F . Adlard , W . Paas , and F . Binckes ( Secretary ) . Tho committeo placed two candidates on tho list for election , and voted £ 20 to a former pupil who was desirous of pursuing military stndies at Sandhurst , the sum to be in addition to that which fcho friends of the yonth will provide . Two outfits of £ 5 each were granted to two other former pnpils of the Institution . A letter was read from Bro . Jermyn

Boyd , acknowledging , on behalf of his mother and the other members of the late Bro . John Boyd ' s family , tho vote of sympathy of the Committee at the loss o ; ..- ¦ . . . ,, jyct . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart informed tho Committee of the death of Bro . Henry Browse , on the i' 7 h ult ., and Bro . Binckes was directed to write to that lato Brother's fan My a lettor conveying the sympathy of the Committee , and their regret afc the loss of a Brother so highly and deservedly respected . Bro . Browse WB nember of the Honse Committee for thirteen years .

Bombay.

BOMBAY .

jpIIRISTMAS DAY , 1878 , will bo long borne in mind , with sad v . - ' and painful recollection , by the numerous members of tho Masonic Fraternity in Western Tndia , from the death of ono of our beloved Brethren , who was in every sense of the word a " Master in Israel " amongst us . On that Christian day of rejoicing , over productive of heartfelt expressions of reciprocal goodwill , peace

and prosperity , passed away from ont of our midst , let us hope to a "better and brighter land , " where caro and sorrow never come , Right Worshipful Past Master Georgo Brotherston Thomson , one nf tho partners iu tho well-known and popular firm of Messrs . Thomson and Taylor , chemists and merchants of our City . He was , " par rvcelhnce , " ono amongst many of tho truest , most worthy ,

and noble heartod Sons o' Light , ever privileged to enter within the tyled adytum of a Masonic Lodge , and who , after his admission within its portals , had wielded tho "Hiram " with a skill , energy , perseverance and ability nover eclipsed , and rarely equalled , eveu by tho most brilliant and talented members of the " Anfcienfc Craft , "of whom wo can boast a host amongst us , —inspired by tho noblo

example of tho heads of tho Fraternity hero , who are devoted and unflinching in tho earnest promulgation of the legends , loro and learning of our time-honored nniversal Guild of Brotherhood . In all the relations of life , in business , as in private society , onr deceased Brother displayed , unostentatiously , all those genuine

qualities which portray tho humility of true nobility . Ho was ever courteous , kind and trusty ; condescending to the lowliest with whom he was , iu the busy turmoil of this world , brought into contact ; and , no needy , dosorving wayfarer ever passed his hospitablo door nnrolicvcd . In fact : —

" He did good by stealth And blushed to find it fame . " R . AV . Bro . Thomson was , what we say with envy sometimes in Scotland , a Glasgow Mason , although that expression in days of yoro was nofc regarded by tho more enlightened , even by those of " Modern Athens" itself , as a complimentary one ; yet , in this far-off land , it

signified a great deal ; for here , devoid of local prejuidices , thoso who hail " Frae Laurence Kirk to John o' Groats , " are ever anxious to divest themselves of all such Provincial absurdities and prejudices , and shew in word and in deed , that Masonry recognizes no clannish feelings , bnt , thafc our sympathies extend from " Pole to Pole . " Consequently , thero is a reciprocity of genuine Masonic feeling

permeating the craftsmen belonging to tbo fecottish and English Constitutions alike , which is as conscientious as it is honorable , and who carry ont tho highest behests of the Order in all their purity and intensity , irrespective of clime , colour or country . Apart from this it was natural , indeed it would be otherwise surprising , that onr late W . Bro . Thomson , imbued with all the enthusiastic and

patriotic feelings and aspirations or a Scotchman , proud of his lineage and kindred , and coming to this country as the scion of a Scottish Lodge , —for ho was initiated in Lodgo " A thole , " Glasgow , No . 413 , iu 1863 , —it was naturally to be expected that he should wish to see implanted , and firmly rooted on the soil of his land of adoption , another Scottish Lodge , fertile with the intellectual

culture and elevating products of such noble predecessors as that most erudite , accomplished , and chivalrio of Freemasons , the iate Chevalier Dr . James Barnes , K . U ., formerly Physician General of Bombay , our first Provincial Grand Master of Western India , and whoso memory is ever green in the bosoms of thoso who were hononred with his friendship , and who have listened , as the present

writer has been privileged to do , to his sonl-glowing perorations of all that he deemed beautifnl , elevating and ennobling in everything appertaining to Freemasonry in its various degrees . But theso took place upwards of thirty years ago . Hence , it is nofc surprising thafc , in a short time , having mastered the previous History of the Riso and Progress of Scottish Freemasonry , both in the Presidency and

Provincial cities , of what bad been , at one time , so successfully achieved under happier auspices , our departed Brother should gradually have witnessed , with pleasure unalloyed , his ideas permealing and becoming encrusted in the hearts of those possessed of congenial feelings , and thafc he longed for the resuscitation of Scotiish Freemasonry void of all conflicting elements , thafc , in time , would fairly represent the principles and interests of bis mother

Grand Lodge . Consequently , he became one of the noble founders of Ledge Caledonia in this city , and at first , so much was he aui « mated with a pure Masonic spirit , he worked his way through the subordinate offices , nntil , by tho unanimous suffrages of his brethren , ho was placed in its Orient chair , the members thereby paying n worthy compliment to a deserving Craftsman . In this instance , it may justly be said , in the language of onr talented Brother Charles Mackay : —

" For ever the right comes uppermost , And ever is justice done . " Aye , indeed , Iho echo of that noblo sentiment still rings in tho hearts of the brethren of Caledonia , convinced as they are of tho nivllinnhing zeal , earnestness of purpose , of tho unsullied integrity and masterly ability which characterised It . W . Bro . Thomson ' s

career during Ins tenure ot othce , which seemed as it wero an eclipse of Faith , and an embodiment of Hope and Charity , if the expression may be excused . Leal-hearted Scotchman as he was , he nover failed to recognize and to support the claims of the Bombay Scottish Orphanage , whilst , at the same time , acknowledging and contributing to other

local charities whose directors have , in no ordinary language , recorded their sense of gratitude for his timely and effective assistance . It may be remarked , en passant , that his noble and disinterested exertions were in a Masonic measure rewarded , by the presentation to him in open Lodge , with all the eclat that the presence of Provincial and District Grand Officers conld enhance by their presence