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iaplliasamtfnstitutianfar§am WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . Grand Patron : HEU MAJESTY - THE QUEEN . President : His ROYAL H IGHNESS THE PJUNCE OF W ALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of tho Governors and Sub-1 \ scribors will bo held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street . Lincoln ' s luu Fields , London , on Monday , tho 11 th day of January 1 S 3 G , for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Institution . To receive a recommendation from the General Committee for the adoption of a list of -18 candidates , from which 20 hovs—or , should the notice of motioi . for the increase be adopted—30 boys shall 1 ) 3 elected at the Quarterly Genera ! Court , to be he'd on Monday , 12 th April next . To consider tho following Notices of Motion . — By W . Bro . JOYCE MM RAY , V .-Pat ., on behalf of tho House Committee : — 1 . To amend Law 71 , Clause 2 , that it may read as follows : "Tho assistant mastois shall be appointed by the head master , subject to confirmation by tho House Committee " 2 . To insert in Law 75 tho words : " House Steward , " and after the first word " Tho . " 3 . That ten additional boys bo elected at the Quarterly General Court , on the 12 th April next , making tho total number _ M 0 . By W . Bro . RAYSKAJC W . STEWART ( P . G . D . ) V . P . and Trustee : — •1 . To form part of Lniv . ' ) 7--Th : it tho mcmboiM of tin House Committee shall be elected for threo jvnrs , and that at the expiration of the first throi years the oleo . iot . shdl ta ' . e place annually . Tho three at the top of tho list shall then retire , and bo eligible for re-election , and so annually . The chair will b ; . taken at Four o ' clock noon precisely . FREDERICK BINCKES ( P . G . Std . ) , V . Pat ., Secretary . OFFICE—G Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 2 nd January 183 G .

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THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL ( UNDER DISTINGUISHED I ' RESIDEXCY ) WILL TAKE PLACE IN" JUNE 1886 . The services of Brethren willing to act as Stewards are urgently needed .

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ZR , 0 " ! T . A . XJ MASONICBENEVOLENTINSTITUTION FOB ACEO FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS CROYDON . — : o : — Gratul Patron and President : His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , E . G ., & c , M . W . G 3 I . THEAHBIYERSARYFE3TITAL OF THIS i > -STiTrrtoK WILT , TAKE rtA . CE ox WEDNESDAY , 24 TH FEBRUARY 1886 , AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , Ul'OX WHICH OCCASION The Most Honourable the MARQUIS OF HEETFOEP , R . W . SENIOR GRAND AVAR DE If , b : i . boon pleased to signify his intention of presiding . Brethren are e . ir . 'iestly invited to accept tho Office of Steward upon this occasion , anil they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Mnsonic Rank , a * soon as convenient , to the Secretary , who will gladly give any nfoi'malion required . It is fiv . ievmliy hoped that upon this occasion , owing to tho large number of apidirants aud the few vacancies , lirefchrcn will use their influence to obtain donations towards tho funds of the Institution , which are much needed . JAMES TKR . P . Y , V . Prov . O . S . W . Norths and Hunts , , , , Sccretarv . ' ( (¦ rMiiusoas ffa , ' / London , W . O .

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" OHO . J . A . COLUXflS , Organist 1693 , Chapter 105 G , wonlrl be J J iilMscd to undertake the Musical Arrangements at Consecrations , Instalalion Mjctingj , & c , & c . Term- - , with TYstimar . hd ¦ and u mes of Artistes , furnished on application . Address J . A . Coi . i . ra ; .- - , :. !> U . < tr . n .. ; i Street , Kingsl . nul Road , N . Orchestral Bunds for Masonic Balls , Soiries , & e .

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Remarkable Masonic Adventure.

REMARKABLE MASONIC ADVENTURE .

( C OMMUNICATED ' . ) "QAILORS' 3 arns" are invariably full of interest , cs-KJ peciallj Avhen they are told by an educated and intelligent man , who has not imbibed a proclivity for high

fair . tin' whilst sailing o ' er the watery main . Some , Ave know , are given to occasional glimpses of the " great seaserpent , " while " p hantom ships " afloat are as prolific as the "big gooseberry" is on shore in the silly season .

But , providing you are in conversation with a bona fide seafarer Avhom you have long knoAvn , and whoso veracity is unimpeachable , yon can listen to his stories of adventure without the slightest inclination to shrug the shoulder

dubiously . I have a case in point Avhich , being of Masonic interest , you may think is deserving of a place in your columns . Wo have often heard the testimony of travellers in various parts of the world as to " Masons whom they

have inet , and of tho hearty fraternal sympathy and brotherl y love which is engendered on both sides when English Masons meet with brethren on a foreign shore ; but for peculiarity of incident , and showing- the remote

quarters of the globe into which the principles of our Order have penetrated , I have seldom heard a narrative more strikingly illustrative than that which Avas related to me a few CA'enings ago . Accidentally meeting my old friend ,

Captain Wilkinson , Avho had not long since returned from a lengthened voyage , it Avas only natural , especially at this time of the year , that wo should exchange tho " compliments of the season ; " and as we sat by the parlour fire ,

smoking our calumets of peace—by-the-bye , the tobacco was very fine , not smuggled you must know , still not "duty paid "—the conversation veered round upon the Captain ' s last voyage , and the incidents it presented . As

a land-lubber , I am not much versed in nautical parlance , consequently I cannot reproduce the many quaint expressions Avhich my jovial and genial brother used , in natural seafaring habit , to garnish his recital . After some general

conversation on the position and prospects of the shipping interest , which he described as more than ordinarily dull , I ventured to ask him whether , as a Mason , he had discovered any thing in the East , Avhenc . ) lie had just

returned . "Ah ! my friend , " he explained , " I'Veemasonry extends A'cry much further into remote and comparatively unknown regions than many of the brethren appear to imagine , and an instance of this camo under my own personal observation . "

" Let us have it , then , by all means , " I rejoined , catching the interest , " for we arc all glad to obtain an addition to our store of Masonic knowledge . "

" Well , ' he continued , "as you know , last year I was in command of the steamer Prcanit ::, belonging to Messrs . E . J . Hough and Co .. of Cishopsgate-street , London , who , I may add , have formed a company called the Tunisian