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$oplllasomtli^tttuttcrirfar(Ukfe, ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . Chief Patroness : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . Grand Patron and President : His BOYAL HIGHNESS THK PBINCK OF WALES , E . G ., M . W . G . M . Grand Patroness : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . POUNDED 178 8 . CENTENARY CELEBRATION 1888 . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . R . "W . HEDGES , Secretary . OWICB—5 Freemasons' Hall , Groat Queen Street , W . C .

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$0gallSas0iricJitstiiutbitfax§0gs, WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . Grand Patron : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . President : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . VISCOUNT EBRINGTON , M . P ., R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Devon , Has kindly consented to preside at THE NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL , TO BE HELD IN JUNE 1888 . Farther particulars will be duly announced . The services of Brethren as Stewards are earnestly solicited . FREDERICK BINCKES ( P . G . Std ., V . Pat . ) , Secretary . Omc«—6 FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDOW W . C . 29 th Jun « 1887 .

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THEIMPERIALHOTEL. HOLBOBN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the TERMINUS of the LONDON CHATHAM and DOVER RAILWAY , but distinct from the Viaduct Hotel . THE BEST FURNISHED AND MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS Tlie appointment * tlu-oiigliout so arranged a * to t'imu'e domestic comfort . EVERY ACCOMMODATION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS . JP > uMk JDimuvs # " 38 ir . ctomcj breakfasts . TUB ALEXANDRA P . U . ICE L"nr , K , No . 15-11 , TUB "MonyixGroit LODGE , NO . 1672 , THB OBUSADBKS LODOB , NO . 1 ( 577 , AND PKRSBVEHANCJS LODGE , NO . 1713 , HOLD TUBUS MEETINGS AT THIS SSTAHLISHMICNT . GOOD COOKING , FINE WINES . MODERATE CHARGES . TARIFF on APPLICATION to Bro . A . BEG-BIE .

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VictoriaMansionsRestaurant, VICTORIA STREET , WESTMINSTER , S . W . A SUITE OF EOOMS , MOST CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED FOR MASONIC MEETINGS . EIGHT LODGES ALREADY MEET HERE ; AMPLE ACCOMMODATION FOR OTHERSSeparate Entrance—apart from the Restaurant—from Victoria Street . The lodge Room , Ante Room , & c , on one Floor , Quite Private . THE BANQUET ROOM WILL SEAT UPWARDS OF 100 GUESTS . CHOICE STOCK OF WINES , SPIRITS , do . "Wedtline : Brcaltfasts , Sovrees , Concerts , 3 ? avties , G-lee Clubs , See , Sec , accommodated . Particulars on Application to H . CLOOTS , Proprietor , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , Victoria St ., Westminster , S . W

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MASONIC L HI C T U R K . KNOBS AND EXCRESCENCES . R RO . JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . is open to accept invitations for the delivery of his LBCTDRK in IIRTROPOIATAK or PBOVISCIAI , LOCOES , orLaneis or IirgTEccrioN . No Lacinre fee ; travelling expenses ctilv accoptOfl . Address—Olanham S . W .

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W ANTED . —By t . ho son ot H dcceas-nl Past Master , an enuagement ns Assistant Clerk or Collec'or , to n , Gentleman , either hi Town or Country , to board with tho family . Applicant ( aged 18 , an abstainer ) cim vrrite shorthand , and has had two years' business experience . Moderate salary required ; highest inferences jftven . Address W . N ., 75 Waterloo *•*! S . K ,

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SCOTLAND. BY THE WEST COAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . TONDON AN"D NORTH WESTERN * - * AND CALEDONIAN R A I L W A Y S .-A D D I T I O N AL and ACCELERATED SERVICE ( see below ) . 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd class by all trains . - . . . . _ _ Leave , a . m . ; a . m . j a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . night London j ( Euston ) ... ; 5 15 j 7 15 ! 10 0 11 0 8 0 8 50 10 0 12 0 Arrive j \ Edinburgh j | ( Pr . St . ) ... -1 15 : 5 50 ! 7 15 10 5 — 6 50 9 0 12 52 Glasgow ( Central ) ... 4 25 6 0 7 45 10 18 5 50 7 0 9 17 15 Greenock ... , 5 38 7 18 9 3 11 57 7 5 8 30 10 43 2 46 Oban ... j 9 36 — — \ 45 10 If ! 12 20 2 34 6 17 Perth ... I 6 40 — 9 35 11 50 7 5 8 15 11 10 3 35 Dundee ... 7 35 — 10 30 12 40 8 20 9 45 12 5 4 -15 Aberdeen ... 10 0 — — 3 5 9 55 12 0 2 5 8 30 Inverness ... — — | — 8 5 11 50 2 45 6 5 10 5 __ i ; The HIGHLAND EXPRESS ( 8 . 0 p . m . ) and 12 . 6 night Train will run every night ( except Saturdays ) . A will run every night , but on Sunday mornings its arrival at Dundee will bo 9 ' 5 a . m ., Inverness 1 ' 30 p . m ., and it will have no connection to Oban ( Saturday nights from London ) . B will run every night , but will have no connection to the North on Saturday night . On Saturdays passengers by the U'O a . m . Train from London are not conveyed beyond Perth by the Highland Railway , and only as far as Aberdeen by the Caledonian Railway . Carriages with lavatory accommodation aro run on the principal Express Trains between London and Scotland , without extra charge . IMPROVED SLEEPING SALOONS , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the night trains between London , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Perth . Extra charge , 5 s for each berth . Tbe Evening Expresses leaving London at 8 ' 0 p . m . and 8 - 50 p . m . arrive at Greenock in time for passengers to join the Columbia or Iona Steamers for the Highlands . Callander and Oban Line . This line affords tho quickest and most comfortable route to the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland . G . FINDLAY , General Manager , L . & N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager , Caledonian Railway . August 1887 .

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"MASONICFACTSANDFICTIONS/' COMPRISING A NEW THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE J ( ANCIENT" GRAND LODGE . NOW I ! f PBBPABATIOIf , By H . SADLEE , Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge of England . ABOUT 200 PACES , DEMY OCTAVO , WITH ILLUSTRATIONS , SEALS , AUTOGRAPHS , & 0 . Price lo . Subscribers , Gfs ; Carriage Free iu the United Kingdom , CR 0 « l . Prospectus and Specimen Page can be had of Messrs . SPENCEll & CO ., 23 A Great Queen Street , London , W . C . The Subscription List for the above named Work will be closed on the 31 st instant . Should any copies remain unsold after publication , the price will be 7 s 6 d each .

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Holiday Haunts.—Torquay.

HOLIDAY HAUNTS . —TORQUAY .

[ COMMUNICATED . ] TO select from amongst tbe multitude of attractions spread out before the holiday public nowadays that which shall afford the maximum of variety and enjoyment , is a task beset with no small amount of perplexity . However , with a strong penchant for revisiting old scenes , around which so many pleasant associations cling , I

had little difficulty in making up my mind when my employei—I suppose , and am vain enough to believe , in recognition of my arduous duties during the year—smilingly entered the office and supplemented my usual three weeks' leavo cf absence with a comfortable douceur , by way of "greasing the carriage wheels , " as he

quaintly , and I thought magnanimously , pnt it . Now , to my way of thinking a holiday is never so enjoyable as when you travel in company with a tried nnd trusty friend ; and in this respect I am unquestionably fortunate , for Bro . S , who was initiated into the same Lodge and ou tho same night as myself , has been my fellow

voyagenr for I scarcely remember how many years past , and we have always jogged along most amicably together over thousands of miles , by road , river , and sea . As we lingered over our chiboques that sultry July evening , with the heated atmosphere just toned down » little by soft breezes that fanned in at our window at Barnsburyi pleaaau t were tho recollections of happy hours wiled away in t ue