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R . A . 371—Nicholson , Freemasons' Hall , Eaglefiold Street , Mary-ford R ' ' . 109— Stortford , Chequers Inn , Bishop's Stortford R . ' ! 539 Vernon , Dragon Hotel , High Streot , WaiNi . ll R . A . 5 S 0--Unity , Wheat . Slua : !' , Onnskirk R . A . 625 " I'evnusliiiv , Norfolk Anns Hotel , Glosaop R . A . 731 Truth , Masonic Hall , I lower Street , Darby R A 1060—Marmiou , Masonic Rooms , Tamwortii

R . A . . 1323—Talbot , Maekworth Hotel , Swansea R ! A . 1350—Feianor Heskeih , " . Masonic Hall , Livorpool R . A . 1375—Architect , Didslmry Hotel , Didsbury M . M . 135—Hotspur , Freemasons' Hall , Clayport-stroefc , Ala .. vie * THURSDAY . 19 th JLTLY . House Committee , Girls' School , Battersea Rise , at 4 27—Egyptian , Hercules Taveru , Loadeuhall-streot , B . C . at 7 . 30 ( Instruction )

87—Vitruviau , White Hart . Collego-streot , La-ui > oth , at 8 ( Inst , action ) 141—St . Luke , White Hart , King ' s-road , Ohulse .-i , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 147—Justice , Brown Bear , High Streot , Doptfoi-1 . at 8 . ( Listruction ) 135—Salisbury , Union Tavern . Air-street . Regent-street . W ., at 8 . ( Inst . ) 704—Camden , Lincoln ' s Inn Rostaurant , 305 High tlolborn , at 7 ( Instruction ) 749—Belgrave , The Claronce , Aldorsgato Stroet , E . C . ( instruction ) 2751—High Cross , Coach and Horses , Lower Tottenham , at 8 ( Instruction ) s 379 _ Soiithwark , Sir Garnet Wolseley . Warndon St ., Rotherhitho New Rd . ( Iu )

1158—Southern Star , Sir Sydnoy Smith , Chester St ., Konningtou , at 8 . ( In . ) 1227—Upton , Threo Nuns Hotel , Aldgato , E . 1278—Burdett Coutts , Swan Tavorn , Bethnal Groon Road , H ., at 8 . ( Instruct ) 1306—St . John , Threo Crowns Tavern , Mite 13 nd Road , IS . ( Iustructiou ) 1321—Emblematic , Horns Tavern , Kennington 1339—Stoekwotl , Masons' Tavern , Masons' Avenue , E . G ., at 7 . 30 ( Instr actios ) 1360—Royal Arthur , Princo of Wales Hotel , Wimbledon , at 7 . 30 . ( Inst ) 1365—Clapton , White Hart , Clapton

1558—D . Connaught . Palmerston 1 ns , Grosvenor Park , Cambar . voll , at , 8 ( In ) 1571—Leopold , Austin ' s Hotel , 7 London Streot , E . C , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1602 —Sir Hugh Myddolton , Whito Horse Tavern , Liverpool Road ( corner ol Theberton Street ) N ., at 8 . ( Instnictiou ) 1612—West Middlesox , Public Hall , Ealing Dean , at 7 . 45 . ( Instruction ) 1614—Covent Garden , Criterion , W ., at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1622— Rose , Stirling Castlo Hotol , Church Stroot , Oaanborwoll . ( Instni-ti ^! ' ) 1623—West Smithfield , Freemasons' Had , W . C " " ''

1625—Tredegar , Wellington Arms , Wellington Riad , Bow , fi ., at 7 30 ( In ) 1673—Langton , White Hart , Abchurch Lane , B . C ., at 5 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1677-Crusac ors , Old Jerusalem T .- v ., St . John ' s Gate , Olorkonwelt , at 9 ( Inst ) 17-Hr—Royal Savoy , Yorkshire Grey , London Streot , W „ at 8 ( Instruc ion ) 1791 _ Creaton , Wheatsheaf Tavern , Goldhawk Road , Shephords Bush ' --it ) 1950— Southgate , Rail . vf y Hotel . Now Southgato , at , 7 . 30 . ( Instruction * ig 63 _ Dnke of Albany , Masonic Hall , Shaftesbury Park , Lavender Hill

R . A . 63—St . Mary , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge RA * 753—Prince Frederick William , Lord's Hotol , St . John ' s Wood at 8 IT „\ M . M . 7-Carnarvon , Caf < 5 Royal , W . " ' ' "* ^ M . M . 199—Dukeof Oor-. uaught , Havorlock , Albion-rd ., Dalston , at 8 . ( Inst . ) 56—Howaid , High-street , Arundel 98—St . Martin , Town Hall , Burslem 116 Royal Lancashire , Swan Hotel Colne

203 Ancient Union , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 208—Three Grand Principles , Masonic Hall , Dewsbury 268—Union , Queen ' s Arms Inn , George-street , Ashtoti-undor-Lvno 275—Harmony , Masonic Hall , South Parade , Huddorsliold 283—Amity , Swan Hotel , Market-placo , Haslingdon 337—Cawlbuv , New Masonic Rooms , UpperaiiW , SadtUoworbh 341 _ Wellington , Cinque Ports Hotel , Rye

JI 343—Concord , Miltia Ollicers Mess Rooms , Starkio-streot , Preston ' 344—Faith , Bull ' s Head Inn , Radcliffe , Lai cashire * 345—PeVE-everance , Old Bull Hotel ,: Churcu-streot , Blackburn 346—Uuited Brethren , Royal Oak Inn , Clayt , oa-lo-Dato , near Bla / 'kbur . i j 387—Probity and Freedom , Red Lion Inn , Smallbridgo 369— 'jimestone Rock , Masonic Hall , Church-straet , Clithoroo 456—Foresters White Hart Hotel , Uttoxeter

, 462—Bank Terrace , Hargreares Anns Hotol , Accrington 600—Harmony , Freemasons' Hall , Salcm-streot , Bradford 636—Ogle , Masonic Hall , Morpeth 659—Blagdon , Ridley Arms Hotel , Blybho 1011—Richmond , Crown Hotel , Blackfi'iars-stcoet , Satford 1042—Excelsior , Masonic Hall , Great George-street , Leeds 1164—Eliot , Private Rooms , St . Gorman ' s , Cornwall .

1182—Duke of Edinburgh , Masonic Hall , Liverpool , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruct ! , a . ) 1299—Pembroke , West Derby Hotel , West Deroy , no u- Liveiy jjj 1327—King Harohl , Britannia Hotel , Watthaua Now Town 1320—Blackheath , Green Man , Blackhoatb . 1332—Unity , Masonic Hall , Crediton , Devon 1576—Dee , Union Hotel , Parkgate , Cheshiro 1580—Cranbourne , Red Lion Hotel , Hatfield , Herts , at S . ( Instruction )

1587—St . Giles , Royal Oak Hotel , Cheadie 1872—St . Margaret ' s , St . Mark's School , Surbiton R . A . 204—Caledonian , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester R . A . 249—Mariners , Masonic Hall , Liverpool R . A . 283—Wisdom , Swan Inn , Haslingdeu R . A . 327—St . John's , Lion and Lamb , Wigton R . A . 339—Regularity , Crown Hotal , King Street , Penrith

R . A . 546—Etruscan , Masonic Hall , Longton , Staffordshire R . A . 913—Pattison , Lord Ralgan Tavern , Plumstead R . A . 1235—Phoenix of St . Ann , Court Hotel Buxton R . A . 1324—Okeover , Mar Hotel , Ripley , Derby M . M . —Canynges , Freemasons' Hall , Bristol

FRIDAY , 20 th JULY .

House Committee Boys' School , Wood Green , at 4 Emulation Lodgo of Improvement , Freemasons' Hall at 6 25—Robert Burns , Portland Arms Hotel , Groat Portland Street , W ., at 8 . ( la ; 167—St . John ' s , York and Albany Hotel , Regent ' s Park , N . VV ., at 8 . ( Inst . ) 507—United Pilgrims , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camborwoll , at 7 . 30 . ( Inst ., 765—St . James , Princess Victoria Tavern , Rotherhitho , at 8 , ( lustrucion ) 766—William Preston , St . Andrew ' s Tavorn , George St ., linker S' ,., at 8 . ( In ) 780—Royal Alfred . iStar and Garter , Kow Bridge , at 8 . ( Instruction )

834—Ranelagh , Six Bells , Hammersmith . ( Instnictiou ) 5975—Rose of Denmark , Greyhound , Richmond 1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet Street , E . C , at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1118—University , Freemasons' Hall , W . C . 1185—Lewis , Fishmongers' Arms Hotel , Wood Green , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1228—Beacontree , Green Man , Loytoustone . ( Icsfcuiction ) 129 . 8—Royal S andard , Alwyno Castlo , St . Paul's Road , Cauonburyat 8 . ( In )

, 1365—Clapton , Whito Hart , Lower Olaptou , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1381—Kennington , The Horns , Kenningron . ( Instnution ) 1642—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hail , Nutting Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction i 2040— ' 1 'he Abbey Westminster , King ' s Arms , Buckingham Palace Road , 3 . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( instruction )

R . A . —Par . mnro O . of Improvement , Stirling Castlo , Church Street , Ca aljonvell R . A . 79—Pythagorean , I ' ort . aut Hotel , Liatoo Strojt , G eea vie a . ( Irnt ) . R . A . 820—Lily of Richmond , Greyhound , Richmond , at i . I uprovemeut ) R . A . 890—Hornscy , Porehester Hotel , Leitnter Place , OloveUad Square , Paddingtou , W . ( Improvement ) M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wail , E . C ( Instruction ) 152—Virtue , Freemasons' Hall , Manchester 401—Royal Forest , Hark to Bounty Inn , Slaidourn

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153—Chigwoll , Public Hall , Station Road , Lougiiton , at 7 . 1 > . ( Iti-, tr . ietiou ) 160—Sutherland of Unity , Castlo Hotol , Ndwe 1 , ; Mj-ua lar-Lytno 516 —1 'lnvriix , Pox Hold , Sto-. viua .--k -t SH —Do Loraine , Freemasons' Hall , Grai * ige---9 r > af ., Me . ve'astle 560 - St . Germain , Masonio Hull , The Ve-va vit , Sol- > y 652—Holme Valley , Victoria Hotol , Holm irth 993—Alexandra , Midway Hotel , Lovonshubno

1031— Kccleshill , iFreemusons' Hall , EccloshiU lotto— Lord Warden , Wellington Hall , Do-il 1311—Zetland , Masonic Hall , Great G . Ji , - ) str v > S , Loods 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Livorpool , at 3 ([ u-icr . i jti'iu ) 1773—Albert Victor , Town Hall , Pendleton 1993—Wolseley , Masonic Rooms . King Strojfc , Mvia ' ust jr . ( Instr , ictioa )

2005—Brooko , Forest Hotol , Chingt ' ord General Lodge of 1 . structioa , Masonic Hall , New Stroo ,, Uirmingaam , at 8 R . A . —Goneral Chapter of Improvemo : '* :, Masonio Hall , Uirmingbatn R . A . 521—Truth , Freemasons' Ha ' , I . / . william-straet , H 11 I ttsr-stiehl R . A . 837—Marquess of Ripon , Town Hall , Ripon M . M . 65—West Lancashire , Masouic Hall , . Liverpool R . 0 . —Talbot , Freemasons' Hall , Sheffield

SATURDAY , 21 st JULY .

179—Manchester , Yorkshire Grey , London St ., Tottenham Court Rd ., at 3 ( In ) 198—Percy , Jolly termors' Tavern , Southgato-road , N " ., at 8 ( Instruction ) 1185—Lewis , King ' s Arms Hotel , Wood Green 1275—Star , five Bolls , 155 New Cros 3-road , S . E ., at 7 . ( Instruction ) 1288—Einsbtiry Park , Cock Tavorn , Highbury , at 8 ( Instruction )

1329—Sphinx , Surrov Masonic Hall , CamberweU , S . E . 1361— Karl of Zetland , Royal Kdward , Triangle , Hackuoy , at 7 ( Instruction ) 1624—Eccleston , Crown and Anchor , 79 Kbur . y Street , S . W ., at 7 ( Instruction ) 2012—Chiswick , Windsor Castle Ho > 1 , King Street , Hammorsrmth , at 7 . 30 . ( In . Sinai Chapter of Itnnrovctro'it , Ui > 1 , Air-.- , rear ,, Rjgent-st ., W ., at 8 M . M . 251—Tontertlen , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Stroot

149—Peace , Private Rooms , Moltham 30-t—Prince George , Private Rooms , Bottoms , Eastwood 410—Grove , Sun Hotel , Kingston 453—Chigwell , Forest Hotel . Chingford 1326—Lebano 1 , Lion Hotel , Hampton 1494— Felix , Clarenco Hotel , Tctldington 1556—Addiscombo , Harewood House , High Street , Oroydoa .

1597—Musgra / e , Angel and Crown Hotel , Staines 1861—Claremout , Crown Hotel , Chercsoy 2035—Beaumont , Royal Hotel , Kirkburtbn R . A . 68—Royal Clarence , Freemasous' H ill , Park Streot , Bristol R . A . 1194—Royal Middlesox , Mitre Hotel , Hi n itoa Court R . A . 1320—Lebanon , Lion Hotel , Hampton R . A . 2048—Henry Levander , Railway Hotel , Harrow M . M . —Rose and Lily , Four Swans , Waltham Cross

Defrauding The Freemasons.

DEFRAUDING THE FREEMASONS .

AT the West Kent Quarter Sessions , on the 5 th instant , before the Hon . J . S . Gathorne Hardy , M . P ., William Ellison , 62 , engine-driver , pleaded guilty to having obtained 5 s by false pretences from Joseph Henry Jewell , with intent to clefrancl , at Westerham , on 14 th June last . Mr . Denman , who appeared for the prosecution , stated that the prisoner on the clay named went to Mr . Jewell , the

Secretary of the Amherst Lodge of Freemasons , and represented himself to be a Mason , mentioning several Lodges from which information could be obtained . He also stated that his wife had been confined at Riverhead , that she was there with three boys , and that he was so badly off he did not know how he was to get to Aldershot ,

where he was due with his engine . Mr . Jewell gave him 5 a . Subsequent inquiries proved that the prisoner ' s statements were perfectly false , and that he was an impostor . Superintendent Waghorn

informed the Court that the prisoner had been previously convicted of vagrancy , and he had since found that he had committed similar frauds to that with which he was charged . The prisoner wa 3 sentenced to three months' hard labour .

We extract the following from a book by W . Trant ( Paul , Trench and Co , Paternoster-sqnare ) on " Trade Unions : "ORIGIN OF FREEMASONRY .

Even so early as the time of Canute , associations under the name of "guilds" wore established for religious purposes . Similar Brotherhoods afterwards developed into combinations of merchants for mutual assistance and protection , and were followed in the fourteenth century by " Craft guilds , " which as their name implies , were

unions of hanchcraftism—the principal guild being that of the weavers . The very essence of the guilds was mutual support , mutual protection , and mutual responsibility . They were , indeed , the first friendly societies . These guilds gradually extended their influence beyond the limits of particular trades , and nltimately

became far more powerful than the municipal corporations of the present day . The notions of the members of the guilds were of a very exclusive nature in regard to the admission of members . No villains were permitted to join them , and all freemen who were proposed had to be duly elected . The noblest of all the guilds of the Middle Ages

was undoubtedly that of Masons . This Brotherhood arose from the circumstances in which the travelling builders of the Middle Ages found themselves placed . " They were brought together from distant homes to be employed for a considerable time on such great works a 3 our mediajval churches and cathedrals . Near the rising

structure on which they were engaged it was necessary that they should provide for themselves a common shed or tabernacle . " This was the original Masons' "Lodge . " Before all thing 3 it was necessary that Masons should be "Free and Accepted . " The entrance into this guild , as indeed in all others , was , in accordance with the

spirit of the times , surrounded by mysterious rites and ceremonies , and all such societies had their peculiar lore and traditions . Their original intentions have long ago been disregarded . All that remains

of the Masons' guild is the now fashionable Order of "Freemasons , " and the others the rich livery companies of London and the guilds of elsewhere , who now spend their dying moments , as they inaugurated their existence centuries ago , at dinner .