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THEIMPERIALHOTEL, HOLBORN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the TERMINUS of the Loirooif CHATHAM and DOVBB RAILWAY , but distinct from the Viaduct Hotol . THE BEST FURNISHED AND MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON . HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS . Tlie ui > i > oiii < meutM tliroiigliont so ari-: i » $ re < I as to ensure domestic eoiufoi't . EVERY ACCOMMODAFION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , public ^ Dinners # ItMTcfrimrg ^ fccahfasts . THE CRUSADERS LODGE , No . 1677 , AND PERSEVERANCE LODGE , NO . 1713 , HOLD THEIR MEETINGS AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT . GOOD COOKING . FINE WINES . MODERATE CHARGES . The Edison Electric Light . TARIFF on APPLICATION to Bro . A . BEGBIE .

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HOLLY BUSH TAVERN , HAMPSTEAD , ( Close to the Fire Station ) . ACCOMMODATION for MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS and BANQUETS ; BALLS and ASSEMBLIES ; PAROCHIAL DINNERS ; RIFLE , CRICKET , and FOOTBALL GATHERINGS , & c . Rail and Bus within easy distance . Tho members of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 167 , have held their meetings at this establishment for many years . Full particulars arid Tariff on . application to C . M . FROT / D , Proprietor .

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THEBOLTONHOTEL, DUKE ROAD , OHISWICK , A few Minntes from three Railway Stations—the Chiswick and Hammersmith on the North London ; the Chiswick , on the South Western ; and the Metropolitan , Turnham Green . ACCOMMODATION for MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS and BANQUETS ; PAROCHIAL DINNERS ; RIFLE , CRICKET , and FOOTBALL GATHERINGS , & c . The Chiswick Lodge holds its Meetings here . " The ' Bolton' is a cosy and very pleasant home . "—Vide Masonic Press . Tariff and particulars promptly supplied . THOMAS WRIGHT , Proprietor .

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§LcrpIpE$0mcfttsfita&m:im§0gs, PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPECIAL BUILDING FUND . SPECIAL PRIVILEGES . In connection with such Special Fund , attainable until 31 st December 1883 . ny present Life Governor of the General Fund , or any Donor who ay qualify as such up to the date named above , will receive—TWO VOTES , —instead of One Tote , for LIFE , FOR EVEKV FIYE GUINEAS contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " Lodges , Chapters , & c , similarly qualified may secure Two Votes instead of One Vote—for every Ten Guineas contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " * * Ladies , and "Lewises "—being minors—similarly qualified , and all Vice-Presidents , will receive FOUR Votes for every Five Guineas so contributed . Contributors of less than Five Guineas , to the " SPECIAL FUND , " will be entitled to Votes as under ordinary conditions .

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Noiv Beady , Grown Svo , 96 pp , Price One Shilling , Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONALPAPERS ON THEHISTORYOFFREEMASONRY. Written expressly for delivery in Lodges of Instruction . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELVIDERE WORKS , HERMES HILL , PENTONVILLE , N . AND BY ORDER OF ALL BOOKSELLERS . Secretaries of Lodges of Instruction can be supplied carriage free , at 10 / - per dozen .

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PAUL&BURROWS, MANUFACTURERS OF SODA WATEB AND SELTZEE WATER , LEMONADE AND GINGER BEEE , GINGER ALE AND POTASH WATER , & c . & c . FIRST CLASS QUALITY ONLY WILSON and ENDELL STREETS , LONG ACRE , LONDON , W . C . ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS .

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CHRISTMASHOLIDAYS. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY .-ROYAL MAIL BOtTTB . THE Express Trains of the London and North Western Railway afford the most expeditious means of reaching tho principal Towms in tho North of England , the Midland Manufacturing Districts , Scotland , Ireland and Wales , including Liverpool , Manchester , Birmingham , Chester , Dublin , Shrewsbury * Leamington , 'Wolverhampton , Preston , Carlisle , Glasgow , Edinburgh , Perth , Dundee , Aberdeen , Inverness . A FAST and frequent service of trains is ran from London ( Enston ) to Birmingham ( New Street ) under 3 hours . London ( Enston ) to Manchester ( London Road ) in 4 J hours . London ( Euston ) to Liverpool ( Lime Street ) in H hours . 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd Class by all trains . WEST Coast Route to and from Scotland . Direct trains to and from London ( Euston ) , Birmingham ( New Street ) , Liverpool ( Lime Street ) , Manchester , Victoria , Ac ., and Edinburgh , Glasgow , Greenock , Perth , Aberdeen , Inverness , and the North . OMNIBUSES for Family Parties . The London and North Western Railway Company provide Omnibuses to convey Passengers and their Luggage to and from tho London and North Western Stations in tho following Towns , when previously ordered : —London ( Enston ) , Birmingham ( New Street ) , Liverpool ( Lime Street , Edge Hill ) , Manchester ( London Road , Victoria ) . Inese Omnibuses , which are capable of carrying six persons inside and two outside , with the usual quantity of Luggage , can be obtained , when previously ordered , through the Station Masters at tho above named Stations , to be sent to any Hotel or Private Residence for the conveyance to the Sttaions ( in time for any of the trains ) of parties proposing to travel by the London and North Western Railway , or to meet any train arriving at either of the Stations named . DELIVERY of Passengers' Luggage at their Residences in London , Birmingham , Liverpool , and Manchester . The London and North Western Railway Company have now extended their arrangements for the delivery of Passengers' Luggage so as to enable the Public using the Line to have their packages sent from any of the principal Stations to any given address in the above places by Parcel Carts ( within the usual limits ) at a uniform charge of Sixpence per package . Full particulars can be obtained at the Railway Stations . Euston Station , December 1883 . G . FINDLAY , General Manager .

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VOTES AND INTEREST ARE SOLICITED FOR MRS . JANE TRIBE , aged 63 , WIDOW of Brother George Henry Tribe , who was initiated 1858 in No . 604 , Lyttelton , New Zealand ; joined No . 609 , Christchuroh , New Zealand ; was first Worshipful Master of No . 1241 , Ross , New Zealand ; subsequently District Grand Chaplain Westland ; and District Grand Treasurer North Island , New Zealand . Votes thankfully received by Mr . C . BECKINGHAM , 415 Strand ; or by Bro . C . J . PERCEVAL ( V . P . ) , 8 Thurloe Place , S . W .

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SECOND APPLICATION , April 1884 . To the Governors and Subscribers of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys . THE favour of the VOTES and INTEREST of the Governors and Subscribers is earnestly solicited on behalf of LIONEL BLENKINSOP J . MANBY , AGED 8 * YEARS . The Candidate ' s father , Bro . JOHJT G . MAWBY , was initiated in the Sincerity Lodge , No . 202 , Liverpool , in 1859 , and on his removal to London joined Prudent Brethren Lodge , No . 145 , and the Chapter , and continued to be a subscribing member of the same until his death , which took place in January 1883 . He leaves a widow and four young children very inadequately provided for . Proxies will be thankfully received by the widow , Mrs . MANBY , Ashwick Cottage , Oakhill , Bath .

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BRO . R . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties . For terms apply to " R . Hirst , The Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Road , E . "

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Twelfth Edition , post free , One Shilling . DR . WATTS on ASTHMA and BRONCHITIS . A Treatise on the only successful Method of Curing these Diseases . By ROBERT G . WATTS , M . D ., F . R . S . L ., F . C . S ., & o „ 6 Bulstrode-street , Cavendish-sq ., London . London : C . MITCHEIL AHD Co ., Red Lion-court , Fleet-street ; and Simpkin and Co ., Stationers' Hall-court

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Random Notes And Reflections.

RANDOM NOTES AND REFLECTIONS .

WE RE we not fully alive to the erratic character of the Times we should feel disposed to resent its interference in Masonic matters ; as it is , we smile and go on onr way , feeling assured that the Craft is in no danger , even when assailed by the Thunderer . We should say , the

Thunderer that was . The Times no longer holds the position that made its frown terrible or its praise glorious . It might cease to-morrow and the skies not fall . England would still exist were the Oracle of Printing House Square silent for ever . We do not desire the extinction of this

once mighty journal . With all its peculiarities , its occasional inanities , its Vicar of Bray propensities , it is justly regarded as incorruptible . What Caesar ' s wife was said to have been , tho Times is—above suspicion ; and it is this