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THE IMPERIAL HOTEL , HOLBOKN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the TERMINUS of tho LONDON CHATHAM and DOVBB RAILWAY , but distinct from tho Viaduct Hotel . THE BEST FURNISHED AND MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON . HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS . The n }> i > oiiitmcntH tlirongltoiit so nrrniigcd as to ensure ilomentic comfort . EVERY ACCOMMODAFION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , 3 P > uMic pinners # " ^ Tebbwcr ^ Smiltfnsts . THB CBITSADEBS LODOK , No . 1677 , AND PERSEVERANCE LODGE , NO . 1713 , HOID 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 TAVERU , HAMPSTEAD , ( Close to the Fire Station ) . ACCOMMODATION for MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS and BANQUETS ; BALLS and ASSEMBLIES PAROCHIAL DINNERS ; BIFLE , CRICKET , and FOOTBALL GATHERINGS , & c . Rail ancl 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 and Tariff on application to C . M . FROUD , Proprietor .

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THE BOLTON HOTEL , DTJKB ROAD , OHISWICK , A fow Minntes from three Railway Stations—the Chiswick and Hammersmith on the North London ; the Chiswick , on the South Western ; ancl tho 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 . "—Tide Masonic Press . Tariff and particulars promptly supplied . THOMAS WRIGHT , Proprietor ..

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IfcrpI IJEfaaomc lir ^ titittbtt f 0 r § 0 gs , PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPECIAL BUILDING FUND . SPECIAL PRIVILEGES . In connection with such Special Fund , attainable until 31 st December 1883 . y present Life Governor of the General Fund , or any Donor who ay qualify as such tip to tbe date named above , will receive—TWO VOTES , —instead of One Vote , for LIFE , FOR EVERY FIVE 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 FOUE 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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Now Beady , Grown 8 vo , 96 pp , Price One Shilling , Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON THB HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY , Written expressly for delivery in Lodges of Instruction . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELTIDERE "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 WATER AND SELTZER WATER , LEMONADE AND GINGER BEER , 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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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS . SPECIAL LATE -TRAIN . A SPECIAL LATE TRAIN , 1 , 2 , 3 Class , will be run from PADDINGTON STATION at MIDNIGHT on Saturday and Monday , 22 nd and 21 th December , for Reading , Didcot , Swindon , Bath , BRISTOL , Bridgwater , Taunton , EXETER , Daivlish , Teicrnmouth , Newton Abbot , TORQUAY , TOTNES , Kingsbridge Road , PLYMOUTH , and all Stations between Plymouth and Penzance . For further particulars see Special Bills . J . GRIERSON , 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 . 804 , Lyttelton , New Zealand ; joined No . 609 , Ohristchuroh , New Zealand ; was first Worshipfnl Master of No . 12-41 , Ross , New Zealand ; subsequently District Grand Chaplain Westland ; and District Grand Treasurer North Island , New Zealand . Votes thankfully received by Mr . 0 . BEOKINGHAM , 416 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 Royal 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 9 YEARS . The Candidate ' s father , Bro . Jons' G . MANBY , was initiated in the Sincerity Lodge , No . 292 , Liverpool , in 1859 , and on his removal to London joined Prudent Brethren Lodge , No . 1-15 , and tho Chapter , and continued to bo a subscribing momberof the same until his death , which took place in January 1 S 83 . 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 , tinners , 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 ROBHRT G . WATTS , M . D ., F . R . S . L ., F . C . S ., & o „ 6 Bulstrode-street , Cavendish-sq ., London . London : C . MITOHKIIT . AND CO ., Rod Linn-court , Fleet-street ; and Simpkin ancl Co ., Stationers' Hall-court

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Random Notes And Reflections.

RANDOM NOTES AND REFLECTIONS .

rpHBRB are not wanting signs of a sharp , if not of a bitter *¦ contest for the office of Grand Treasurer . Already the conflict has began , and , as is very often the , case , first principles are forgotten , if not deliberately avoided . An elective office necessarily involves tho right of

nomination and choice . If the election takes place yearly , there may be an annual change , unless circumstances and custom determine otherwise . For instance , the Most Worshipfnl Grand Master is elected yearly , but it would be perfect

madness to propose a rival candidato to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . In some cases of elective offices , it may be the duties are of such a character as to require special knowledge and experience to discharge , and no one wonld

think of changing the representatives more frequently than was absolutely necessary . Where , however , the office is chiefly of an honorary character , there is no reason why the holder thereof shonld nofc be changed every year . This

principle was fairly established when Bro . Allcroft was elected , and although the brethren who now wish to appoint him for a second year are clearly within their abstract right , they are wrong in the face of the understanding expressed , or implied , arrived at last year .

It is contended that the meeting held by the supporters of Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall was a challenge . To whom ? Not , surely , to the supporters of Bro . Allcroft , who already fills the office of Graud Treasurer . As he