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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Of this Institution will take place at FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , On Wednesday , 24 th February , 1886 , Upon which occasion the Most Hon . the

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MARQUIS OF HERTFORD , R . W . Senior Grand Warden , Has been pleased to signify his intention of Presiding . Brethren are earnestly invited to accept the Office of Steward upon this occasion , and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as soon as convenient , to thc Secretary , who will gladly give any information required , and supply them with all necessary circulars , & c . It is fraternally hoped that , upon this occasion , owing to the large number of Applicants and the few vacancies , Brethren will use their influence to obtain donations towards the Funds of the Institution , which were never more needed than at the present time . JAMES TERRY , P . Prov . G . S . W . Norths & Hunts ., Secretary . 4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W , CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL , Great Queen Street , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , London , on SATURDAY , the nth day of January , 18 S 6 , at Twelve o ' clock precisely , on the General Business of the Institution , to place Candidates on the list for the Election in April next , to declare the Number of Girls then to be Elected and to consider Notices of Motion as under : — NOTICES OF MOTIONUpon recommendation of the House Committee , by Bro . J . H . MATTHEWS , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron : — " That the House Committee be authorised to expend a sum not exceeding Thirteen hundred pounds ( £ 1300 ) , in the erection of an Entrance Lodge , a Carpenter ' s Cottage , and the extension of the front fencing along that part of the frontage of the newly-acquired land facing the Common . " To add to Lav / LX . following Clause II : — " In case a vacancy occurs from any cause before the newly-elected children are received into the School , the next highest unsuccessful Candidate on the List may be admitted at the next Quarterly Court . " "That one additional Girl be elected at thc Quarterly General Court in April , thereby raising the number of Elected Girls in the Institution to 237 . " F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Offices—s , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , W . C , January 2 nd , 18 S 6 .

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A FEW COPIES STILL ON SALE . j CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF "THE FREEMASON , " 1 SS 5 . The Number contains a TALE written by the late ANTHONY TROLLOPE , entitled GATHER I HE CARMICHAEL ; OR , THREE YEARS RUNNING . Besides numerous other Contributions by W . F . GOLDBERG , W . J . HUGHAN , T , B . WHYTEHIIAD , G . B . ABBOTT , & C , & C . CHRISTMAS NUMBER , PRICE SIXPENCE Office—16 & I 6 A GREAT Q UEEN STREET , LONDON ,. W . C . ( Opposite Freemasons' Hall ) .

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WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL PROGRAMME . DRURY LANE THEATRE . Every Day at 1 . 30 and 7 . 30 , Pantomime , ALADDIN . COVENT GARDEN THEATRE . Every Day at 2 . 0 and 7 . 30 , GRAND INTERNATIONAL CIRQUE . ADELPHI THEATRE . Every evening , at 7 . 45 , THE HARBOUR LIGHTS ; at 7 . 15 , Farce . STRAND THEATRE . Every Evening , at S , MY SWEETHEART . VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening at 9 . 0 , LOYAL LOVERS ; at S . o , CUPID ' MESSENGER . GLOBE THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 0 , A BAD PENNY ; at g . o , THE PRIVATE SECRETARY . SAVOY THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 15 , THE MIKADO ; or , THE TOWN OF T ITIPU . OPERA COMIQUE THEATRE . Every evening , at S . 45 , ON 'CHANGE ; at S . o , Comedietta . OLYMPIC THEATRE . Every Evening 2 t 7 . 45 , ALONE IN LONDON ; at 7 . 15 , COMEDIETTA . GAIETY THFATRE . Every Evening at S , J SHEPPARD . TOOLE'S THEATRE . Every evening at 7 . 20 , WAITING CONSENT ; at S . o , GOING IT ; concluding with THE O'DORA . COURT THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 45 , THE MAGISTRATE ; preceded by BREAKING THE ICE . COMEDY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 0 , ER . MINIE ; preceded by a COMEDIETTA . EMPIRE THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , BILLEE TAYLOR ; at 9 . 45 , HURLY BURLY . ROYALTY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 15 , LA BOULE . NOVELTY THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 30 , THE BABES ; at 7 . 45 , FOGGED . GRAND THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , Pantomime , BLUE BEARD . SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , Pantomime , ROBINSON CRUSOE . STANDARD THEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 , Pantomime , WHITTINGTON ANO HIS CAT . SANGERS' AMPHITHEATRE . Every Day , at 2 and 7 . 30 , Pantomime , ALADDIN AND THE FORTY THIEVES . ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open , 12 . o ; close , 11 . 30 . Special Programme . Constant Round of Amusement . Two Variety Performances Daily . ALHAMBRA THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at S . o , Variety Entertainment , Two Grand Ballets , & c . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , GRAND VARIETY COMPANY , & C . PARAGON THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , Variety Entertainments , & c , & c . MADAME TUSSAUD'S & SONS' EXHIBITION . Open 8 till 10 , Portrait Models of Past and Present Celebrities .

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The Gold Medal Inventions Exhibition , 1885 / A The Gold Medal of the Society of Arts , 1885 . ^ Xx The Itepart upon the Steinicay Pianos by the , ^ y Musical Jury c-f the Inventions Exhibition teas Jg ^ ' higher than that of any other Maker . £ ** STEINWAY Grand A ? A * and Upright PIANOS >< v % / V ^^ Arc thc Cheapest because thc Best and Most jfi > y C \ y Durable .. ^ O ( *> J STKINWAY & SONS arc the onlyManufactu-~ > J rers who make all the component parts of their A . Pianofortes exterior and interior ( tncluiliiiK Q * / the costing of thc full Jletal 1 ' rames ) , hi their / f ^ / own Factories . CST / Descriptive Catalogues vent free on application . STEINWAY HAIL , 15 & 17 , Lower Seymour Street , Portman Square , London , W .

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GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY . PATIENTS suffering from the above complaints should winter in NICE , where they can be successfully treated by a new cure at Dr . SCHNEE'S ( of Carlsbad ) WINTER SANATORIUM .

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NINE ROOMS to Let at 196 , Aldersgate-street , near the General Post Office . [ Inquire on the Premises .

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A LADY , in greatly reduced circumstances , mother of six children , and wife of a Freemason in failing health , will feel most grateful for kindly advice and assistance that will enable her to complete the education of her eldest child , a promising youth of 12 years . Highest references as to genuineness of case , & c , apply at the Freemason Office 16 , Great Queen-street , W . C .

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PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovree , Officier d'Academie , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higgenson ' s United States History . For terms , address G . Ovree , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .

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ALEX . ROSS'S NOSE MACHINE . —Applied to the nose for an hour daily , so directs the soft cartilage of which the member consists , that an ill-formed nose is quickl y shaped to perfection . 10 s . 6 d . ; post , 10 s . Sd . —21 , Lamb ' s Conduit-street , near Holborn , London . Ross ' s Toilet Magazine is .

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Naval , Military , and Tropical - ^ - < £ ^ BOOT MAKEES ^ ^ jr ^ r ^ S ^^ ^ iS ^ - ^ 21 , _ ^ - ~ - " PICCADILLY , LONDON , W .

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INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . DENT'S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS WATflTTCTS WATCHES and CLOCKS at tVAlUUtlU . REDUCED PRICES , sent post < $ ^ /\< £ free on application to E . DENT jtSjr \ 5 & . and Co > Makers to the Oueen , V * 1 ) ENT \ T 6 l ' STRAND , LONDON , W . C , < T w » - " ' > or 4 , ROYAL EXCHANGE .

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© 0 Corrcgrjontauts , Correspondents are particularly requested to write un o . \ E side of thc paper only . BOOKS , Sec ., RECEIVED . "First Annual Report ot 'The Home * for Free and Accepted Masons , " " Masonic Chronicle , " " Keystone , " ' Masonic Journal , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " ¦ ' Masonic Kecord of Western India , " " The Indicator , " ' ¦ El Taller , " " Christian Treasury , " " Nightand Day , " " Hull Packet , " "Sunday Times" ( London ) , " New Ytrk Dispatch , " "Sunday Times" ( New York ; , "Court Circular , " "Jewish Chronicle , " " Citizen , " " The House Wife , " "American Eagle , " "De Moniteur de la Chance C ' nivcrscllc , " and " Masonic Review . "

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^ EWIPB ^ S igJreeiiasoiBj i ^^ y ^^^ r ^^^^^^ gg ^ ^ il SATURDAY , JANUARY 2 , 1886 . . » © riginal ( Eormptrtience . [ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinionsexpressedby ourcorrcspondents , but we wish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] . A CORRECTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In your issue of December 26 th , under the heading of " Masonic Literature , " you mention my name in connection with a new work , showing the histories of all the lodges warranted by the Grand Lodge of England , & c . As this work is being prepared by my brother , John Lane , P . M . 1402 , Torquay , kindly correct in your next issue , and oblige . —Yours fraternally , CHAS . S . LANE , P . M . 645 , 764 , and 1 S 62 , P . G . D . Durham . West Hartlepool , December sSth , 18 S 5 .

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MASONIC ALMANACK AND CALENDAR FOR THE PROVINCE OF SUSSEX . —Farncombe & Co ., Publishers , Lewes . We are pleased to note the advent of another Masonic Calendar . This time it is called a " Masonic Almanack , " and is for the Province of Sussex . Though the editor ' s

name is not mentioned , we shall not go far wrong in ascribing it to the courteous Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . V . P . Freeman , of Brighton . The calendar portion must have involved no little labour , and will be found most useful for the members of the province , as it includes the meetings for all the Degrees . The rules of the "Sussex Provincial Association of Benevolence " are inserted , but no statistical information is afforded , either financial or numerical , as to

the funds or the members respectively in relation to the 22 lodges . We note that A . L . 5 S 90 is explained to mean A . D . iSSC , whereas only 4000 should be added to the A . D . according to the usage of the Grand Lodge of England . We consider Bro . Freeman has made a good start , and the publishers have turned out a neat and handy little volume . We learn that Devon is not to be long without its directory , and certainly in a province of 50 lodges such a want should long ago have been supplied .

Cassell's National Library. Messrs. Cassell And Co. (Limited).

CASSELL'S NATIONAL LIBRARY . Messrs . Cassell and Co . ( Limited ) .

We note with pleasure that Messrs . Cassell and Co ., the enterprising firm of publishers , have undertaken the very responsible task of bringing out in weekly volumes , price threepence each , what is rightly designated as a " National Library . " The care of editing the works as they appear will devolve on Mr . H . Morley , LL . D ., Professor of English Literature at University College , London , who will