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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , Sr . J ' HILL , BATTKRSKA RISK , S . W . PATRON' ANII PKF . SIDEXT : — His ROVAI . IIii ; ii . \ i : s . s Tin ; PRINCE OK WALKS , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . PATRONESS •. IIKR ROVAI . IIICHNKSS 1111 ; PRINCESS or- W ALKS . THE N INETY-F OURTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , MAY ioih , iSS > , under Ihe Presidency of H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT , K . G ., & c , P . G . W . Brethren willing to act as Stewards are urgently needed , and will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as early as possible to the ' Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . 1 " . R . VV . 11 LUGES , Office , 5 , Freemasons' Hall , _ Sec . Great Oueen-strcet , London , W . C .

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ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY , MARGATE . ESTABLISHED 1701 . THE ONLY ONE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCROFULOUS POOR . COL . CREATON , TRKASURKR . JOHN M . CLABON , ESQ ., HON . SECRETARY . This Hospital requires aid . An extra liberal diet table is of necessity required on account of the exhausting nature of this terrible disease . Donors of £ 10 ios ., Annual Subscribers of £ 1 is ., can recommend patients . 250 beds . Average number of Inpatients per year , 750 , and of applicants over 1000 . Bankers , the Bank of England ; Coutts and Co . ; and Cobb and Co ., Margate . Offices : No . 30 , Charing Cross , VV . JOHN THOMAS WALKER , Secretary

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TWTASONIC HALL , CROYDON . ll . VREWOOIJ HOUSE , 105 , HIGH STREET . Ibis Hall has every requirement for Masonic purposes . It contains a large Organ , blown by hydraulic power , and has an excellent cellar for Lodges lo keep their own wines . The following Lodges are held there , viz .--Frederick , 4 . 52 ; Addiscombe , 155 /'; Mozait , lyj'j ; Croydon Mark , lyS ; l ' ledeiick Chapter . For terms , . Vc , address - IOIIN RHODES , P . M .. P . P . G . O . Surrevj P . P . G . M . O . Middx . and Surrey .

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£ o CToiTcsponticnts . Bio . VV . Noll ' s " Masonic Calendar of Wiltshire" shall be noticed in our next . Thc following reports , & c , stand over = — .,,,, , , Robert de Lintot , by T . 1 ) . VV . ; Worshipful Master , by Calaminus .

BOOKS , & c „ RECEIVED . " Masonic Correspondence , " "The Ga / . ctle , '' ' * 'Mic Citi'cn , " " Freemasons' Chronicle , " " Jewish Cluomcle , " The Broad Arrow , " " The West London Advertiser , "IMctin Olicial De Espana , " "The Masonic Herald , "

" I he Court Circular , " " Walsall Free Press , " " La Chaine d'Union de Paris , " " Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " freemasonry in Stalloul ,, "The English Lakes Visitor , " "Bulletin Giand Oiient of France , " " Grand Council of Massachusetts , " "House and Home , " "Natal , " "The Masonic Review . "

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EEMS *^ ' ? s * sfe ^ tXl *^ i ^ i 2 s * fK *>** A £ MAX gpreefflaB^g miiri ^ r' ^ s ^ fwirw ^^ w ^ rirr ^ VrQoiaffii . SATURDAY , MARCH 4 , iSS _\

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[ Wc il" not li ' lil oursclie- respon-ilile for , or cii'll upturning of , tlieopininris c : < pri >* t : il by minom : > t ><> N'l' . iW-, l > ut newish in aspirit nf fair plav to all to pci-mil—within certain nccc :.-sarj limits—free discussion . ]

ROYAL MASONIC 1 NS 1 TTT HON VOU GIRLS . To the Editor nf the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , 1 have the honour to inform you that H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., has ' jcen pleased to appoint

Wednesday , the 10 th May ( the usual day ) , as the date on which he will preside at the Ninety-fourth Anniversary Festival . I am , dear Sii and Brother , yours faithfully and fraternally , I ' . R . VV . HEDGES , Secretary .

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THE R . M . B . I . FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am surprised to notice in your last issue that my name is coupled with that of Bro . R . A . Morgan , as a Steward for Lodge Mizpah , 7 , which would lead your readers to attribute the great success achieved to the joint exertions of Bro . Morgan and myself . Allow me ,

therefore , to disclaim all merit in the list of Lodge 1 ( 171 , to which I have contributed nothing except part of my qualification as Steward , which , if taken off , would still leave Bro . Morgan ' s list at the head of all the London lodges . In fairness to Bro . Morgan I trust you will insert this letter in your next issue , and thus secure to our brother the full merit he is entitled to . Your faithfully , J . BERGMANN , P . M . 1 O 71 .

APOLLO UNIVERSITY LODGE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As you have found a place in your "Historical Calendar " to insert date of opening of the above lodge , perhaps it will interest your readers to have before them

the names of sijme , at all events , of its most distinguished members , who have , in the past or present , won for themselves a high position , cither in thc Craft itself , or in the outside world of politics , literature , & c , & c , & c . The most illustrious of them all is that of H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , a Past Master of the lodge , and Prov . Grand Master and Prov . Grand Superintendent

O . xon . It would , of course , have been easy enough to extend the list still further , but it is sufficient as it stands to show how great must be thc influence which the Apollo University Lodge must exercise on the fortunes of the Craft .

Fraternally yours , ALPHA . Rev . E . C . Ogle , formerly Prov . G . M . Northumberland . Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G . Lord Francis Lcve ' son ( lower , 1 st Earl of Ellesmeie . The above were initiated in the lodge in lSiy , the year of its constitution .

| ohn Fawcett , Past Prov . G . M . Durham . Sir E . R . Borough , P . G . Warden England , and Past D . G . M . Ireland , lhc late Rev . John lluyshc , Prov . G . M . Devonshire . The late Lord Monson ( sth Baron ) , Prov . G . M . Surrey . The Dukeof Abercorn , K . G ., G . M . Ireland . Lord dc Taulcy , Prov . G . M . Cheshire .

The late Earl Canning , K . G ., Governor General of India . The late Lord Sutlicld ( 4 th Baron ) , P . G . M . Norfolk . 1 lie late Duke of Newcastle ( jth ; , K . G ., Prov . G . Mastci Notts . Ilail Granville , K . G ., Secretary of State for F ' oreigu Affairs . Viscount Shcrbrooke , better known as the Right lion

Robert Lowe . The late Sir J . Simeon , Bart ., Prov . Grand Master Isle , of Wight . Sir VV . R . Seymour Fitzgerald , G . C . S . I ., late Governor General ol Bombay , lion . Sir A . V . O . LiddcTl , K . C . B ., Under Secietary State , Home Office . Duke of Leinstcr .

Duke of Marlborough , K . G ., lately Lord-Lieutenant ol Ireland . Lord Wolvcrtoll . Rev . G . Raymond Portal , Past Grand Mark M . M . K . W . Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight . SirE . A . II . Lcchincre , Bait ., M . P ., P . G . M .. Worcestershire .

Maxwell C . Close , M . P ., Past Grand Warden , P . G . M . Armagh . The ( late ) Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , P . G . M . Staffordshire . Lord Brabourne . Sir Jas . Ferguson , Bart ., Past P . G . M . Ayrshire , late Governor South Australia .

Col . Adair , P . Prov . G . M . Somersetshire . Earl Cowpcr , K . G ., Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland . Duke of Newcastle , P . Prov . G . M . Notts . Sir . Thos . Brasscy , K . C . B ., M . P . Rev . C . | . Martyn , Dep . P . G . Master and Prov . G . Sup Suffolk . Sir M . Hicks-Beach , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Gloucestershire

Earl of Lathom , D . G . Master England . Earl of Carnarvon ( joiningmember ) , Pro G . M . England . The late P . M . Talbot , P . G . M . South Wales , East . Marquis ot Hamilton , P . G . Warden England , P . G . M Londonderry and Donegal . Sic I . R . Bailey , Bait ., M . P ., P . G . M . Herefordshire .

Earl of Mar and Kellie , G . M . Scotland . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., P . G . M . Herts . Earl of Bective , M . P ., P . G . M . Cumberland and West ¦ norland . Earl of Jersey , P . G . Warden England . Earl Percy , M . P ., P . G . M . Northumberland . Ear ! of Donoughmore , P . G . Warden England .

' lo the Editor of the " hreemasoii . Dear Sir and Brother , — I must ask your correspondent , "A Member of No . , ' , 57 , " to forgive me for differing with him as to the scope and meaning of the passage I quoted in my previous letter Irom Captain Lamert ' s history of this lodge . 1 take it as the result of universal experience that the first business in connection with a new lodge is its " consecration ; "

this function being usually discharged in the provinces by Provincial Grand Master or by an officer especially delegated by him . When this is done the members of the new lodge arc invited to formally express their approval of the principal officers as designated in the warrant , and then thc W . M . is installed . In the ordinary course , thc newly-installed VV . M . then appoints and invests his officers . As I have already remarked , these three ceremonies arc , in

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ordinary circumstances , compressed into one afternoon ; but for reasons , which were no doubt sufficient at the time , they appear to have been spread over an interval of time extending from 10 th to 19 th February of the stated year . 111 confirmation of this view , may I askyourcorrespondent , firstly , how the W . M . designate of a new lodge could

possibly have ^ any status whatever , even as a member thereof , until thc lodge had been constituted in accordance with the ancient usages of the Craft ? and , secondly , how it would be possible for him , until he had been constitutionall y installed in due form , to act as W . M . ? When " A Member

of No . 357 " can satisfactorily answer these questions , I will accept , with becoming deference , his view of the passage quoted from Captain Lamert ' s " History of Apollo University Lodge . " I remain , faithfully and fraternally , yours , THE COMPILER OF THE FREEMASO . Y HISTORICAL CALENDAR .

ABSENT MEMBERS . To tiie Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have been advised to write to you direct on the following subject , upon which 1 will thank you to inform me : —

It I go abroad , say for live or six years , without giving notice to my lodge , am 1 liable for the whole of those years ' subscriptions which shall have accrued during that period ? My impression is that , inasmuch as I have not put the lodge to any expense during my absence , they cannot legally

claim it—am I right ? The honour of a reply will oblige Yours fraternally , ' 1 ' . VV . [ It must all depend on the bye-laws . Many make provision for such a state of affairs . If the bye-laws arcsilcnt absent members must pay . —En . /•' .. !/ . ]

PROVINCIAL RETURNS TO THE CHARITIES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I can easily understand thc anxiety of your correspondent , "A Member of a West Yorkshire Lodge , " as to the amount contributed by his province to our Charities .

What is still more to the point , and will doubtless give him the greatest amount of satisfaction , is , that having paid much attention to statistics , so far as they refer to provincial and Metropolitan contributions to our three Institutions , I am able to state and prove to him that West Yorkshire is a long way ahead of the provinces , as to the sums

contributed during the seven years , 1 S 75 . S 1 . It has given to the Girls' School £ . \ 74 ^ 1 js ., to the Boys' School £ 34 61 CJS . and lo the Benevolent Institution £ 11420 15 s . ; making a grand total of £ t . \ , d . yj 17 s . The next in order arc Kent , with £ 772 , 1 IOS . oil . ; . Middlesex , with £ 7303 iGs . yd . ; West Lancashire , with £ 7307 ios . nj . ; and East

Lancashire , with £ (> 2 / is . dd . Your correspondent might have recollected that , at the Festival of the R . M . B . I . last year , West Yorkshire headed the list o ( provinces with a total ot £ j 5 <" io , which alone is in excess of the sum stated in his letter of enquiry last week .

1 do not know whence the figures complained of were derived ; but , in the first place , they refer only to the Boys ' School , and , in thc second place , Ihey are not quite right . The amount assigned to West Yorkshire should have been /•, 3-t " . not ^ 24 ( 11 , while Lincolnshire contributed only £ 4 < j $ , not £ 2034 . I remain , faithfully and fraternally yours , G . B . A .

Reviews.

Reviews .

THE VOICE OF MASONRY , for February . Chicago , United States . This valuable Masonic serial , edited by Bro . VV . Brown , is a very remarkable contribution , month by month , to Masonic studies , enquiry , and " belles lettres . " It is undoubtedly

averychcap and striking production , -notcheap and nasty , but cheap and very good , —and deserves the support of all Cosmopolitan Freemasons . It is very carefully edited , and the articles arc marked both by originality of thought and clearness of expression , anil are not only most readable but worth thinking over and remembering .

EL TALIER . Is a " Revisla Masonica , " or a Masonic Review , and the " Organo del Confederacion del Congresodc Scvilla , " the organ of the Confederation of the Congress of Seville , which is one of the various jurisdictions in Spain , and of the Independent Symbolical Spanish Grand Lodge . Wc

confess , with all respect to our Spanish brethren , wc think the time has come when there should be one Craft Grand Lodge and one A . and A . Rite Grand Council for thc whole of Spain . This bod y seems , also , to be under thc Scottish Rite , and originally hailed , if wc remember rightly , from Portugal .

BOI . ETTN MASONICO . Mexico . 1 SS 2 . This is the eighteenth number of the second volume of the ollical organ of the Lodge " Benito Juarez , " No . 3 , and the semi-official ( we ask our readers to note the referred distinction ) of the Supreme Grand Orient of

the Mexican States , apparently also , under llie Scottish Rite . Englishmen , since thc cruel judicial murder of the poor Emperor Maximilian , can have no sympathy with a name which recalls that shameful cruelty , and must deeply regret to think that the fair name of Freemasonry was ever prostituted to such mournful infamy .