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PARIS EXHIBITION Opens May 6 . PARIS and BACK for 23 s . 3 d .

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SOUTH -EASTERN RAILWAY . — From CHARING-CROSS and CANNON-STREET TERMINI . Cheap Fares for Parties of Artisans , & c . Full Particulars by Handbills to be had on application .

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SOUTH -EASTERN RAILWAY . — PARIS , Switzerland , Italy , & c . THE ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS ROUTE from CHARING-CROSS and CANNON-STREET .-FOUR SERVICES DAILY . Leave Charing-cross Vii Calais Vii Boulogne Vii Calais ! Vii Calais and Cannon-street 8 . 20 a . m . * g . 4 oa . m . 11 . oa . 1 rn . S . ijp . m . Arrive Paris J . 4 op . m . S . 57 P- ™ . J . 2 J p . m . 1 5 . J 0 a . m . * The route vi & Folkestone and Boulogne is 28 miles shorter than vitl Calais , and is the quickest route ; 20 minutes are allowed for luncheon at Boulogne . The Albert Victor , Louise Dagmar , and Mary Beatrice run in the Special Express Services , via Boulogne , throughout the year . Express Through Services to Switzerland , & c , vii Calais and Rheims , or vi & Paris , in connection with the above trains . ALL CONTINENTAL TICKETS , single and return , for the Short Sea and Mail Routes , via Dover and Calais or Dover and Ostend , whether issued at stations or at booking offices , are AVAILABLE by the South-Eastern Railway . MYLES FENTON , General Manager .

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THECOCKTAVERN, HIGHBURY , N . Entirely Re-Decorated and Re-Furnished . EXCELLENT SUITES OE EOOMS FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , Banquets , Suppers , & c . Dates Open for Club Dinners , Meetings , and Smoking Concerts . BAKER BROTHERS , PROPRIETORS .

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BARON'S COURT HOTEL , WEST KENSINGTON * , S . W . ( Close to District Eailway Station . ) MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , SMOKING CONCERTS , BALLS , BANQUETS , SUPPERS , LUNCHEONS , BREAKFASTS . PRIVATE BOOMS . BILLIABDS . Bro . HENBY HABEIS , Proprietor .

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ANDERTON'SHOTELANDTAVERN, FLEET STREET LONDON Ia connection with the Eoyal Clarence Hotel , llfracombe ; and Peacock Hotel , and Eoyal Hotel , Boston Lincolnshire . The central position of ANDERTON'S renders this Tavern unequalled for Masonic Banquets , Public Dinners , Wedding Breakfasts , Meetings of Creditors , Arbitrations or Jovial Gatherings . Tho Rooms reserved for the above business consist of Duma HALL , PILLAB HALL , HASOKIO HALL , CHA-E-TEB , and numerous Smaller Rooms . ¦ Tho RESTAURANT ou Eastern Side o £ Hotel Entrauce is OJien to the Public from 7 a . m . to 7 p . m . for BKEAKFASTS , LOTCHEOJTS , TEAS , and DIM-EBS . F . H . CLEMOW , Proprietor .

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THE CITY ARMS TAYEM AND BODEGA , 2 , ST . MARY AXE , B . C . GRILL ROOM , DINING ROOM , AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ri-vivmu UUN 1 M 1 K 3 ttlNJJ oinui \ ii \ -a UUiV-UliKla .

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PAINS IN THE HEAD , FACE , AND LIMBS , GOUT , RHEUMATISM , AND RHEUMATIC GOUT , Immediately TRADE'S and Speedily Relieved l \« cured by r ^ OUT AND "D HEUMATIC piLLS . Which require neither confinement nor alteration of diet . IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL rprsora WADE'S ME . FRANK WRIGHT , piLLS . . _ ,, _ The Comedian . x JJADE'S piLLS . ^ ,. „ Prince of Wales Theatre , x " gADE'S Bh-mingham , Feb . 10 th , 1887 . piLLS . " _ ,, _ Dear Sir , —I havo been a great suf- L J ^ ADE'S fcrer from the gout for the past five piLLS . ^ years . As there aro so many actors suf- - - jyjADE'S f ering from this terrible scourge , I write piLLS . - _ , _ this for their benefit and the public at x Jj ADE'S large . Your Pills will keep off any at- piLLS . T-1-. TYc tack of gout if taken at the first twinge , ¦ L JjjiVDE'S as prescribed . and if after the disease has piLLS . •n » T ., set * willcure i' * ' w 0 or three days . J - JjJADE'S I would sooner think of going on the piLLS . T- , stage without my wig than neglecting - * - Jl ] ADE'S to have a bottle of your really wonderful piLLS . -n « ^™ p ills about me . - - ( jJADB'S Yours faithfully , piLLS . -r-,. _ . _ ,. „ FEANK WEIGHT , Comedian . J - JgADE'S Mr . G . Bade . piLLS . J ] ADE'S Do not be persuaded to take any other piLLS . TiiATiTiio PiUs for the above distressing , painful * - J ^ -a-DJi g disorders , as EADE'S have been proved plLLS . Tn A TVT ,. „ ° y thousands to be the safest and most * - jjjADE'S effectual remedy . piLLS s ° ld by al Chemists and Medicine Vendors , in Bottles ls . lid ., and 2 s . Od . ^•EORGE EADE , 72 TGoswell Rd ., London .

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( GENERAL ASSURANCE ^ COMPANY . ESTABLISHED 1837 . LIFE , FIRE , MORTGAGES , ANNUITIES . Chief Office : 103 , Cannon Street , London , E . C . * CAPITAL and RESERVES £ 2 , 100 , 000 . Board of Directors . Sir ANDREW LUSK , Bart ., Chairman . Principal ANGUS , D . D . J OSEPH BOLTON DOE , Esg ., J . P . The Most Hon . the Marquis of EXETER . Lieut .-Colonel F :-D . GREY . J AMES MACK , Esq ., J . P . GEORGE PITT , Esq . Lord GILBERT KENNEDY . J AMES PILKINGTON , Esq ., J . P . HENRY WILLIAM RIPLEY , Esq . WILLIAM STRANG , Esq . Right Hon . C . PELHAM VILLIERS , M . P . The Company undertakes Life Assurance of every kind at moderate rates , and on terms and conditions which compare favourably with those of other Companies . Policies are made indisputable after 5 years . Regulations arein force for securing to the Assured the benefit of the surrender value of a Policy in the event of its lapse . Fire Insurances are accepted at tariff rates . All Claims settled with liberality and despatch . Prospectuses and Proposal Forms may be obtained on application at the Chief Office , or any of the Branches . HENRY WARD , Secretary and Manager .

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MASONS' CEETfflCATES , & c . FEAMED TO ANY DESIGN . H.MORELL 17 and 18 , Great St . Andrew St ., Bloomsbury , W . C , London , Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million Feet always in stock ) . Every requisite for the Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns post free for three penny stamps .

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/cyCOCKERELL'S \ f 13 , COBHHILL , B . C . Oy 7 For Prices , see Daily Papers . / — j / Trucks direct from the * Colliery to every Railway Station ,

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BRETHREN visiting the CITY of LONDON should SllUrDUn i ) not neglect paying a visit to this tJ well-known Establishment . ORIGINAL The ONE and FIVE o'clock FishDinners™zKRS^™]oyth™M^-I Noted Punch , Wines of the ONE AND FIVE Choicest Brands . Dinners , a la carte , O ' CLOCK . Chops , Steaks , & c , from the Grill . Noted Punch . SIMPSON'S , BIRDTM-HAMD COURT . 76 , CHEAPSIDE , LONDON . The largest and most comfortable Smoking Eoom in the Citv .

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INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM , 1 WANSTEAD . TO THE GOVERNORS AND SUBSCRIBERS . The favour of your Vote is solicited on behalf of EMMA MILNE , Aged Four , Whose Father was a Master Mariner , and died while in command of the Barque " Quathlamba , " at Natal , in September last , leaving a Widow and Three Children quite unprovided for . The Case is strongly recommended by Messrs . A . L . ELDER & Co ., St . Helen's-place . ,, BARCLAY & FRY , 63 , Queen-street . „ GEO . THOMPSON & Co ,, 24 , Leadenhall-street . „ DUNSTER & WAKEFIELD , 203 , Upper Thames-street . * W . ROBERTSON , Esq ., Lloyds . ? Messrs . P . U . ANDERSON ** * - Co ., Medland-street , Ratcliff . * Messrs . J . T . RENNIE , SON , & Co ., 6 , East India-avenue . * G EORGE KENNING Upper Sydenham , S . E . * Proxies will be thankfully received by the last four named , also by the Widow , MRS . MILNE , 24 , Adair-road , North Kensington .

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ALFREDBECKETT, Son of the lato Mr . "VV . BECKETT , UNDEK TAKER , 712 , HOLLOWAY ROAD , OPPOSITE THB MIDLAND STATION . Not connected with any other firm trading in the same name . The Cheapest and Best Funeral Furnisher in London . Orders by Telegram receive immediate attention . DISTANCE KO OBJECT .

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-.. _ BICYCLE ( SAFETY ) FOR SALE , Beeston Humber make ; ball bearings throughout ; plated parts ; geared to 54-in . ; perfect condition ; nearly new ; £ _ . Sent on approval . May be seen and tried at HEAD GARDENER ' S , 252 a , Gray ' s-inn-road , London , W . C

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ADVERTISEMENT SCALE OP " £ be freemason . " PES IHSEBTIOK . SINGLE COLUMN per inch jfo 5 o ONE PAGE 10 o o ONE COLUMN ,. 3 10 o PUBLIC COMPANIES' & PARAGRAPH ADVERTISEMENTS , IS . PER LINE . WANTS , & c ., FOUR LINES , 2 s . 6 d ., and 6 d . PER LINK additional .

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To Correspondents .

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^^^^^^^& giSSS I 3 g ^^^^^ S * gi gDte ^ W ^ wyg * g ^^^ ffff * ii * $ ff I SATURDAY , MAY 4 , 188 9 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

THE LATE BRO . C . J . COOKE—AN APPEAL . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Some 33 years ago I was initiated into Freemasonry by Bro . Charles James Cooke , P . S . G . W . Kent . His widow , Mrs , Mary Cooke , now seeks the benefits of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and I shall be exceedingly obliged if brethren with votes to spare will favour me with them . —1 am , faithfully and fraternally yours , JOHN B . MONCKTON , April 29 . P . G . W .

UNITY CHAPTER , No . 72 . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I shall be obliged if you will kindly allow me to correct "your Reviewer" in your last issue . I did not state that "the Z . of the No . 93 , in 1 793 , was Z . in 1796 , of No . 72 , " as a reference to my letter of the 20 th instant

will prove . Kobt . Sutcliffe was first Z of No . 93 , in 1893 , and Wm . Hodgson first Z of No . 72 in 1796 . The only seniority I care to claim for Fidelity , 93 , is that of age in Masonic work ( which Bro . Mason does not dispute ) , the numbers on the rolls of both lodges and chapters being very doubtful indications of seniority and age . May I also point out that the three Principals who opened "Unity" in 1796 , were the first W . M ., S . W ., and J . W .

of "Alfred" Lodge , which was opened in 1 795 , viz ., Wm . Hodgson , John Simpson , and Geo . Ireland . Is it not , therefore , most probable that the chapter was opened in connection with , and for the more immediate accommodation of the brethren of the Alfred Lodge , all the founders of which seceded from " Fidelity" Lodge , in 1 795 , and therefore formed a separate chapter also ?—Yours fraternally , ALFRED SCARTH . April 29 .

Reviews

REVIEWS

NOTES ON THE CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION . By Bro . HENRY SADLER , P . M . and P . Z ., Grand Tyler , and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge of England ; Author of " Masonic Facts and Fictions . " London : George Kenning , 16 , Great Oueen-street , W . C . 1889 .

Bro . Sadler is to be congratulated on the result of his second essay in Masonic authorship . His present workthe contents of which originally appeared in these columns —was written for the purpose of demonstrating a particular point , and we think it will be pretty generally conceded that he has accomplished this purpose . Some time ago , he was asked for information about the ceremony of

installation by a well-known brother in the North of England , who was dissatisfied with the manner in which that ceremony was performed by some of the lodges in the neighbourhood . Bro . Sadler is of opinion that the introduction of a preliminary stage into the installation ceremony , to which this well-known brother—Bro . Sillitoe , of Manchester—had taken strong exception , is an innovation of recent times ;

that its adoption is tantamount to the creation of a new Degree over and above those sanctioned by the Articles of Union , and that every attempt to graft it upon out ritual should be resisted . In order to demonstrate the justice of this opinion , he first recites the description given in the first or 1723 Edition of the Book of Constitutions , " of the

manner of constituting a new lodge and investing the officers ' according to the ancient usages of Masons , '" and then introduces us to the "Special Lodge of Promulgation , " which was warranted by the so-called " Modern " Grand Lodge on the 26 th October , 1809 , at a t ' when a strong desire existed on the part of the rival "Ancient" and " Modern " Masons to effect a union of the two Societies !