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MEMORY . —The LOISETTIAN SCHOOL of PHYSIOLOGICAL MEMORY , the instantaneous art of never forgetting , uses none of the " localities , " " keys , " " pegs , " " links , " or " associations , " of mnemonics . Prospectus post free , giving opinions from actual study of the system of Mr . RICHARD A . PROCTOR , Dr . ANDREW WILSON , and others . Any book learned in one reading . Day and evening classes in " Never Forgetting " and for cure of" Mind-Wandering . " Taught thoroughly by post . —Professor Loisette , 37 , New Oxford-street ( opposite Mudie ' s library ) .
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AGENCY . —Bro . J . Muhsam , of Lodz , Russian Poland , Coal and Commission Agent , desires AGENCIES of any kind for this place and district . He can produce first class references . Is a member of the St . John's Lodge , Victorious Truth , of Glenvitz , Upper Silesia . Communications to be addressed , care of Freemason Office , 16 , Great Queen-street , London , VV . C .
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( EfrucattoitaL DULWICH HOUSE SCHOOL , VICTORIA ROAD , UPPER NORWOOD , S . E . ( Within seven minutes' of the Crystal Palace ) . PRINCIPAL : Mr . J . K . BARNES , LONDON UNIVERSITV . ( Late Upper Fifth-Form Master , Bedford Modern School , Harpur Foundation . ) RESIDENT STAFF : Classics : Mr . VV . P . EVANS , M . A . ( 2 nd Class Classical Tripos , 1877 . ) ( Late Foundation Scholar , Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . ) English Language and Literature : The PRINCIPAL . Mathematics and Science : P . Z . ROUND , B . A . ( Mathematical Tripos , 1 SS 2 . ) ( Late Scholar St . Katharine's College , Cambridge . ) Modern Languages : The PRINCIPAL . VISITING STAFF : Modern Languages : Monsieur EUGENE FASNACHT . ( Late Senior Modern Language Master , Bedford Modern School . Editor of Macmillan's Foreign Classics . ) Science : Rev . j . G . WOOD , M . A ., Y . L . S ., and Prof . C . P . MORRIS , Geology and Phys . Geoff . ; and such other qualified and experienced Masters as the requirements of thc Pupils may demand . References kindly permitted to Rev . R . B . Poole , B . D ., Bed . Mod . School , Bedford . Alex . Waugh Young , M . A ., Tcttenhall College , Staffordshire . . G . M . Hicks , M . A ., s , South-row , Blackheath , S . E . E . F . Ashworth Briggs , M . A ., L . L . M ., 15 , New Street , Daventry . Rev . A . Lloyd , M . A ., Norton Rectory , Bury St . Edmunds . C . L . Peel , Esq ., C . B .. Woodcraft , Cuckficld , Sussex . Major Ed . Green , St . Mary's . Bedford . 1 . D . Rodger , Esq ., College Lawn , Cheltenham . C . P . Mason , B . A ., F . C . P ., Dukesell , Streatham Hill , S . E .
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ALL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS . BRADFORD CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE , 41 , SUNBRIDGE ROAD , BRADFORD . The DAY and EVENING CLASSES are NOW OPEN . Candidates arc thoroughly prepared for thc Indian , Class 1 . and H ., Clerkships , Koyal Irish Constabulary Cadctships , Excise , Customs , Lady Clerkships ( age 18 to 20 ) , Naval Engineer Studentships , & c . Preparations also for the Army , Navy , thc University , Theological , Preliminary Medical , Legal , Pharmaceutical , and other Examinations . Pupils very highly successful , obtaining 1 st , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th . Gth , 10 th places on the lists . Success certain . Backward and delicate pupils receive special attention . Special Class for Ladies preparing for Clerkships in the Post-Office , commencing salary £ 65 . Boarders received ; terms moderate . Parents and Guardians should consult Mr . PIERCE , the Principal , respecting Government Appointments . Prospectuses post free . For further particulars apply to the S ECRETARY . N . B . —Candidates rapidly prepared by Correspondence . Obtained thc highest percentage of passes throughout the United Kingdom . Passed upwards of 900 pupils . TWO ARTICLED PUPILS required . Age , 16 to 21 . Premium required , 80 to 100 guineas . Salary first year , £ 40 with board , & c , or £ &> without board , & c . Thorough training ; will be prepared for any branch of the Civil Service . For further particulars apply to Mr . _ W . G . PTKBI-B Civil Sirvim Institute . Bradford . Yorkshire . — .. — —
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» . — . » w— , ~ , ESTABLISHED i 8 j « . BIRKBECK BANK . —Current accounts opened according to the usual practice of other Bankers , and Interest allowed on the minimum monthly balances when not drawn below £ il . No commission charged for keeping Accounts , excepting under exceptional circumstances . The Bank also receives money on Deposit at Three per cent . Interest , repayable on demand . The Bank also receives money on Deposit at Three-and-a-half per cent . Interest , repayable on demand . The Bank undertakes for Us customers , free ot charge , thc custody of Deeds , Writings , and other Securities and Valuables ! the collection of Bills of Exchange , Dividends , and Coupons j and tbe purchase and sale of Stocks and Shares . Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued . A Pamphlet , with full particulars , on application . FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT , Manager Southampton Buildings , Chancery Lane . THE BIRKBECK BUILDING SOCIETY'S ANNUAL RECEIPTS EXCEED FIVE MILLIONS . HOW TO PURCHASE A HOUSE FOR TWO GUINEAS PER MONTH , with immediate Possession and No Rent to par . Apply at the Office of the BIRKBICX B UILDING SOCIITT . HOW TO PURCHASE A PLOT OF LAND FOR FIVE n SHILLINGS PER MONTH , with Immediate Possession , either for Building or Gardening Purposes . Apply at the Office of tlie BIRKBICK F RSIHOLD LAND SUCIITY . A Pamphlet , with full particulars , on application . FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT Manager ; Southampton Buildings . Chancery Lane ;
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WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT . —SPECTACLES scientifically adapted to remedy impaired vision by Bro . ACKLAND , Surgeon , dally , at Home and Thornthwaite's , Opticians to the Queen , « i 6 , Swaml , London , W . C . Send six stamps for " Ackland ' s hints on Spectacles , " which contains valuable suggcslors to sufferers from imperfect sight ,
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T ^ HE LATE DUKE OF ALBANY . CABINET PHOTO IN GROUP , WITH LORD AND LADY BROOKE . The last full-length Portrait of his Royal Highness in private costume . Taken immediately after the installation ceremony of LORD BROOKE , M . P ., to the Essex Prov . Grand Master ' s Chair by his Royal Highness . Cabinets , is . id . ; Panel Portraits , 3 s ., post free . ELLIOTT & Co ., 3 6 , IEWIN STREET , E . C .
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BRO . ROBERT RAYNHAM , ORPHEUS LODGE , NO . 1706 , PROFESSOR OF SINGING AND ITALIAN , Is open to accept Engagements , and provide VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARTISTES FOR MASONIC BANQUETS . CONSECRATIONS , INSTALLATIONS , & c . Address . —St . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL , E . C .
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SEVENTY-EIGHT Song-s , Dances , Original RECITATIONS , & c , with full Pianoforte Accompaniment . Nearly all these Songs are original , and very suitable for Alasonic Banquets . Positively the Cheapest Collection of Music in the World . Cd . or Sd . post free . JOHN GUEST , 2 G , Ivy Lane , Newgate-street , E . G .
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lyr ASONIC LECTURE . " KNOBS AND EXCRESENCES . " BRO . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., Is open to accept invitations for the delivery of this Lecture in M ETROPOLITAN or P ROVINCIAL L ODGES , or LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . No Lecture Fee ; travelling expenses only accepted . Address , Clapham , S . W .
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SPECIALLY INTERESTING TO FREEMASONS . GEORGF . MACKEY , 49 A ., Union Passage , Birmingham , at thc request of many Alasons , has now published his most remarkable Masonic Illumination . Thc size of thc original is 48 b y 3 G inches , and is probably one of thc most beautiful Specimens of Pen and Ink Etching ever produced . Detailed particulars sent on receipt of stamped directed envelope . Copyright Photographs , Cabinet size 2 s . Ditto ditto 15 by 12 inch 5 s . Thc ori g inal can bc seen at any time at above address ; also a choice and large collection of all varieties of Fine Art property , China , Weapons , Old Plate , Antique Jewellery , Ivory Carvings , Old Carved Oak and other Furniture , and Bric-a-brac of every description .
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AN APPEAL TO THE CRAFT . The son of a late Military Officer , a Craft Mason ( who by an accident has been made lame ) , at . present Mastcr of a Classical School which does not support him , appeals to merchants and others of thc Craft for help in obtaining a situation as Bookkeeper , Ledger Clerk , or Cashier . Age about 40 . Highest references and security . —Address , Dominus , Ccfn House , Fairford , Gloucester .
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AS Messenger or Private Servant . — A young Brother , 2 S , wants EMPLOYMENT . — Address , K . A ., Freemason Ollice , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
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LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . EASTER EXCURSIONS . CHEAP EXCURSIONS will be run from LONDON as under , on THURSDAY , April loth : — ABC a . m . a . m a . m . Euston Station 12 . i \^ - S . 50 11 . 30 p . m . Of C Broad Street 10 . 55 ' 5 <* 8 . 20 10 . 40 K $ afis Road ) ... } «¦* ¦*! H » »•« Vl ( L . B . & S . C . Ry . ) [ « Q . t 4 /? 8 . 25 , 0 . 20 A—For LANCASTER , MORECAMBE , Carnforth , CARLISLE , W / NDERMERE , Kendal , Penrith , Keswick , Cockermouth , Ulverston , Barrow , Furness Abbey , Grange , Coinston Lake , Whitehaven , Workington , for 6 days . B—For Holyhead , Bangor , Blacnau , Festiniog , Carnarvon , Conway , Llandudno Junction , Abergele and Pensarn , Corwen , Denbigh , Holywell , Rhyl , Ruthin , Birkenhead , Chester , Northwich , Blackburn , Blackpool ( Talbot Road ) , Bolton , Preston , Southport , Wigan , Crewe , Nantwich , Whitchurch , Craven Arms , Hereford , Leominster , Ludlow , Llanidloes , Llandrindod ( Wells ) , Montgomery , Newtown , Minsterley , Oswestry , Welchpool , Newport ( Salop ) , Shrewsbury , Wellington , Stafford , Macclesfield , Bollington , Marple , Longport , Stoke , and Stone , for 6 days . C—For Allerton , Ashton , Batley , Dewsbury , Ditton , Huddersfield , Bradford , Halifax , Leeds , LIVERPOOL , MANCHESTER , Oldham , Runcorn , Staleybridge | Stockport , Warrington , Widnes , Buxton , Chapcl-en-Ie-Frith , Burton , Derby , Lichfield , Tamworth , Leicester , Nuneaton , Rugby , Coventry , Kenilworth , Leamington , BIRMINGHAM , Dudley , Dudley Port , South Staffordshire Stations , Stour Valley Stations , Wallsall , Wednesbury , WOLVERHAMPTON , for 6 days . For Fares and full particulars as to times of return , see Bills , which can be obtained at any of the Railway Stations , the various Parcels Receiving Offices , and at Gaze ' s Tourist Office , 142 , Strand . r . . r . . ,. : F'NDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , March , 1 S 84 .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
Owing to pressure upon our columns the review of the monthl y magazines stands over until next issue . 1 he following communications have been received , but are not inserted in this issue owing to want of space : —
CRAFT LODGES . —Foundation , S 2 ; Adams , 15 S ; [ Duke of lidinburgh , 1250 ; Liverpool Dramatic , 1 G 00 : St . George , 1723 ; I'arringdon ( Without ) , 1745 . ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER . —Caledonian , 204 . MARK LODGB . —Holmesdale , 129 . ) ROSE CROIX CHAPTERS . —St . Peter , 31 ; St . Margaret , 92 .
HOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Jewish Chronicle , " " Citizen , " * ' Citv Press , " " Hull Packet , " " Ilroad Arrow , " " Philadelphia Record , " " IJI Perscvcrancia " " Court Circular , " " l _ a Cliainc crUnion , " " Proceeding of tlie Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Louisiana , 1 SS 4 , " " The Tiicyclins Journal , " " Montreal Daily Star , " " New York Dispatch , " " Kevstone . "
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SATURDAY , APRIL 5 , 1884 . « . ^^^^^^^
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinlonsexpressed hy ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . !
A SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER—AN APPEAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It is a great pity that Bro . Gould , in his letter to you on the above subject last week , did not give his address , for many brethren would surely be glad to hand over their voting papers to him for Minnie Woodward if only they knew where to send them . He should also , 1 think , have asked for the voting papers of other institutions .
which he could then exchange in favour of Bro . Woodward ' s daughter , No doubt every military member of the Craft who has votes will gladl y support this casecertainly they ought to—for ( as Bro . Gould says ) the orphans of soldiers are to a great extent without the pale of provincial assistance . —Yours fraternally , Bcnsington , Oxfordshire , G . SHANKS , 31 st March , 1 SS 4 . K . M ., Major .
THE BIBLE AND THE DUTCH FLAGON . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Absence from home for a fortnight prevented my seeing thc Freemason ol thc 22 nd ult ., and the letter therein under thc above heading signed " R . W . Hollon . " If the reckless and untruthful statements made in that letter had been published merely in York , they would have been beneath my notice , for nrobablv no Mason in Vnrk
possesses less weight as an authority than its writer . Outsiders , however , may bc deluded by the impudence of the attack into the belief that the assertions of " K . W . Hollon " are founded on fact . The Bible was never on sale , at any rate not for thc last 50 years , during which period it reposed on the shelves of its private owners , thc last of whom , Mr . Carter , of
Stonegate , matte a present of it to thc Eboracum Lodge when that body was founded in 1 S 76 . " R . W . Hollon " never knew of the existence of this Bible until it was the property of Lodge 1611 , and he was then very anxious to secure it , and himself urged me to get it handed over to the York Lodge , 23 C , which 1 declined to do . The only lodge meeting at Howard ' s in York in 17 G 1 was the Grand Lodge .
I he Flagon is not of Bavarian origin , as any one with an atom of archaeological or philosophical knowledge could tell at a glance . It is , as I stated , Dutch . It was never offered for sale in Hull , except to thc York dealer who bought it and brought it here , and from whom I purchased it . " R . W . Hollon " never saw the Flagon until it was the property of the Eboracum Lodge , of which he was then a member , and he subscribed to thc fund raised for the purchase of this curious relic—a singular illustration of his non-bchef in its authenticity . —Yours fraternally , York , March 31 st . T . B . WHYTEHEAD .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
313 ] HARLEIAN MS . 1942 . . I see Bro . Gould mentions the date I alHxcd to this MS . in my preface to Bro . Hughan ' s "Old Charges . " That was " Circa 1660 . " I used the word " Circa " purposely , to give myself a " margin . " When , many years ago , Mr . Wallbran and I spent some pleasant hours in studvinc side hv
side 19 . J 2 and 2054 Harleian , he felt , as I did , that it was most difficult to settle the date , and , above all , on " internal evidence . " Both the MSS . are " transcripts " from older ones , and though we may approximately find a date for the Chester MS ., it is very difficult to give a date to
1942 , for many reasons . lhe " archaisms" of both are clearly anterior to 1670 , and Mr . Wallbran then pointed out many words in 1942 which seemed to him of as early a use as many in 2054 , if not earlier . But , at the same time , he was of opinion that , as the balance of probability was in favour of the 2054 being the earliest of the two , it might be assumed to be of date 1 O 25 . He also had formed an opinion , to which I acceded , that thc Harleian 2054 was
a copy or uowland ' s , but modernized by some one , perhaps Randle Holmes . I am not so sure to-day , after longer study , that I take that view , though there are peculiar similarities . It also seems to mc that my method of settling the age of the MSS , some years ago is open
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MEMORY . —The LOISETTIAN SCHOOL of PHYSIOLOGICAL MEMORY , the instantaneous art of never forgetting , uses none of the " localities , " " keys , " " pegs , " " links , " or " associations , " of mnemonics . Prospectus post free , giving opinions from actual study of the system of Mr . RICHARD A . PROCTOR , Dr . ANDREW WILSON , and others . Any book learned in one reading . Day and evening classes in " Never Forgetting " and for cure of" Mind-Wandering . " Taught thoroughly by post . —Professor Loisette , 37 , New Oxford-street ( opposite Mudie ' s library ) .
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AGENCY . —Bro . J . Muhsam , of Lodz , Russian Poland , Coal and Commission Agent , desires AGENCIES of any kind for this place and district . He can produce first class references . Is a member of the St . John's Lodge , Victorious Truth , of Glenvitz , Upper Silesia . Communications to be addressed , care of Freemason Office , 16 , Great Queen-street , London , VV . C .
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( EfrucattoitaL DULWICH HOUSE SCHOOL , VICTORIA ROAD , UPPER NORWOOD , S . E . ( Within seven minutes' of the Crystal Palace ) . PRINCIPAL : Mr . J . K . BARNES , LONDON UNIVERSITV . ( Late Upper Fifth-Form Master , Bedford Modern School , Harpur Foundation . ) RESIDENT STAFF : Classics : Mr . VV . P . EVANS , M . A . ( 2 nd Class Classical Tripos , 1877 . ) ( Late Foundation Scholar , Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . ) English Language and Literature : The PRINCIPAL . Mathematics and Science : P . Z . ROUND , B . A . ( Mathematical Tripos , 1 SS 2 . ) ( Late Scholar St . Katharine's College , Cambridge . ) Modern Languages : The PRINCIPAL . VISITING STAFF : Modern Languages : Monsieur EUGENE FASNACHT . ( Late Senior Modern Language Master , Bedford Modern School . Editor of Macmillan's Foreign Classics . ) Science : Rev . j . G . WOOD , M . A ., Y . L . S ., and Prof . C . P . MORRIS , Geology and Phys . Geoff . ; and such other qualified and experienced Masters as the requirements of thc Pupils may demand . References kindly permitted to Rev . R . B . Poole , B . D ., Bed . Mod . School , Bedford . Alex . Waugh Young , M . A ., Tcttenhall College , Staffordshire . . G . M . Hicks , M . A ., s , South-row , Blackheath , S . E . E . F . Ashworth Briggs , M . A ., L . L . M ., 15 , New Street , Daventry . Rev . A . Lloyd , M . A ., Norton Rectory , Bury St . Edmunds . C . L . Peel , Esq ., C . B .. Woodcraft , Cuckficld , Sussex . Major Ed . Green , St . Mary's . Bedford . 1 . D . Rodger , Esq ., College Lawn , Cheltenham . C . P . Mason , B . A ., F . C . P ., Dukesell , Streatham Hill , S . E .
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ALL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS . BRADFORD CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE , 41 , SUNBRIDGE ROAD , BRADFORD . The DAY and EVENING CLASSES are NOW OPEN . Candidates arc thoroughly prepared for thc Indian , Class 1 . and H ., Clerkships , Koyal Irish Constabulary Cadctships , Excise , Customs , Lady Clerkships ( age 18 to 20 ) , Naval Engineer Studentships , & c . Preparations also for the Army , Navy , thc University , Theological , Preliminary Medical , Legal , Pharmaceutical , and other Examinations . Pupils very highly successful , obtaining 1 st , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th . Gth , 10 th places on the lists . Success certain . Backward and delicate pupils receive special attention . Special Class for Ladies preparing for Clerkships in the Post-Office , commencing salary £ 65 . Boarders received ; terms moderate . Parents and Guardians should consult Mr . PIERCE , the Principal , respecting Government Appointments . Prospectuses post free . For further particulars apply to the S ECRETARY . N . B . —Candidates rapidly prepared by Correspondence . Obtained thc highest percentage of passes throughout the United Kingdom . Passed upwards of 900 pupils . TWO ARTICLED PUPILS required . Age , 16 to 21 . Premium required , 80 to 100 guineas . Salary first year , £ 40 with board , & c , or £ &> without board , & c . Thorough training ; will be prepared for any branch of the Civil Service . For further particulars apply to Mr . _ W . G . PTKBI-B Civil Sirvim Institute . Bradford . Yorkshire . — .. — —
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» . — . » w— , ~ , ESTABLISHED i 8 j « . BIRKBECK BANK . —Current accounts opened according to the usual practice of other Bankers , and Interest allowed on the minimum monthly balances when not drawn below £ il . No commission charged for keeping Accounts , excepting under exceptional circumstances . The Bank also receives money on Deposit at Three per cent . Interest , repayable on demand . The Bank also receives money on Deposit at Three-and-a-half per cent . Interest , repayable on demand . The Bank undertakes for Us customers , free ot charge , thc custody of Deeds , Writings , and other Securities and Valuables ! the collection of Bills of Exchange , Dividends , and Coupons j and tbe purchase and sale of Stocks and Shares . Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued . A Pamphlet , with full particulars , on application . FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT , Manager Southampton Buildings , Chancery Lane . THE BIRKBECK BUILDING SOCIETY'S ANNUAL RECEIPTS EXCEED FIVE MILLIONS . HOW TO PURCHASE A HOUSE FOR TWO GUINEAS PER MONTH , with immediate Possession and No Rent to par . Apply at the Office of the BIRKBICX B UILDING SOCIITT . HOW TO PURCHASE A PLOT OF LAND FOR FIVE n SHILLINGS PER MONTH , with Immediate Possession , either for Building or Gardening Purposes . Apply at the Office of tlie BIRKBICK F RSIHOLD LAND SUCIITY . A Pamphlet , with full particulars , on application . FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT Manager ; Southampton Buildings . Chancery Lane ;
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WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT . —SPECTACLES scientifically adapted to remedy impaired vision by Bro . ACKLAND , Surgeon , dally , at Home and Thornthwaite's , Opticians to the Queen , « i 6 , Swaml , London , W . C . Send six stamps for " Ackland ' s hints on Spectacles , " which contains valuable suggcslors to sufferers from imperfect sight ,
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T ^ HE LATE DUKE OF ALBANY . CABINET PHOTO IN GROUP , WITH LORD AND LADY BROOKE . The last full-length Portrait of his Royal Highness in private costume . Taken immediately after the installation ceremony of LORD BROOKE , M . P ., to the Essex Prov . Grand Master ' s Chair by his Royal Highness . Cabinets , is . id . ; Panel Portraits , 3 s ., post free . ELLIOTT & Co ., 3 6 , IEWIN STREET , E . C .
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BRO . ROBERT RAYNHAM , ORPHEUS LODGE , NO . 1706 , PROFESSOR OF SINGING AND ITALIAN , Is open to accept Engagements , and provide VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARTISTES FOR MASONIC BANQUETS . CONSECRATIONS , INSTALLATIONS , & c . Address . —St . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL , E . C .
Ad00706
SEVENTY-EIGHT Song-s , Dances , Original RECITATIONS , & c , with full Pianoforte Accompaniment . Nearly all these Songs are original , and very suitable for Alasonic Banquets . Positively the Cheapest Collection of Music in the World . Cd . or Sd . post free . JOHN GUEST , 2 G , Ivy Lane , Newgate-street , E . G .
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lyr ASONIC LECTURE . " KNOBS AND EXCRESENCES . " BRO . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., Is open to accept invitations for the delivery of this Lecture in M ETROPOLITAN or P ROVINCIAL L ODGES , or LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . No Lecture Fee ; travelling expenses only accepted . Address , Clapham , S . W .
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SPECIALLY INTERESTING TO FREEMASONS . GEORGF . MACKEY , 49 A ., Union Passage , Birmingham , at thc request of many Alasons , has now published his most remarkable Masonic Illumination . Thc size of thc original is 48 b y 3 G inches , and is probably one of thc most beautiful Specimens of Pen and Ink Etching ever produced . Detailed particulars sent on receipt of stamped directed envelope . Copyright Photographs , Cabinet size 2 s . Ditto ditto 15 by 12 inch 5 s . Thc ori g inal can bc seen at any time at above address ; also a choice and large collection of all varieties of Fine Art property , China , Weapons , Old Plate , Antique Jewellery , Ivory Carvings , Old Carved Oak and other Furniture , and Bric-a-brac of every description .
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AN APPEAL TO THE CRAFT . The son of a late Military Officer , a Craft Mason ( who by an accident has been made lame ) , at . present Mastcr of a Classical School which does not support him , appeals to merchants and others of thc Craft for help in obtaining a situation as Bookkeeper , Ledger Clerk , or Cashier . Age about 40 . Highest references and security . —Address , Dominus , Ccfn House , Fairford , Gloucester .
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AS Messenger or Private Servant . — A young Brother , 2 S , wants EMPLOYMENT . — Address , K . A ., Freemason Ollice , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
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LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . EASTER EXCURSIONS . CHEAP EXCURSIONS will be run from LONDON as under , on THURSDAY , April loth : — ABC a . m . a . m a . m . Euston Station 12 . i \^ - S . 50 11 . 30 p . m . Of C Broad Street 10 . 55 ' 5 <* 8 . 20 10 . 40 K $ afis Road ) ... } «¦* ¦*! H » »•« Vl ( L . B . & S . C . Ry . ) [ « Q . t 4 /? 8 . 25 , 0 . 20 A—For LANCASTER , MORECAMBE , Carnforth , CARLISLE , W / NDERMERE , Kendal , Penrith , Keswick , Cockermouth , Ulverston , Barrow , Furness Abbey , Grange , Coinston Lake , Whitehaven , Workington , for 6 days . B—For Holyhead , Bangor , Blacnau , Festiniog , Carnarvon , Conway , Llandudno Junction , Abergele and Pensarn , Corwen , Denbigh , Holywell , Rhyl , Ruthin , Birkenhead , Chester , Northwich , Blackburn , Blackpool ( Talbot Road ) , Bolton , Preston , Southport , Wigan , Crewe , Nantwich , Whitchurch , Craven Arms , Hereford , Leominster , Ludlow , Llanidloes , Llandrindod ( Wells ) , Montgomery , Newtown , Minsterley , Oswestry , Welchpool , Newport ( Salop ) , Shrewsbury , Wellington , Stafford , Macclesfield , Bollington , Marple , Longport , Stoke , and Stone , for 6 days . C—For Allerton , Ashton , Batley , Dewsbury , Ditton , Huddersfield , Bradford , Halifax , Leeds , LIVERPOOL , MANCHESTER , Oldham , Runcorn , Staleybridge | Stockport , Warrington , Widnes , Buxton , Chapcl-en-Ie-Frith , Burton , Derby , Lichfield , Tamworth , Leicester , Nuneaton , Rugby , Coventry , Kenilworth , Leamington , BIRMINGHAM , Dudley , Dudley Port , South Staffordshire Stations , Stour Valley Stations , Wallsall , Wednesbury , WOLVERHAMPTON , for 6 days . For Fares and full particulars as to times of return , see Bills , which can be obtained at any of the Railway Stations , the various Parcels Receiving Offices , and at Gaze ' s Tourist Office , 142 , Strand . r . . r . . ,. : F'NDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , March , 1 S 84 .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
Owing to pressure upon our columns the review of the monthl y magazines stands over until next issue . 1 he following communications have been received , but are not inserted in this issue owing to want of space : —
CRAFT LODGES . —Foundation , S 2 ; Adams , 15 S ; [ Duke of lidinburgh , 1250 ; Liverpool Dramatic , 1 G 00 : St . George , 1723 ; I'arringdon ( Without ) , 1745 . ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER . —Caledonian , 204 . MARK LODGB . —Holmesdale , 129 . ) ROSE CROIX CHAPTERS . —St . Peter , 31 ; St . Margaret , 92 .
HOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Jewish Chronicle , " " Citizen , " * ' Citv Press , " " Hull Packet , " " Ilroad Arrow , " " Philadelphia Record , " " IJI Perscvcrancia " " Court Circular , " " l _ a Cliainc crUnion , " " Proceeding of tlie Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Louisiana , 1 SS 4 , " " The Tiicyclins Journal , " " Montreal Daily Star , " " New York Dispatch , " " Kevstone . "
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SATURDAY , APRIL 5 , 1884 . « . ^^^^^^^
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinlonsexpressed hy ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . !
A SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER—AN APPEAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It is a great pity that Bro . Gould , in his letter to you on the above subject last week , did not give his address , for many brethren would surely be glad to hand over their voting papers to him for Minnie Woodward if only they knew where to send them . He should also , 1 think , have asked for the voting papers of other institutions .
which he could then exchange in favour of Bro . Woodward ' s daughter , No doubt every military member of the Craft who has votes will gladl y support this casecertainly they ought to—for ( as Bro . Gould says ) the orphans of soldiers are to a great extent without the pale of provincial assistance . —Yours fraternally , Bcnsington , Oxfordshire , G . SHANKS , 31 st March , 1 SS 4 . K . M ., Major .
THE BIBLE AND THE DUTCH FLAGON . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Absence from home for a fortnight prevented my seeing thc Freemason ol thc 22 nd ult ., and the letter therein under thc above heading signed " R . W . Hollon . " If the reckless and untruthful statements made in that letter had been published merely in York , they would have been beneath my notice , for nrobablv no Mason in Vnrk
possesses less weight as an authority than its writer . Outsiders , however , may bc deluded by the impudence of the attack into the belief that the assertions of " K . W . Hollon " are founded on fact . The Bible was never on sale , at any rate not for thc last 50 years , during which period it reposed on the shelves of its private owners , thc last of whom , Mr . Carter , of
Stonegate , matte a present of it to thc Eboracum Lodge when that body was founded in 1 S 76 . " R . W . Hollon " never knew of the existence of this Bible until it was the property of Lodge 1611 , and he was then very anxious to secure it , and himself urged me to get it handed over to the York Lodge , 23 C , which 1 declined to do . The only lodge meeting at Howard ' s in York in 17 G 1 was the Grand Lodge .
I he Flagon is not of Bavarian origin , as any one with an atom of archaeological or philosophical knowledge could tell at a glance . It is , as I stated , Dutch . It was never offered for sale in Hull , except to thc York dealer who bought it and brought it here , and from whom I purchased it . " R . W . Hollon " never saw the Flagon until it was the property of the Eboracum Lodge , of which he was then a member , and he subscribed to thc fund raised for the purchase of this curious relic—a singular illustration of his non-bchef in its authenticity . —Yours fraternally , York , March 31 st . T . B . WHYTEHEAD .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
313 ] HARLEIAN MS . 1942 . . I see Bro . Gould mentions the date I alHxcd to this MS . in my preface to Bro . Hughan ' s "Old Charges . " That was " Circa 1660 . " I used the word " Circa " purposely , to give myself a " margin . " When , many years ago , Mr . Wallbran and I spent some pleasant hours in studvinc side hv
side 19 . J 2 and 2054 Harleian , he felt , as I did , that it was most difficult to settle the date , and , above all , on " internal evidence . " Both the MSS . are " transcripts " from older ones , and though we may approximately find a date for the Chester MS ., it is very difficult to give a date to
1942 , for many reasons . lhe " archaisms" of both are clearly anterior to 1670 , and Mr . Wallbran then pointed out many words in 1942 which seemed to him of as early a use as many in 2054 , if not earlier . But , at the same time , he was of opinion that , as the balance of probability was in favour of the 2054 being the earliest of the two , it might be assumed to be of date 1 O 25 . He also had formed an opinion , to which I acceded , that thc Harleian 2054 was
a copy or uowland ' s , but modernized by some one , perhaps Randle Holmes . I am not so sure to-day , after longer study , that I take that view , though there are peculiar similarities . It also seems to mc that my method of settling the age of the MSS , some years ago is open