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rpHE LONDON NECROPOLIS 1 ( BROOKWOOD CEMETERY ) , SURREY . VISITORS . ( Appointed by Parliament ) . THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF MIDDLESEX . THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF SURREY . THE LORD BISHOP OF LONDON . THE LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER . THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON . THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF HER MAJESTY ' S WOODS , FORESTS , & C . BROOKWOOD CEMETERY is the largest and most beautiful in England . Exquisitely planted . A message to the office is all that is required to ensure a funeral being promp tly and completely undertaken . Earth to earth coffins can be used if desired . Pamphlets nratis . Apply—Secretary , 2 , Lancaster-place , Strand . The manner of conducting interments in this Cemetery ( according to the Government Inspector ) is as commendable as the practice of the other companies is the contrary . "—The Times .

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ryo THE GOVERNORS AND 1 SUBSCRIBERS OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . G ENTLEMEN , As a candidate for the post of Medical Officer to the above Institution , I take this opportunity to inform you that the Election will take place at the ensuing meeting of the Ouarterly Court on October 25 th . During the past month I have had the pleasure to publish in the Masonic journals , copies of some of my Testimonials . Should any member of the Quarterly Court desire to see the full account of my professional career I shall be glad to forward same on receipt of request . As a Life-Subscriber to the Institution and a Craftsman , I shall be glad to receive your support ; promising that if elected it will be my greatest endeavour to guard the health of the pupils , and to work in harmony with those who may have the conduct of the Institution . Yours faithfully , R . F . TOMLIN , M . R . C . S . Eng ., & c . Wood Green , N ., Ewell Lodge , No . 1 S 51 . September 10 th , 1889 .

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HTO THE LIFE-GOVERNORS AND A SUBSCRIBERS OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . LADIES AND GENTLEMEN , The appointment of Medical Officer to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys being vacant , I have tbe honour to announce that I am a Candidate for the office . My testimonials , which will be forwarded to the Committee , will show that I am duly qualified and registered , and that I have had considerable experience in the profession . To this may be added that I am resident within three minutes' walk from the Schools , where I have been practising for over two years . Should I have the honour to be elected , you may rely on my doing everything in my power to promote the health of the hoys under my charge . I am , Ladies and Gentlemen , Yours faithfully , 1 , Gladstone-avenue , J . E . H . STEPHENS , Noel Park , Wood Green , L . R . C . P . and S . E ., August 7 th , iSSg . Lodge 967 .

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HEPBURN AND COCKS , ESTABLISHED 1790 . 93 . CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C . ( Two Doors North of Union Bank ) . "EliO , BALLOT , CASH , AND DESPATCH BOX , AND FIRE-PROOF SAFE MANUFACTURERS . Air-Ti ght and Travelling Boxes in stock , and made to order . Offices and Strong Rooms Fitted up with Iron Frames and shelves . Sets of Stands and Boxes made to fit Recesses to Order . Estimates given . Price Lists . * ' # N . B . —STRONG DEED BOXES of the following dimensions forwarded carriage paid pro nett cash—viz . ; 16 in . ° y 12-in . by g \ -m ., 17 s . ( 3 d . ; 14-in . by 10-in . by 8-in ., ' 4 s . Gd . ; and 13-in by g-in by 7-in ., 11 s . 6 d .

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BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . "New Zealand Masonic Journal , " "Keystone , " "Annuaire du Supreme Conseil pour la France et ses Dependences , " "Die Bauhutte , " " Liberal Freemason " ( Boston ) , " Proceedings of the Grand Commandery K . T ., Pennsylvania , " and " Masonic Chronicle" ( Columbus , Ohio ) .

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Hfer £% r ^& W & w ? h ^ vk 7 x- . / TT ^^ N'Vfwwl SATURDAY , OCTOBER 5 , 1889 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The Grand Committee of the Grand Lodge of Scotland met on the 23 rd ult ., in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh , and appointed a Sub-Committee of seven to consider the applications for the office of Grand Cashier , with instructions to reduce the number ( 25 ) to a leet of seven .

and report ten days previous to meeting of Grand Committee in October . The other business included nominations of names for the various offices in Grand Lodge for 1890 . Sir Archibald C . Campbell of Blythsvvood , Bart ., was again nominated for the office of Most Worshipful Grand Master .

On the 25 th ult , the Freemasons of the Retford district had an interesting gathering on the borders of the Dukeries at Haughton , formerly the ancestral home of the Earls of Clare . In the ancient ruins of the chapel a lodge was opened by special dispensation

granted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire . The architectural features of the building were explained , and its history traced ; and the members also visited the site of the Old Hall on the banks

of the river Main . The party were favoured with most brilliant weather , and the outing , which had been arranged by Bro . G . Marshall , P . M ., in commemoration of Provincial Grand honours , was of a most enjoyable character .

A correspondent sends us the following conundrum : " Does the P . M . of a lodge working in Australia under the S . C ., and who was the first W . M . of that lodge , and who has taken the Degree of Installed Master in a Board of Installed Masters , E . C , require to serve a year

as Warden before he can be elected W . M . of an English lodge r " Our first impulse was toaskthe Grand Secretary to solve the little difficulty officially , but before doing so we will give the Craft at large an opportunity

of exercising their knowledge of Masonic jurisprudence . We cannot offer a prize for the solution , but the name of the brother shall be duly published in the columns of the Freemason .

Bro . Terry was absent from " Sweet Lavender " on Wednesday evening in consequence of an engagement to appear at the Church Congress now assembled at Cardiff . The respected Grand Treasurer had been

invited to contribute a paper on " Popular Amusements in relation to the Christian Life , " and those who best know Bro . Terry will not be surprised to hear that

he treated the subject in that sober and serious vein which is characteristic of all he does when not engaged In amusing , in his own inimitable way , the great British public .

A full house greeted the popular comedian , and his reception by such a body as the Church Congress is not only an evidence of the vast change that has taken place in the relationship of Church and Stage , but a flattering tribute to Bro . Terry personally .

* * * A morning paper says there was such a rush to see Bro . Terry that the Colonial Hall was besieged like a theatre on Boxing Night , and the doors were closed against hundreds , ladies outside , as in , largely

predominating . An overflow meeting , held in the neighbourhood , was just as crowded as the other , and Bro . Terry went there and read his paper a second time . The appearance of the popular comedian amongst the bishops and clergy has , in short , been the sensation of the Congress so far .

* * * While the Grand Treasurer has been airing his eloquence before the bishops and clergy , tbe Masonic Historian has been throwing light into the dark crevices of Masonry at St . Mark ' s Hall , Glasgow . Bro . Gould

at the invitation of the Glasgow Chapter , No . 50 , discoursed on Monday evening on the antiquity of the Craft Degrees and their relationshi p to the Royal Arch . Our readers will not need to be told that the dessertation was interesting and profound , and gave the greatest satisfaction to the large gathering present .

Masonic Notes.

Bro . Gould has a Masonic record extending over 30 years , and has been a contributor to the Masonic Press since 1858 ; and his several historical and critical works —notably his great History of Freemasonry—are well known wherever Masonry exists throughout the world .

In 1855 , Bro . Gould , while still a lieutenant in the 30 th Foot , in conjunction with his friends , Sir Charles Warren and Major Irwin , resuscitated the Inhabitants '

Lodge of Gibraltar , and was W . M . after its revival . He has since been W . M . of six lodges and P . Z . of three chapters in different parts of the world .

While on military service in the North China Campaign of i 860 he met with General Gordon , at whose earnest solicitation he accepted an important

civil appointment , which necessitated his retirement from active military life ; and , although he was afterwards called to the Bar , he has devoted his life since then principally to Masonic studies and work .

Upwards of 30 applications were received for the post of Surgeon to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and the number has been reduced by preliminary selection to six , viz ., Messrs . Conolly , Fairvveather ,

Porter , Rout , Stephens , and Tomlin . The Committee had a personal interview with each of the above gentlemen on Friday last . The election will take place at the Quarterly General Court to be held on Friday , the 25 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall .

The Eastes Lodge , No . 1965 , had the honour on Saturday last of initiating the famous young traveller , Mr . Herbert Ward , whose adventures in Africa under his still more famous chief , Mr . Stanley , have been so much discussed recently .

Bro . Sudlow preformed the ceremony , and a more able exponent of Masonic ritual could not have been found to do honour to the occasion .

* * * The veteran Bro . the Rev . Dr . Smyth , P . G . C ., will deliver an address on his " Personal Reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny" at the next meeting of Lodge

Prudence , at Leeds , on tbe 12 th inst . The " Festival " being then on , many brethren will no doubt be in Leeds on that day , and they cannot do better than pay a visit to the lodge , where we venture to promise them a hearty welcome .

Bro . Robert Melville , of 3 , New-square , Lincoln s Inn , who has just been appointed to succeed the late Judge Rogers in the Hereford County Court Circuit , No . 27 , is a Master of Arts of Magdalen College ,

Oxford , and was initiated into Masonry in the St . Mary Magdalen Lodge , No . 1523 , in July , 18 79 , since which time he has filled most of the lodge offices , and was W . M . in 1886 . He is also a member of the University

Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1118 , and holds the chair of Second Principal in the current year . He is also a member of the Degree of Mark Master . Bro .

Melville ' s father , who was for many years a Judge on the West Coast of Africa , was also a member of our Order under the Scottish jurisdiction .

"The Freemason."

"THE FREEMASON . "

The following is from Goethe , and translated by Carlyle ; the title is " The Freemason " : — " The Mason ' s ways are . A type of existence , And his persistence Is as the days are Of men in this world .

" The future hides in it Good hap and sorrow ; We press still thorough—Naught that abides in it Daunting us—onward .

" And solemn before us Veiled the dark portal , Goal of all mortal ; Stars silent rest o ' er us , Graves under us silent .

" But heard are the voices , Voice of the sages ; The world and the ages ; Choose well ; your choice is Brief , and yet endless .

" Here eyes do behold you In eternity ' s stillness ; Here is all fulness , Ye brave , to reward you ; Work , and despair not . " P . A . G . S .