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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION 1 * 0 K AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CROYDON . 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 On TUESDAY , Jtst FEBRUARY , I 8 SJ , AT FREEMASONS' TAVEKN , GREAT ( JUEEN SI ., I . oxnox , 1 pon which occasion Liia-i-.-LoLiiM . i . J . A . LLOYD-PI 11 LI PI'S . R . W . Pi « iv . G . M . nil ! Soi-ru WALES ( Western Division ) , has been pleased lo signify his intention of presiding . Brethren are earnestly invited to accept Hie Oflice 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 . lAMI ' . S TERRY , I ' rov . G . S . W . Norths and Hunts , Secretary . . * , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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TOHN HERVEY MEMORIAL J FUN D . V . W . Bio . Sir ¦ "< MIN II . MOM KION , F . S . A ., P . G . D ., President of Board of General Purposes , t Iniirman . Amount acknowledged in Freemaroii of 3 rd December X- " . S' ¦ 1 ' " ' Rl ci . ii-1 ' a 10 , -, IM DKO-MVI r , | SS | . Bro . i :. B . Sutton . P . < ' . (> . . . * - ¦ Rnwlev Chapter , No . 1051 . * . * " Mid-Sussex Lodge , No . 11 | t I I o Bro . John Bevan , Dial . G . Snpt . Wisll . iml . N . Z * - " Provincial Giand Lodge of Oxford-hiic ... 10 in o King Edwin Chapter , No . ' •'• n 110 Cauonbuiy lodge , No . '' 57 J n St . George and Keystone I . oilge , No . , s 3 H <> Hartington Chapter , No . •» 1 •» ¦ - " Bro . Geo . Tidcombe , jun ., P . M . and P . Z . i . > pj 1 1 «• Koyal Kensington Lodge , No . I * * ' . ' / . 1 3 <> Campbell Lodge , No . 1413 . ' - Westminster a . id Kiys ' one l . ud < -c , No . in ... 3 o <> Westminster ami Keystone Chapter , No . 10 .. . ' ' " Noval Claience Lodgo , No . . 71 - ' " Prov , G . Lodge uf l . eicesteisli ' nc and Rutland m in o Briti-h I . odge , . No . S . . .,. n Bro . V .. | . Beale , W . M . No . S • <> ,, A . A . Richards , P . M . No . s 110 ,, | . "T . C . Wiukliel . l , P . M . No . : * 1 1 < . ,, V . Stocklev , P . M . No . * : . 1 10 1 . ,, 'J * . Skewer-Cox , S . D . No . 'i < l' > >> Lodge nf Loyalty and Charity , No . 13 * ¦ "* | 1 1 <• Three Grand Principles Lodge , No . . 111 5 S " 'Iota ! £ > ,: ¦ ; 4 fi lhe . sum ot £ ¦*<>¦•< ha > b ' . 'cn already invested in New lhree Per Cent . Stock iu names of I our Trustees . Remittances on account of the Fund , and all communications connected theiewith , should be sent to the llonuraiy Secretary , BRO . R . R . DAVIS , P . M . : ?< , II . , * . Melvill I . odge , Manur-road , Wallington , Suney . Cheques should be crossed " London and Westminster Bank , account of John Hervey Meinoiial Fund . "

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ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY , MARGATE . ESTABLISHED 17 yi . Till * ONLY ONE INCLUSIVELY FOR SCRUPULOUS POOR . CUE . CREATON , TKHASUKKH . JOHN M . CLABON , ESQ ., HON . SECKETAKV . This Hospital requires aid . An extra libeial diet table is of necessity required on account of thc exhausting nature of this terrible disease . Donors of £ \ o ios ., Annual Subscribers of L 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 . Ofiices -. No . 30 , Charing Cross , W . JOHN THOMAS WALKER , Secretary

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nOYAL POLYTECHNIC . OPEN FOR FOUR WEEKS ONLY . 'The Institution having been sold , it will positively and finally close on the _ ¦ ist January . Until then , a most varied and attractive programme will be presented daily , including ncw Musical , Optical , Magical , and Popular Scientific Entertainments , as well as a rechauffe oi very many of those that have delighted its audiences ' during the last 20 years . . 'The Institution remains open from u to 10 , with a continuous series of Entertainments , and without any extra charges . Distributions of Gifts from the Christinas Tree to every j uvciv . lc visitor , on Wednesday afternoons . Admission is . ; children under ten , Od . Manager , Mi ; . J AMES HOWELL . 1

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TWTASONIC HALL , CROYDON . IIAREWOOD HOUSK , 105 , HIGH STREET . Tin ' s Hall lias every requirement for Masonic ' purposes . It contains a large Organ , blown by hydraulic power , and lias an excellent cellar for Lodges to keep their own wines . The following - Lodges are held there , viz . —Frederick , 452 ; Addiscombe , 155 ( 1 ; Mozart , Kjjp ; Croydon Mark , lyS ; Fiederick Chapter . I ' or terms , & c , address—IOIIX RHODES , P . M .. P . P . G . O . Surrey ; P . P . G . M . O . Middx . and Surrey .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following stand over till next weel ; : — Pomfret , 3 60 . Fortitude , 2 S 1 . Doric , 3 O 2 . 1 obn Hervey , i ; 6 o . ' Obituary of the late Bio . Professor Pray .

UOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . "The Australian Freemason" "The WcO London Advertiser / ' " Boletin Masonica del Grand Orient de Mexico , '' ' * Canadian Craftsman , " "Liverpool Journal of

Commerce , " "Tlie European Mail , " "The Hull Packet , ' * Era , * ' "Der Long Islaemler , " ' * New York Dispatch , '' "The Broad Arrow , " "The Citizen , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " "The Jewish Chronicle , " "The Keystone , " "The Liberal Freemason . " " Cox ' s Monthly Legal Circular . "

TO OUR READERS . 110 . I ' m I . JIA-1 'X is | HiU' -li ' .- 'l i-vcrv l- ' rid . iv iii'irniiir-, I ' - ' ui : j'l ., ami coiil . iin :, thc fulfcrt and latest infiirmatien relatim- tu l- ' re-vanasuiiry incver / . k-a . rec , Subscriptions , inclinling Vostaye : — ,,. , l- ' nitcl Stale ,, I ,,, )! .-, , China , Australia , l-iiitc . l KiiiS'lom . Cma . la . tlie U . 11 I 1 . \ JW zv . alan . l , & c . ncnt , Kf .

13 s . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Ki'inittani ' o in iy h <* made In Stamp-, Im ! Vol Ollice Onler- or i' liU'iue- nre |> rcli . TR-il , llic farmer parable' t » I ' lair-. ar . Kl . NM . ve , tlavl Olln i-, l . cnil-m , U . c I . 111 .. T tr » -, « ed l . oinlmi Ji . int Stock Hank .

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THE FREEMASON , S ATI ! It KAY , J AM'UU 7 , l 88 . \

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

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MASONIC LAW . T . r lire Editor ofthe " Frccnin ^ 'ii . " Diar Sii and lliolhcr , — In ) -uur last , " Ubsiivci ' * gives ) ii , iiitcipielali"ii of certain points of Masonic Law * and solicit- , opinions llu-runn , Two of his point , seem to invite remark .-. The

first , "lhat the icsignation of . 1 member must be accepted although his subscriptions aic in arrear . " In this I would remark that it seems loo sweeping , as I Ihink the bye-law .- , of most lodges provide for the mode of icsignation , audi mode geneially involving payment of all arrears . The second , " That the Secretary of the lodge

can also be a Deacon , and that the I . P . M . can be Treasurer or Secrctaiy . " Remark . Why a Secretary may bea Deacon lather than any oilier officer does not heie appear . The Book of Constitution-, after enumerating the Master Wardens , Deacons , , cc ., a > officers of n lodge , says , " there

must also be a Trcasuicr and Secretary , " flic word " also " seems to lead to the conclusion that the Treasurer and Secretary are intended to be individuals clLlinct from those before named . It is , 1 know , not an unusual practice to consider thst a brother can only hold one appointment from the W . M ., but that the office of Treasurer being on

the election of the lodgo may be held by any other ofiiccr , even by the W . M . himself . I can , however , lind no distinct authority for this view in the Book of Constitution ::, though it ccitainly seems a not unicasotiablo one , and should like to know the opinion of others . —Yours truly , P . P . G . Ri-.

IIIK RITUAL ( JUESTION . l ' o the Editor of trie " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 agree with many of the remarks made by " Ccstrian " in your last number , but we differ as to "ancient

custom . 1 he " ancient custom " referred to in the loigc warrant is not the " ancient custom " of any private lodge , but the " ancient custom of the Crafl in al ! ages . " My contention is , that an Installed Master only can administer thc obligation and communicate the secrets to a candidate for

initiation . I do not see how any mere Master Mason can do thin , as it L quite contrary to his obligations in the Three Degrees . Hc must wait until he is placed in the chair of K . S ., " according to ancient custom , " then he can make Masons by virtue of the authority contained in the lodge warrant .

The principle contended for in this discussion is , I think , a very important one , and ought to receive tlie attention of the rulers of the Order , as 1 should suppose they will have amongst the ancient records materials for settling thc point . —Yours fraternally , January 3 rd , 1 S . S 2 . OLDHAM .

Original Correspondence.

BEGGING MASONS . 7 " o the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Having followed the advice given by the V . W . thc D . P . G . M . of Berks and Bucks , in a letter to the Freemason four or five weeks ago , will you allow me to state the result , as it appears to mc to be the best means of detecting

impostors , and stopping the practice of those unworthy brethren who tramp the country living on Masonic charity ? Bro . Richard Skinner , initiated in Lodge 589 , Redruth , and joining member of Lodge 14 S 6 , Kingsbridge , called on ine last week for relief . -I asked him to leave his certificate , and call again ; in the meantime 1 sent a telegram to the Secretary of the Kingsbridge Lodge— " Bro . Richard

Skinner is here asking relict , says he is a member of your lodge . Is he worthy ? Reply paid , " When lie called again I told him what I had done , and that I could not entertain his application until I recsiveda reply . He went off in a hurry , and has never called for his certificate , nor have 1 seen him since . The reply was as follows : ' ¦' Name erased ; if you have anything to give , send it to

wife and family here ; home deserted ,- could do well . " Yours fraternally . B . IIUNN , S . D . and Almoner Thames Lodge , 1 S 9 . 5 . P . S . —Will you kindly bay to whom 1 should send thc certificate ' :

Reviews.

Reviews .

EGYPT OF THE PAST . Bv liro . Sir ERASMV :, WILSON , I ' . R . S . Kegan Paul , French and Co . Second Notice . One of the great charms of Uro . Sir Erasmus Wilson ' s work on Egypt is , that it takes ycu lucidly and easily along the often intricate pathway of Egyptian history . Many of us to whom the annals and monuments of that interesting

and remarkable people have ever been a " mystery , a marvel , and a delight , " must feel very grateful to our Egyptological brother for having given them so much help in healthy studies and pleasant researches . One point , among many more , a very abstruse onc , by the way , like a good Freemason , Sir Erasmus Wilson admirably elucidates and elaborates for us poor , hungry students of the

still discoverable wonders of the Land of Mizraim . He alludes to the " Hyksos , " or Shepherd Kings . There is a good deal of mystery attaching to them . Some have even in their too great zeal declared that they were thc "Jews , " forgeltingthat in so doing they invalidated thc very ti sitmony of the sacred writings they thought foolishly to " prop up . " Idle theory ! Let us always feel assured , 1 ,.., , 1 ,., < .. r ' tt , l .. r .. r « I . 1 f ...... .. . . . . . Al ... 1 . KMI !> - 11111

,. .,. vJV ., IjllUI ,.., HI' ,.,, III , . SUjII'Ull ,, lljail , UlOUgll it is wise and proper to elucidate , illustiaf . e , and unfold them by , 4 hc appliances of human critical wisdom , and also thr : discoveries of archx . ologic . il research . The Hyksos seem to have been , as Sir Erasmus Wilson . ays , a semi-Asiatic horde . After the 12 th dynasty , thc i , * , th and 14 th dynasty seem to have been "synchronous " one dynasty icignii . g at Thebes , thc other at " Xois . " The

Mtli dynasty , which had taken to the worship of the crocodile , " sebch , " and was railed after it , seems to have had eight kings , and the i .-lh y > , according to Manctho ruling 1 S 4 years , though practically under the control of foreign colonics on thc eastern frontier of lower Egy pt , and who paved thc way for the 15 th , ifith , and i ? tli dynasties all Hyksos . Rameses 11 . has been identified by some as the kinir who

knew not Joseph ; while the king who received Joseph and his family is said , though why wc know not , to have been one of theiSth " Hyksos" dynasty . Wcdoubt it for various reasons . But wc have already lingered too long amid these pleasant pages , and can only hope that others have found a . much interest in the perusal of our distinguished brother ' s woik as we , ourselves , have done .

OUR RIDE THROUGH ASIA MINOR . By Mrs . ScuTi - STEVENSON , author of "Our Home in Cyprus . " With map . London : Chapman and Hall , Limited , Henrietta-street , Covcnt-garden , 18 S 1 . No country has so deep an interest in the future of Asiatic Turkey as Great Britain , and that interest has been intcn'itic-d since the close of the last Kusso-Turkish war

and lhe famous convention by whicli we have obtained , under thc name of Protectorate , the sovereignty over Cyprus . No one can look for an instant at the map without being able to form sonic idea ofthe military importance of this island , situated , as it is , so proximately to the coasts of Syria and Asia Minor . Should it be found necessary at some time—nearer or more remote , as thc case

may be—for England to embark in a war with another Continental power , theic is no gainsaying the geographical fact that Cyprus is admirably situated for purposes of offence and defence in connection wilh our status as an Asiatic power . However , be its importance great or small , there is nothing surprising that English folk , when they find themselves in a new country or within easy reach of

one ol winch but little is known , should set about exploring it . Whether we inherit this spirit of adventure from our Saxon or our Danish ancestors is immaterial ; it exists , and must be satisfied sooner or later ; the satisfaction , in the majority of cases , following sooner rather than later . It is , no doubt , owing to this love of enterprise that wc arc indebted to Mis . Scott-Slevneson for this .

graphicallvwnlten narrative of a " Ride through Asia Minor . " Apart from that curiosity which is said to be the special attribute of her sex , it was quite in thc nature of things that she should make herself acquainted as soon as possible with tlie country which , for some time , at least , was to be her home , as well as with ils resources and products , and the manners and customs of its people ; and , having the pen of a ready writer , it was equally in lhe order of things she

should publish to the world the knowledge thus acquired . But only an unusually adventurous woman would have undertaken the journey that is described in these pagesa journey that was both difficult and dangerous ; difficult , owing to the country that had lo be traversed , and dangerous , owing to the laxity of the Government and the fanaticism and predatory habits of some of its inhabitants . Indeed , the fatigue alone of journeying on horseback so great a distance would have deterred many people from