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RO YAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , the igth MAY next , under the Presidency of GEN . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SURREY . President—BRO . THE RIGHT HON . THE LORD MAYOR . Ai tins' Presidents—BRO . CHARLES GREENWOOD , P . G . S . B ., D . Prov . G . M . Surrey . „ Capt . GEORGE LAMBERT , F . S . A ., P . G . S . B ., Vice-Patron . „ CHARLES BELTON , F . R . G . S ., P . Prov . G . D . Surrey , Vice-Patron . Treasurer—BRO . JOHN L . MATHER . Chairman of Ladies' Stewards—BRO . EDGAR BOWYER , P . G . Std . Br ., Vi ' ce-Patron . Brethren willing to serve the office of Steward are very urgently needed ; and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . To THE SUBSCRIBERS . The favour of your Vote and Interest is earnestly solicited on behalf of MBS . MARY WHITE , Aged 62 Years , 115 , Toronto Road , Buckland , Portsmouth , Widow of the late Bro . GEORGE WHITE , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Hants and Isle of Wight , of the Esplanade Hotel , Ventnor . He was initiated in No . 175 , Ryde , 10 th December , 1 S 43 , and paid to December , 1 S 6 4 . Joined No . 551 , Ventnor , 6 th February , 1861 , and paid two years . Through the death of her Husband by accident in 1 S 67 , Mrs . White was left totally unprovided for , and is now , through infirmity , unable to earn a livelihood . The case is strongly recommended by—G . S . STOBDS , P . M . East Medina Lodge , No . IJJ , Ryde , P . P . G . S . Hants and Isle of Wight . * F . TOPHAM loses , W . M . Yarborough Lodge , No . Jji , Ventnor . * G . MOLESWOBTH , P . M . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester , P . P . G . D . Sussex . * H , E . BREACH , S . W . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester . * J . H . HAWSS , J . W . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester . Proxies will be thankfully received by those marked *

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FIELD LANE REFUGES AND RAGGED SCHOOLS . PRESIDENTTHE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF ABERDEEN , K . P . THE 43 rd ANNUAL MEETING will ( D . V . ) be held ON TUESDAY , JUNE ist , 1886 , AT HOLBORN TOWN HALL , Chair to be taken at Half-past Six p . m ., by R . W . Bro . SIR R . N . FOWLER BART ., M . P ., P . G . W ., supported by The Rt . Hon . LORD POLWORTII . The Rt . Rev . The BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL . The Hon . THOS . PELHAM . Rev . J . CLIFFORD , D . D . Rev . JOHN KlNNlNGS , and other Gentlemen . The Children of the Industrial Schools will form a Choir and sing a selection of pieces . Tickets for the Meeting to be obtained of the Secretary , Mr . PEREGRINE PLATT , at the Institution , Vine Strett , Clerkenwell , E . C .

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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . I Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING . Manaire-GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY . PATIENTS suffering from the above comp laints should winter in NICE , where they can be successfully treated by a new cure at Dr . SCHNEE'S ( of Carlsbad ) WINTER SANATORIUM .

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HOUSE TO LET ( eight rooms ) with or without shop , near the General Post Office . Apply xcfi , Aldersgate-street .

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WANTED by a P . M . —Care of Offices , Messenger , or any Position of Trust . Apply G . R . B ., Office of Freemason , 16 , Great Queenstreet , W . C .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectureon various subjects . Schools visited . Foreigners taught English by means of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W .

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PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISH MENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovtee , Officier d'Academie , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higgenson ' s United States History . For terms , address G . Ovree , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .

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TO OUR READERS . THE FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest vnforavition relating to Fuemasonry of every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States . United Kingdom . Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies Sec . Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may be maile in Stamps , but Post Office Orders or cheques are preferred , the former payable to GEOKUE KENNING , Chief Olfice , London , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . " Cadi- Masonico , " " Cassell ' s National Library , " " Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine , " " Masonic Journal , " " The Emigrant , " " The National Anti-Vaccination Reporter , " * ' Caston ' s Circular , " " Effective Advertiser , " " Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " El Taller , " " Twenty . third Report ot the Cheshire Educational Masonic Institution , " * ' Piano , Organ , and Music Trades Journal , '' Cnromcie ¦• Die rJaunutte

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Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

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[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving ^ of theopinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents . hut we wish in a spirit of fair play to ail to permit—wtthin certain necessary limits—tree discussion . ] ' ORIGIN OF No . 1150 , LONDON . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother ,

I notice under the " Masonic and General Tidings " a paragraph respecting the founders of the Marquis of Dalhousie Lodge , No . 1159 , London , of which two of my good ftiends are Past Masters , and now are Grand Treasurer and Grand Assistant Director of Ceremonies , respectively . Honours well deserved , beyond question . 1 write , however , especially to claim the honour of

founding trie lodge for my lamented friend , Capt . H-rhy Barber , who was the first J unior Warden ( I believe ) and the Second W . M .. following Sir James Ferguson , Bait , ( who was the first VV . M ., and served also as Master in the year following . ' Bro . Barber had many conversations with me prior

to the actual formation of the lodge , especially whilst the resided at Falmouth . The objecs of thc founders have been realized , much to the satisfaction of all concerned , and in the election of Bro . Cama ( an esteemedParsee ) , as Grand Treasurer ( a P . M . of 1159 ) . we all rejoice who are in any way connected with the lodge . —Yours fraternally ,

WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN , Hon . Member 1159 ( From 1867 . )

PAST MASTERS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In applying the epithet " unconstitutional" to "Lex Scripta's" assertion that " a Past Master is necessarily an officer of the lodge , " I used it in its strict

technical sense . I suppose " Lex Scripta " will auree that his assertion ( which assumes the form of a Law ) , is either constitutional , or not constitutional , since it must be one or the other . I think my argument showed conclusively that it could not be the former ; and if not thc former , then it must be the latter , and the epithet

therefore correct . " Lex Scripta's" letter seems somewhat incoherent , and I leave him in the masterly hands of " P . M ., " in order to ask some of your learned brethren at what date Past Masters were admitted as members of Grand Lodge . In the "General Regulations , compiled first by Mr . George Payne , Anno 1720 , when he was Grand Master , "

Regulation XII . states : "The Grand Lodge consists of , and is formed by the Masters and Wardens of all the regular particular lodges upon record , with the GRAND MASTER at their Head , and his Deputy on his left hand , and the Grand Wardens in their proper places . " Regulation X . states : " The Majorityof every particular lodge shall have the privilege of giving instructions to ^

their Master and Wardens before the assembling of the Grand Chapter or lodge ; because their Master and Wardens are their Representatives , and are supposed to speak their mind . " In " Ahiman Rezon , " third edition . ' p . 70 , the New Regulation XII . provides that Past Grand Masters , Past Deputy Grand Masters , and Past Grand Wardens shall be members of Grand Lodge , and vote .

Rule II . of Grand Master Payne states : "Theabsent Masters' authority reverts to the last Master present , tho' he cannot act till the Senior Warden congregates the lodge . " " Ahiman Rezon " states , p . 5 S : " It was agreed that if the Master of a particular Lodge is deoosed or demits , the

Senior Warden shall forthwith fill the Master ' s chair till the next time of choosing ; and ever since in the Master ' s absence he fills the chair , even though a former Master be present , except he has a mind to honour a more skilful Past Master , which is frequently the case . "—Yours truly and fraternally , E . T . BUDDEN .

CELEBRITIES AT HOME . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In the very interesting " word-portrait" of our esteemed Grand Secretary , published in thc World , under the above title , and which appeared in your last issue , referring to the Masonic mementoes which are

contained in the ante-chamber to the Grand Secretary's private office , the writer says : " Here is a symbolical picture , the interpretation of which would probably puzzle the artist himself ; there a Masonic map of the United Kingdom . " Both the productions to which I believe reference is made , are the results of many hours of thoughtful interest in Freemasonry on my part , and the first named especially

should , I presume to say , interest also all such members of our Order as can reflect on the beautiful teaching and "hidden mysteries" of our ritualistic work , entitled " Masonry and Civilization . " lt is a humble attempt to illustrate a'legoricall y that interesting portion of our esoteric working which is to be found in the fourth section of the Second Lecture , and known , more particularly in

lodges of instruction , as " The Rise of the Orders of Architecture . " If any brother inspecting the picture will accompany his inspection by a perusal of that section the , " puzzle " will be at once explained . The original painting was the subject of a lengthened ) " critique , " published on the occasion of the first view at the studio of the artist ( since deceased ) who , although not

himself a Freemason , elaborated in many particulars my . iriginal design as the work proceeded . I'he painting , the ze of which is 24 inches by iSinches , has been re . roiluo-d HI autotype , and I am not quite Mir .-, but I b . Ii ve you iave ynurself a copy of the work at ither » n > - 11 . other uf Bro . Kenning ' s establishments in Greai Queen-atreet , ot Little Britain .