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ARMFIELD'S SOUTH PLACE HOTEL , FINSBURY , LONDON , E . G ., Entirely Re-built and Handsomely Furnished ; in ndd-lion to its very central position , introduces , for the comfort of its quests , at very moderate charges the most recent hvcrienic ind sanitary imnrovempnts . Passenger lift to each lloor . SPECIAL CONVENIENCE FOR MASONIC LODGES , DINNERS AND C 1 NDERELLAS .

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E " ~~ L E C T I O N OF GRAND TREASURER , 1 S 05 . BKO . W . M . STILES returns his sincere and grateful thanks to ail those Brethren who so generously and heartily supported bim on Wednesday last , and by their vote and interest Elected him the Grand Treasurer of Free and Accepted Masons of England for the year ensuing .

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pANTOMIME SEASON . THE GAIETY RESTAURANT Adjoins the Gaiety Theatre , and is quite close to the Lyceum , Drury Lane , Ccvent Garden ; The Globe , The Opera Comique , The Strand , The Adelphi , The Vaudeville , Terry's , Toole ' s , & c , & c . FOR MATINEES . BEFORE THE PERFOUMANCE . Hot Luncheons at popular prices in the RESTAURANT ( ist floor ) . Chops , Steaks , Kidneys and all Grills in the GRILL ROOM . AFTER THE PERFORMANCE . Dinners 3 s . 6 d ., 5 s ., and a la Carte in the RESTAURANT ( with Band ) . Grills and Special Dishes in the G RILL ROOM . AFTERNOON TEAS IN THE RESTAURANT . FOR EVENINGS . BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE . Dinners 3 s . 6 d ., 5 s ., and a la Carte in the R ESTAURANT ( with Band ) . Grills and Special Dishes in the G RILL ROOM . AFTER THE PERFORMANCE . Grills and Special Dishes in the GRILL ROOM until 12 . 30 . ' THE BAND PLAYS IN THE RESTAURANT FROM 6 TILL 8 P . M . Private Dining Rooms for large and small parties . Proprietors , SPIERS & POND LIMITED .

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PARTRIDGE & COOPER , "THE" STATIONERS , 191 & 192 , FLEET STREET , LONDON , Would invite attention to their LARGE AND WELL - SELECTED STOCK OF GENERAL & FANCY STATIONERY , Suitable for presents , such as Inkstands , Stationery , Cabinets , Ladies' and Gentlemen ' s Dressing Bags , Travelling and Brief Bags , & c , all of which are enumerated in their New Illustrated Catalogue , sent free on application .

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Zo Corre 0 pon & ent 0 . Hie fulluwing communications unavoidably stand over : —¦ I ' KAIT LODGES—Newall , 1134 ; libury , 1348 ; Acacia , 33 * 11 ; and Icllo-. Yshi ,,, 2 j 3 S . LidiiV Night of tbe Stroii ); Man Lodge , No . 4 ? . Animal . Meeting of tbe Orders of Knights of Koine ancl Ked truss ef Constantine . Also several reports of Lodges of Instruction .

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T ^ t ^ " ^^^ S ^ imA ' ^& ^^^ __^ m ^ imm ^^ ' ^ EJ ^^ S SATURDAY , MARCH 9 , 18 95 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

• " ' e report which will be found in another part of r columns of the proceedings at the Quarterly otnmunication of Mark Grand Lodge on Tuesday , n ° l . of a character to stand in need of much ment . The recommendations contained in the i \ iuiiiiiivuuaiiv / ii ^ \ uhiii ! i iu KHK

JJ * .... .. . e . < . u ,, 10 rt of the General Board were adopted with single exception of that relating to the . ore Lodge , No . 146 , which , at the instance of ' " the Earl of Lathom , Past Grand Mark Master ,

k rov , Grand Mark Master of Leicestershire , has ¦ \ v ? ,. posl l ' oned- " wi" als 0 be seen that Br 0- Pirc > ls has been elected Grand Treasurer for the ' ln S 12 months by a substantial majoiity of votes 1 " ** Bto . Capt . T . C . Walls .

Masonic Notes.

On Monday next , the nth instant , the vacancy in the office of Grand Superintendent of Leicestershire and Rutland , caused by the lamented death of Comp . William Kelly , F . S . A ., will be filled by the installation of Comp . the Earl Ferrers , who has been for more than 20 years Grand Master of the Province , and whom his Royal Highness the Grand Z . has been pleased to

select for the appointment . The ceremony will take place at a Special Convocation of Provincial Grand Chapter , which will be held in Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , at 3 p . m ., on the day in question , and will be performed by Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Grand J ., and Grand Superintendent of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . The usual banquet will follow at < 5 p . m . #

* * We publish with sincere regret the announcement that Bro . Alderman Sir F . Wyatt Truscott , Past G . W . of England , has passed away after a brief illness in the 72 nd year of his age . Our deceased brother was one of sundry Aldermen of the City of London on whom

the M . W . Grand Master was pleased to confer the office of Junior Grand Warden during their respective Mayoralties , and had the additional honour of entertaining his Royal Highness and a large number of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , at a banquet at the Mansion House a few days before vacating the

civic chair . He was subsequently installed as first W . M . of the Savage Club Lodge , and at different times and in different ways had rendered very conspicuous services to the Craft . We offer our respectful sympathy to the family of our late distinguished brother .

At the 25 th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Quebec , which was held in the Masonic Hall , Montreal , on Wednesday , the 30 th January last , Bro . John P . Noyes , M . W . G . M ., delivered the customary address , in which he communicated to the brethren all

such information dc omnibus rebus et ijin'biisdam aliis as he considered interesting or important . Among the many subjects he referred to was the present relations , or we should say , perhaps , the absence of relations , between the Grand Lodges of England and Quebec . His remarks are worth quoting .

" As to the state of affairs , " said Bro . Noyes , " between this Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge of England , due to the continuance of the three English lodges in this city , it may be characterised as harmony on sufferance . I have received no communication from the distinguished brother , who , at his own suggestion ,

was named mediator , as to the progress made . I hesitate to express an opinion at this time , as to the vigour necessary to prosecute mediation in such cases . It is now about six years since it began , and ' no results ' has been the annual announcement at each subsequent communication . The position is sereneful peaceful , but scarcely dignified or consistent with self-respect .

An eminent Masonic authority in the United States quite recently wrote : 'Grand Lodge sovereignty cannot be recognised if there is rebellion in its jurisdiction against it , for then the Grand Lodge lacks the chief element of its character , supremacy . That appears to be the established rule on this continent , at least . It is for the Grand Lodge to decide as to action in the important matter . ' " #

* * It is a long time since we have seen a question of this kind , which invariably causes so much irritability on both sides , treated with such gentleness andcourtesy , and as from the report in the Canadian Craftsman , lrom which we have obtained the above extract , it does not appear that the Grand Lodge of Quebec considered it

desirable that any action should be taken ; we presume it looks upon relations which are characterised as " harmony on sufferance" as being the reverse of unsatisfactory , and thinks it better " the position " should remain " serenely peaceful " than run the risk of being changed into one which mi ght easily become severely litigious , if not something worse .

As for " the distinguished brother who , at his own suggestion , was named mediator " some six years ago —if we remember rightly , it was Bro . R . T . Walkem , Q . C , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada ( Province of Ontario)—seeing that his proffered mediation has been productive ot such happy

results , we trust it may last for a further term of 60 or even 600 years . If the result of his doing nothing for six years has produced " harmony on sufferance " and a " position " which is " serenely peaceful , " thc longer lie continues in the same course the better it will be for the two Grand Lodges . On the more abstruse questions of sovereignty , supremacy , & c , & c , to which the " eminent Masonic authority in the U . S . "

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appears to have very incautiously referred , we hope the Grand Lodge of Quebec will not allow its dignity to be ruffled by the remarks of a correspondent so maladroit . Dignity attended by an eternity of petty squabbles is by no means as " serenely peaceful " as * ' harmony on sufferance . "

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In your Analysis of the Returns of the various provinces , you ask whether " the brethren of East Lancashire ever give a thought to the sorry figure the

province presents at so many of the Anniversary Festivals . " I venture , in reply to that question , to say that the brethren of East Lancashire can look back with equanimity upon the support they have hitherto given to the London Institutions , and at the same time look forward with confidence that they will not be found wanting when the proper occasion presents itself in the future .

Your readers may not all be aware of the fact that the province has , during the last year or so , been contemplating , and has now in progress , the arrangements for the first Festival in connection with their local Institution , which will be held in July next , and , as may naturally be supposed , all their energies are devoted to

achieving a . grand success . When this has been accomplished , I have no doubt the London Institutions will receive that attention and support which they so deservedly merit . In the meantime does it not occur to you that the province by educating children , granting annuities to

the aged , and giving relief to the distressed out of their own local funds ( which they are doing to somewhere about i " iooo per annum , thus keeping such claims away from the London Institutions ) , are materially assisting the latter , at the same time giving a better chance to the weaker provinces and private

lodges of electing their candidates , than they would have if strong provinces like East Lancashire put forth all the resources of their organisations , and availed themselves of the enormous advantages enjoyed by patrons over less favoured donors . —I am , yours fraternally , E . L .

GRAND TREASURERSHIP OF MARK GRAND LODGE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Will you allow me , through the medium of your columns , to thank most heartily the brethren who

so kindly supported my candidature for Grand Mark Treasurer , more especially those who , at the sacrifice of much time and expense , went to London to record their votes , and also the good brethren in London who worked for me . I hope their confidence may not be misplaced . —Yours fraternally ,

PERCY WALLIS . March 6 th .

Re ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , As a member of a lodge which—in the name of the W . M . —has paid more than 200 guineas to

each Fund of the R . M . B . I . and therefore under present rules is fully entitled to rank as Patro ' n , allow me to enter a protest against the alteration of Rule 25 in the form suggested by No . 7 item of business for Grand Lodge on March 6 th . The suggested alteration is of a distinctly

disfranchising character , as will be apparent from the appended cuttings taken from the rules printed in the 1894 report : 23 . A Lodge , Chapter , or other Masonic Society subscribing Fifty Guineas in one sum or in sums of not less than Five Guineas each , shall during its existence be

entitled to ten Votes for Annuitants on the particular Fund to which the donation is paid , and the Master or First Principal of such Lodge ot Chapter for the time being shall be a Vice-President of the Institution in right of such payment ; and for every additional Ten Guineas to such particular Fund shall be entitled to four Votes at

each election . 24 . A Donation of Fifty Guineas to either Fund , or partly to each Fund , in one sum or in sums of not less than Five Guineas each , shall constitute the Donor a Vice-President of the Institution , and a Member of the Committee of Management .

25 . Every Vice-President , upon completion of a further Donation of Fifty Guineas to either Fund , or partly to each Fund , in one sum or in sums of not less than Five Guineas each , shall become a Vice-Patron of tlie Institution .

Every Vicc-1 ' atron , upon completion of it further Donation of One Hundred Guineas to either Fund , or partly to each Fund , in one sum , or in sums of not less than Ten Guineas each , shall become a Patron of the Institution , with twelve Votesj i ' or every Ten Guillens thereafter subscribed .