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THE LONDON NECROPOLIS ( 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 promptly and completely undertaken . Earth to earth coffins can be used if desired . Pamphlets gratis . 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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FIRST PRIZE MEDALS . Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition , 1 SS 7 ; Sydney Centenary Exhibition , iSSS . MASONS' CERTIFICATES , & c , FRAMED TO ANY DESIGN . H . MORELL , 17 & iS , GREAT ST . ANDREW ST ., BLOOMSBURY , LONDON , W . C . Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million feet always in stock ) . Every requisite for the Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns post free for three penny stamps .

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SPLENDID BULBS FROM HOLLAND . SALES every MONDAY , WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY , In Large and Small Lots , to suit all Buyers . MR . J . C . STEVENS will SELL by AUCTION at his Great ROOMS , 38 , KINGSTREET , COVENT GARDEN , W . C , every MONDAY , WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY , at Half-past Twelve precisely each day , First-class consignments of Choice-named HYACINTHS , Tulips , Crocuses , Narcissus Scillas , and other Bulbs , Arriving daily from well-known Farms in Holland . On view Mornings of Sale , and Catalogues had .

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Price Ss . MASONIC ORATIONS , by Bro . L . P . METHAM , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . Prov . G . M . Devon , & c , delivered in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1 S 66 , at the dedication of Masonic Halls , Consecration of Lodges and Chapters , Installations , & c . With an Introduction by Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . G . D . Eng ., P . Piov . S . G . W . and G . Sec . Cornwall , & c , on Freemasonry in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1732 to 1 SS 9 . Edited by Bro . J CHAPMAN , P . M . 1402 , & c , P . Prov . G . D . Devon , Author of "The Great Pyramid and Freemasonry . " London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st , W . C .

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HEPBURN AND COCKS , ESTABLISHED 1790 . 93 , CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C . ( Two Doors Norlh of Union Bank ) . DEED , BALLOT , CASH , AND DESPATCH BOX , AND FIRE-PROOF SAFE MANUFACTURERS . Air-Tight 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 . by 12-in . by oj-in ., 17 s . 6 d . ; 14-in . by 10-in . by 8-in ., 14 s . 6 d . ; and 13-in by o-in by 7-in ., ns . 6 d .

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WILL any Benevolent Masons assist the WIDOW of a Freemason , dependent on her own earnings in maintaining a daughter at College ? Any hel p most gratefully received . Full particulars and best references . — "Masonic , " Page ' s Advertising Offices , 10 S , Fleet-street , London .

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KENT—RAMSGATE . —On the East Cliff , with south-west aspect , about 10 minutes' walk from the station . By order of the Mortgagee . A commodious _ semi-detached family Residence—Freehold—commanding fine sea views from nearly every one of its windows . Eleven bed rooms—four respectively 16 ft . 10 in . fly r 3 ft . 7 in ., 14 ft . 5 in . ( into bay ) by 11 ft . 8 in ., 14 ft . 5 in . ( into bay ) by n ft Sin ., and 12 ft . 10 in . by 12 ft . 10 in . ; hath room , 13 ft . S in . by 13 ft . 4 in . ( hot and cold , and with y ° p sink and cold supply ); 2 drawing rooms , each 22 ft . ( into bay ) by 17 ft . 4 in ., and each opening by French Windows to enclosed balcony or conservatory ; dining room , 22 ft . b y 21 ft . 2 in . ( into bays ); morning room , 14 ft . 3 in . ( into bay ) by lift . 7 in . ; vestibule and hall , kitchen ( on pound floor ) , scullery , & c . ; larder , coal cellar , & c , in the basement . Water and gas laid on , and the premises are ;| tted throughout with Venetian blinds and electric bells . x ° be Sold or Let . Price ( to include all fixtures , the Propert y of the landlord ) , £ 1100 . Rent , So . In spected . # * DEBENHAM , TEWSON , AND Co ., 80 , ^ -neapside .

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Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The new plan which some of the Life-Governors and Life-Subscribers to the R . M . I , for Boys have latterly adopted of shouting and yelling during the transaction of important business may have merits which men of

the old and orderly school are unable to appreciate , but it must be allowed , even b y its friends , that it has also one serious disadvantage . It renders it next to impossible for anyone to know what is done . * * *

Thus , at the General Committee of the Boys'School , on Saturday last , so great was the uproar at the time the voting on Bro . Scurrah ' s motion was proceeding , that the Secretary , who is generally well informed as to

what happens , appears to have believed it was carried ; while it will be seen from our account of the meeting that our reporter records that it was defeated by 36 votes to 26 votes .

It is not for us to say with whom the mistake lies , whether with the Secretary of the Boys' School or with our reporter ; but the result is that a circular has been addressed to all the gentlemen who offered themselves

as candidates for the vacant post of medical officer . They have been invited to send in their testimonials to the Quarterly General Court , and they have been g iven to understand that the election will follow the inspection of their testimonials .

The mistake would never have occurred if the pro ceedings had been conducted in orderl y fashion . How

ever , it is one which we do not very greatly regret , as it will give the Quarterly General Court the opportunity of determining for themselves the candidate who is the most suitable for the post .

* # # A brother of great distinction and hi g h position has lately passed through London , in the person of Bro . J . Ross Robertson , Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada . Bro . Robertson ' s name is a

household word and a tower of strength in Canada , and even far beyond the confines of his own jurisdiction . Having met him , we are now enabled to account for his personal popularity , a fact which even the great activity displayed by him in the exercise of his office was hardly sufficent to explain .

* * * Bro . Robertson also takes an active interest in the literature of the Craft , and is , of course , a member of the Correspondence Circle of Lodge Quatuor Coronati . Despite the shortness of his stay

in Europe , he made arrangements for attending this lodge ' s meeting on Friday , the 4 th inst ., although at the sacrifice of a portion of the time he had previously allotted to Paris . There we had the pleasure of meeting him , and much enjoyed his after dinner speech , a summary of which we shall print next week .

* * * The American Association for the Suppression of Masonic Mendicancy , about which he talked , is worthy of imitation here . Bro . Robertson gave many racy anecdotes of its working , and the wrath of the dismayed and

discovered tramps , and we are sorry our notes do not extend far enough to reproduce them ; but we invite him to write us an article on the subject , explaining at length the machinery employed . The evil is a growing one in England , and should be met promptly .

* * * Our precocious monthly contemporary , in its anxiety to be smart , is not quite truthful in reference to ourselves . We can assure our young friend that whatever pleasure it may afford him to imagine that others are

imitating him , we are free from that peculiar form of flattery . Neither our new type , our improved paper , nor the colour of our wrapper have been in any way the result of its advent , all having been arranged before the new comer commenced to illumine the dark world of Masonic journalism with its presence .

* * Had we possessed the prescience attributed to us , and been wishful to copy , an acknowledgement of utter

failure would have to be recorded—neither the colour of our wrapper nor the ink with which it is printed could be said to be an imitation of the new comer by any one who was not hopelessly colour-blind .

Masonic Notes.

The appearance of the Modern Society pararjraphist in the sober domain of Masonic journalism is not an unmixed blessing . Facts and good taste , if they stand in the way of a smart " par ., " have to be disregarded , and the scribbler of the modern school is never fully

satisfied with himself until he has filled his column or two of gaudily dressed up notices , nearly all of w-Viich would be more fittingly recorded in the language of everyday life .

So far from the Freemason having made a new departure , a reference to its 20 years' file will show that the process of improvement has been one of gradual evolution—at least , as far as its outward appearance is concerned , and not a sudden attempt at counterfeiting its fellows .

* * * It is a matter for sincere congratulation that the breach so long existing between the Supreme Councils

of England and Scotland has been finally healed , and the concordat signed—the beginning of a peace which we feel sure will be alike honourable and lasting . * * *

The ninth annual report of the General Committee of the Dorset Masonic Charity is pleasant reading , and most creditable to our Dorset friends . Very considerable progress has been made during the period to which it relates , the number of donors in 188 7

having been increased from nine to 16 in 1888 , and the number of subscribers from 167 to 251 , the number of subscribing members of lodges being virtually the same in the two years—namely , 627 in the former and 628 in the latter . But , manifest as this improvement

is , we quite agree with the Prov . G . Master that more mig ht be done , both by the lodges and brethren , and we trust his remarks will have the effect of obtaining further support during the current year for this most deserving provincial Charity .

As for the income and expenditure , the statement of account is eminently satisfactory . The year ' s receipts , including interest and dividends , amounted to £ i 95 I 3 - 9 & - The expenses of management , which include printing , stationery , & c , for two and a half

years , and the Hon . Sec . s expenses out of pocket during 18 months , were only , £ 21 18 s . ; the amount distributed in relief being , £ 85 , raising the total thus disbursed since the Charity was established to ^ 5 88 . The

Capital Account shows a total of money invested and cash in bank and in hand amounting altogether to ^ 229 8 is . * * *

With such figures as these before us , we cannot do otherwise than congratulate the Prov . Grand Master , to whose initiative the Charity may be said to owe its existence , and who exerted himself so indefatigably and generously to promote its welfare , on the great success

which has attended his efforts and those of the lodges and brethren under his obedience . The Charity was well p lanned and has been well set up , and we trust it will remain always in as flourishing a position as at present .

We also congratulate Bro . S . R . Baskett , the Hon . Secretary , on the success which has attended his endeavours to keep the Charity steadily advancing . He is one of the most active among our Dorsetshire

brethren in the field of charitable work , and it is greatly to his credit that so much progress should have been made during the period he has been in office . Wchope it will be many years before Bro . Baskett ' s connection with this useful provincial organisation terminates .

We are pleased to hear that Bro . Hughan ' s" History of the 'Apollo' Lodge , York" ( in relation to Craft

and Royal Arch Masonry ) , and Bro . Lane ' s " Handy Book to the Study of the Lodge Lists , " are now printed , and will at once be placed in the hands of the binders ; so their advent may be looked for in a week

or so . * # # A correspondent suggests that a way out of the difficulty in connection with the proposed lodge to be formpd at the National Liberal Club would be to

invite their neig hbours over the way—the members of the Constitutional Club—to join them on neutral ground , which is available at the Hotel Victoria . * * *

Nothing could better exhibit to the unregenerate world the softening influences of Masonic life than the spectacle of " Liberals " and " Constitutionals " calml y

associating themselves for the purpose of carrying out and teaching the principles of Masonry in an atmosphere where dogmas and creeds and the demon of political and theolog ical discord are unknown .