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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS . THE RIGHT HON . LORD HENNIKER , M . W . G . M . M . M . THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN AID OK THE MARK GRAND LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND WILL DE HELD ON WEDNESDAY , 23 th JULY , 1 SS 3 , AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE , SYDENHAM . R . W . BRO . SIR PRYSE PRYSE , BART ., PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SOUTH WALKS , in the Chair . Dinner on the Table at Five o ' clock p . m . Morning Dress—Mark Collars and Jewels . Tickets : Ladies , 15 s . ; Gentlemen , 21 s ., inclusive of Wine . Brethren who are kindly acting as Stewards are requested to send in their Lists on or before Saturday , 21 st inst . FREDERICK BINCKES , Grand Secretary . Sa , Red Lion-square , W . C , 12 th July , 1 SS 3 .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Governors and Subscribers will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields , London , on MONDAY ^ the 16 th day of J , 1 S 83 , for the transaction of the ordinary buiness of the Institution . To Elect a Trustee of the General Fund in the room of Bro . John Wordsworth , V . Patron , deceased . To receive the Recommendation from the General Committee for the adoption of a list of Sixty-four candidates from which Twenty Boys shall be Elected at the Quarterly General Court to be held at Freemasons' Tavern , ~ on Monday , 15 th October next . To consider the following Notices of Motion by W . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart ( P . G . D . ) , V . Pres . : — 1 . That , having regard to the unprecedented success of the recent Festival , which involved unusual and excessive labour , and in appreciation of the result , after 22 years' service , the sum of £ 250 be awarded to the Secretary , Bro . F . Binckes . 2 . That , in accordance with the recommendation of the House Committee , the sum of £ 105 be awarded to Miss Elizabeih Hall , now in the 20 th year of her office as Matron , in consideration of her valuable services generally , and during periods of sickness , especially in the outbreak of scarlatina last year . The chair will be taken at Four o'clock in the Afternoon precisely . FREDERICK BINCKES , P . G . Std ., V . Patron , Office , 6 , Freemasons' Hall , Secretary . Great Queen-street , London , W . C , July 7 th , 1 SS 3 .

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SPECULATION & INVESTMENT JN STOCKS AND SHARES ¦^ yiTH A MINIMUM RISK ' T'O operate on the Stock Exchange profitably or , in other words , increase one ' s capital , limited though it be , may suggest itself as not very easy of accomplishment . Quick perception , however , tempered with experience and a true knowledge of the influences in force , will , in many cases , render the process comparatively simple . To purchase a stock or security of any description mi g ht not always prove judicious and s . ife , even were the position and p rospects in the particular case the most sound and promising , because an immediate improvement , or , indeed , the maintenance of the prevalent market value would be improbable , if not impossible , so long as the account remained a weak one , or one showing a heavy preponderance of weak operations for the rise . In like manner a stock might be intrinsically worth little or absolutely nothing , but from the fact of it having been largely oversold the price remains apparently firm . ¦ pXPLANATORY BOOK sent post free on application . -p EAD OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . •\ A 7-EEKLY and MONTHLY REPORT sent regularly VV to clients . SPECULATIVE ACCOUNTS opened on the most favourable terms . W GUTTERIDGE AND CO ., STOCK AND . SHARE BROKERS , 7 , DRAPERS ' -GARDENS , THROGMORTON-STREET , LONDON , E . C .

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A GOOD PLAN . J ? -r / - \ and upwards judiciously in-2 * 2 JL \ J vested in Options on Stocks and Shares often give handsome profits in a few days . Full details in Explanatory Book gratis and post free . — Address GEORGE EVANS and Co ., Stockbrokers , Gresham House , Old Broad-street , London , E . C . Best and safest plan ever drvised .

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£ 50 Wanted for Six to Twelve Months by the Advertiser , who holds a position of trust in a large house of business ; 10 per cent , interest will be paid ; reltrences permitted to numerous brethren . Address B . t . S . W ., Post Office , 407 , Strand .

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TWriDLAND RAILWAY . MEETING OF THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW AT YORK , JULY ICTH TO 2 OTH . GRAND MASONIC CEREMONY BY THE M . W . THE G . M . ON THE i 3 th . ORDINARY RETURN TICKETS issued between stations on the Midland Railway and York are available for one calendar month . A service of EXPRESS TRAINS is run ' . > y the Midland Company between Sheffield and York , in connection at Sheffield with trains to and from the So : i -h and West of England and all parts of the Midland counties . Additional trains will be run , if required , between Sheffield and York . CHEAP EXCURSION TRAINS Will be run to York by the Midland route from Carlisle Colne Sheffield Northampton Appleby Skipton Buxton Wellingborough Kirkby Stephen Bradford Derby Kettering Morecambe Shipley Burton Leicester . Lancaster Barnsley Birmingham Nottingham And principal intermediate stations on Thursday , July 19 th , and Friday , July 20 th , and in some cases on both days . For further particulars , see announcements issued by the Company . JOHN NOBLE , General Manager .

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p REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW AT YORK , MONDAY , I 6 TH , TO FRIDAY , 20 TH JULY . GRAND MASONIC CEREMONY BY THE M . W . THE O . M . ON THE 18 th . DOG SHOW , JULY 17 TH TO 20 TH . The Great Northern Company ' s Daily Train Service to York will be as below : London ( King ' s a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . Cioss ) ... dep . 5 . 15 7 . 45 9 . 0 10 . o 10 . 25 10 . 35 York arr . 9 . 4 S 12 . 50 1 . 40 1 . 55 2 . 35 3 . 0 London ( King ' s a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . Cross ) dep . 11 . 45 1 . 15 3 . 15 5 . 40 S . o S . 30 9 . 0 . York ... arr . 4 . 34 5-- ° 7-35 IO-5 12 . 15 12 . 47 ' -5 ~ The 5 . 0 p . m . Express from King ' s Crosion Sundays now runs through to York . On MONDAY , July iGth , a SPECIAL EXPRESS for YORK will leave LONDON ( King ' s Cross ) at S . 45 a . m ., calling at Peterborough at 10 . 20 a . m ., Grantham at 11 . 5 a . m ., and Newark at 12 . 2 S p . m . On FRIDAY , July 20 th , a SPECIAL EXPRESS will leave YORK at 5 . 15 p . m . for LONDON and certain intermediate Stations . For the convenience of those who may wish to be at Doncaster each night , Special Contract Tickets , available daily for eight days , will be issued between York and Doncaster . Tourist Tickets for Scarborough , Whitby , the North of England , and Scotland , admit of the holders breaking the journey at York . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . King ' s Cross Station , July , 1 SS 3 .

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SCOTLAND . BY THE WEST COAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . 1 ONDON & NORTH-WESTERN I—1 AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS . The SUMMER SERVICE of PASSENGER TRAINS from LONDON to SCOTLAND is now in operation . WEEK DAYS . A B London ( Euston a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . Station ) dep . 5 15 7 15 10 on o S o 8 50 9 o Edinburgh arr . 4 30 5 50 7 50 g 45 6 45 6 45 7 50 Glasgow . „ 4 45 0 o 8 o 10 o 6 40 6 55 8 o Greenock „ 5 52 7 15 g 5 11 42 7 50 7 50 9 46 Oban 9 43 — — 4 3 S 12 15 12 15 2 34 Perth ... „ 6 50 — 9 35 11 4 ° 3 5 8 15 9 55 Dundee ... „ 7 30 — 10 30 12 50 9 o 9 o 12 o * » ' Aberdeen . „ 10 10 — — 3 20 11 40 2 15 Inverness „ — — — So 1 jo 6 25 The HIGHLAND EXPRESS ( 8 . 0 p . m . ) will leave Euston every night ( Saturdays excepted ) , and be due at Greenock in time to enable passengers to join the steamers to the Western Coast of Scotland . It will also arrive at Perth in time to enable passengers to breakfast there before proceeding northwards . From the 16 th July to the 10 th August ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) an additional express train will leave Euston Station at 7 . 30 p . m . for Edinburgh , Glasgow , and all parts of Scotland . This train will convey special parties , horses , and carriages . A does not run to Oban or Dundee on Sunday mornings . B does not run beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow on Sunday mornings . Day saloons fitted with lavatory accommodation are attached to the 10 . o a . m . down express train from Euston to Edinburgh and Glasgow , & c , without extra charge . IMPROVED SLEEPING SALOONS , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the night trains between London , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Perth . Extra charge , 5 s . for each berth . CALLANDER AND OBAN LINE . The line to Oban affords the quickest and most comfortable route to the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland . For particulars of up train service from Scotland to London , see the Companies' time bills . G . F 1 NDLAY , General Manager , L . & N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager , June , 1 SS 3 . Caledonian Railway . MPLOYMENT wanted in an Hotel as Cashier or Clerk by a Brother . Can be highly recommended . Please address A . \ V ., Office of Freemason , Great Queen-street , W . C .

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THIRST AND LAST APPLICATION . To the Governors and Subscribers of the ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . Your Votes and Interest are earnestly solicited for AMY MARGARET LEE , daughter of the late Bro . Thomas Vincent Lee , of Union Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 . —M . J . LEE , Bull and Last Highgate-road , N .

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CRAFT FURNITURE . — FOR SALE , under exceptional circumstances , a set of the above , consisting of 3 Oak Chairs , 3 Mahogany Pedestals , 3 Oak Candlesticks , Tesselated Carpet , Ballot Box , Tracing Boards , all in first-rate condition . For order to view , apply to T . P ., Freemason Office , 16 , Great Queenstreet , London , W . C .

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BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY , 4 l Queen-street-place , London , E . C . Capital—A Quarter of a Million Sterling . TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT , MAY , 18 S-1 . NEW BUSINESS . 2070 Policies issued for ; £ i °° > 375 New Premium Income £ 11 , 086 BUSINESS IN FORCE . 26 , 099 Policies , Assuring £ 4 . S 25 ,- ! i 7 _ REVENUE OF THE YEAR . 7 Premiums £ 140 , 809 Interest , & c JCSS . U ' j £ i 75 > 940 ACCUMULATED FUND . Laid by in the year £ 69 , 772 Accumulated Fund on 31 st January , 1 SS 3 ( equal to 73 per cent , of the net premiums received upon policies in force ) £ 873 , 102 Average Reversionary Bonus for 27 years about ii percent , per annum . MUTUAL ASSURANCE WITHOUT MUTUAL LIABILITY .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

ALONE . —We deem it better not to print your letter ; it can do no good . The following have been received but stand over until next week for want of space : NOTES AND QUERIES . —Charles Sackville . Hadrian Cralt Lodge , 1970 ; Derwent , 40 . Union Mark Lodge , 124 . Sesqui-Centennial of Relief Lodge , 42 , Bury .

BOOKS , & c . RECEIVED . " The American Masonic Chronicle , " " The Keystone , " "The Court Circular , " "The Vaccination Inquirer , " "The Broad Arrow , " "The Citizen , " "The Canadian Craftsman , " "Cox's Monthly Legal Circular , " "The Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " Calendar of the Great Priory of the United Orders of the Temple and Malta , 1 S 83 and 1 SS 4 , " "Die Bauhutte , " "The Hull Packet . "

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SATURDAY , JULY 14 , 1883 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinio is expressed by ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit o { fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—tree discus . iior . 1 « THE SPECIAL GRAND LODGE AT YORK . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — May 1 ask you , through your columns , what is the meaning of this "Addendum" accompanying the Grand Lodge circular ? " Special Grand Lodge at York , 1 st July , 1 S 83 . " N . B . —All Grand Officers ( except those of the present year ) attending the ceremony will require tickets of admission to the enclosure , for which a charge of 5 s . will be made . Application for tickets should be made alone to the Grand Secretary . "

I do not profess to understand why any Past Grand Officer who complies with the Grand Master ' s summons to attend is to be mulcted 5 s . for " obedience to orders . " It seems to me altogether " infra dig " to Grand Lodge , and utterly unworthy of the known hospitality and large-heartedness of our good brethren at York . It is evidently one of those little unfortunate specimens of red tape which linger north , south , east , and west among the authorities and committees of our benevolent old Order . I believe this is the first time any such arrangement has been suggested , and for fear of its being made a precedent , I think I may add that the Grand Officers , would 1 feel sure as a body , disapprove of any such innovation . It is , in my opinion , a great blunder , to say the least of it . —Yours fraternally , A MEMBER OF GRAND LODGE .

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 think in a matter involving the outlay of so large a sum as £ 3 6 , 000 the opinion of more than one expert would have been advisable ; I feel certain what the answer of Bro . Glutton will be—that it is an extortionate and unjust price , and that no man out of Colney Hatch or other lunatic asylum would ever dream of giving such a price for a piece of land so inaccessible and costly to build upon , where a street could not be formed , and where the houses must be built one above the other on the face of the hill , 1