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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . WEEKLY EXCURSIONS to WEST OF ENGLAND and WEYMOUTH . FVERY SATURDAY until further notice , EXCURSION TRAINS will leave PADDINGT N as under : — At 8 . 5 a . m ., for ILFRACOMBE , EXETER , Dawliih , Xeienniouth , Torquay , Plymouth , Penzance , & c , to Return following Monday , Monday Week or Fortnight . At 10 4 S a . m ., for NEWBURY , Marlboroueh , Devizes , Trowbridge , YEOVIL , DORCHESTER , WEYMOUTH , Sic . to Return following Monday Week or Fortnight . A * t 12 . 1 S p . m ., for BATH , BRISTOL , Clevedon , Westonsuper-Mare , Bridgwater , Minehead , TAUNTON , & c , to Return following Monday , Monday Week or Fortnight . Passengers can in most cases , on payment of 20 percent , on the fares , return on the intervening Saturdays or Sundays during the time their tickets are available . Bills can be obtained at the Company ' s Stations and Offices . HY . LAMBERT , General Manager .

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GLASGOW EXHIBITION . SUMMER SERVICE OF TRAINS BY THE WEST COAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS . The following ADDITIONAL and ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE is now in operation . 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd Class by all Trains : — 1 A B Leave a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . night London ( Eus ) $ . 15 7 . 13 10 . 0 1030 7 . 55 8 . o — 8 . 50 10 . o 12 . 0 Arrive j Edinburgh 4 . S $ -S ° ' ¦ » 7-5 ° o — — 6 \ Jo 9 . 23 12 . j ( Princess-stJ Z Glasgow ( Cen ) 4 . 10 6 . o 7 . 0 7 . 55 u 3 . 35 — 7 . 0 9 . 171215 Greenock 5 . 38 7 . 18 8 . 0 g . 5 tn 7- 5 — 8 . 30 1043 2 . 46 Oban 9 . 20 — — 4 . 45 — — 1223 2 . o 4 . 58 Perth 6 . 40 — — 8 . 45 6 . 35 6 . 50 — 8 . 1 5 u 10 3 . 20 Dundee 7 . 35 — — 9 . 308 . 20 8 . 20 — 9 . 401155 2 . 55 Aberdeen 10 . o — — 3 . 5 9 . 55 9 . 55 — 12 . 0 2 . 15 6 . 40 Inverness — — — 8 . 511301150 — 2 . 15 6 . 5 10 . 5 The 7 . 55 p . m . Express from Euston to Perth will run from July _ 26 th to August 10 th inclusive ( Saturday and Sunday nights excepted ) . The Train will take saloons with family parties and sleeping and ordinary carriages for Perth and beyond , but will not pick up passengers en route . By this meansan undisturbed journey will be secured , and the earlier arrival at Perth will give ample time for breakfast , & c , before going forward to the Highlands . The Highland Railway Company have agreed to run the 7 . 55 p . m . Express through to the districts beyond Inverness , in advance of the 8 . 0 p . m . and Postal Trains . The 8 . 0 p . m . Express and the 12 . 0 Night Train will run every night ( except Saturdays ) . A—Will run every night , but on Sunday mornings its arrival at Dundee will be 9 . 5 a . m ., Inverness 1 . 30 p . m ., and it will have no connection to Oban ( Saturday nights from London ) . B—Wdl run every night , but will have no connection to the North on Saturday night . On Saturdays passengers by the 10 . 30 a . m . Train from London are not conveyed beyond Perth by the Highland Kailway , and only as iar as Aberdeen by the Caledonian Kailway . Carriages with lavatory accommodation are run on the princi pal Express Trains between London and Scotland , without extra charge . Improved sleeping saloons , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the Night Trains between London , Edinburgh , Wajgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Perth . Extra charge , 5 s . for each berth . A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave Eu < ton ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) at 6 . p . m ., from nth July to rothAugust '" elusive , for the conveyance of horses and private carnages only , to all parts of Scotland . Additional Trains from Birmingham , Liverpool , Manchester , and other towns will connect with the above . ? Particulars of improved Train Service from Scotland » London , see the Companies' Time Bills . G . FINDLAY , General Manager , L . and N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , , , General Manager , Caledonian Railway . July , 1 S 88 .

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HEPBURN and COCKS , 0 „ ESTABLISHED 1700 . a <* , CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C . DEPn T >« ( Two Doors North ot Union Bank ) . a P » , BALLOT , CASH , and DESPATCH BOX , and FIRE-PROOF A , _ SAFE MANUFACTURERS . , OfficesKrf < sil'F ' u ¥ , clli , 1 B £ 0 : a' §'" stod : ' ™ d mad 0 to order . o ! Stands and 7 w ° "lu < i 0 , ? s J'V . "I * with Iron 1 ' ramcs and Shelves . Scls •um JKttos made to lit . Uecesses to Order . •* . B H Qrmi / v . ¦ Estimate » given . Price Litis . wmtam MM G „ DEEP . BOXES of the following dimensions forwarded HiiiTvinS . T ^ f" ? l 8 '' TY - ! 16 in ' } ' 12 m . by 91 in ., 17 s . 6 d . - — -J ^ 2 ; lul » - by 8 in ., 14 s . 6 d . j and 13 in . by 9 in . by 7 s „ lis . 6 d . ACCIDENT INSURANCE COM-** PANY , LIMITED . Gen ' ' , * SW'THIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . RauwavA ? - ents - ! Personal Injuries way Aeaaects , I Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manager

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THEALEXANDRIACIGARETTECO.'S NEW BBAND . DRAGOUMIS. PREPARED OF THE PUREST TURKISH TOBACCOS . The highest classes of tobacco , however , are converted into the well-known " Dragoumis , " for which the Alexandria Cigarette Company have gained a deservedly high reputation , and we have no hesitation in saying , after a practical test so far as our taste and judgment permit , that they are superior to any we have yet tried , either imported or otherwise . — Whitehall Revieiv Their latest brand , " Dragoumis , " made of a skilful blend of fine Egyptian tobaccos , is full of flavour , yet delicately fragrant enough to please the most fastidious palate . We shall be surprised if "Dragoumis . " do not prove the cigarette of the season . —Pump Court .

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/cyCOCKERELL'S \ f 13 , CORNHILL , B . C . C . V ^ F ° Prices , see Daily Papers . V/—/ Trucks direct from the Colliery to every Railway Station . EVERY READER SHOULD . „_ Write at once for this valuable little book . FIFTY Urljl YEARS' RECORD OF FACTS , PRINCIPLES AND DISCOVERIES relating to the Improvement and COPY Preservation or Human Life on Earth . A series of most valuable articles , by Dr . Samuel Birley . Now DrtQT PUD '' srie ^ j complete in book form ( 50 pages ) , post rvul free , from the publishers , GORDON T . MURRAY & _ Co ., 50 , Theobald's-road , Holborn . Sound and rKilri , practical . One copy free and post free . Write to-day and secure a copy .

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BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY . —Queen Street Place

London , E . C .

CAPITAL A QUARTER - OF - - MILLION STERLING . MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ACTUARYWM . SUTTON COVER , ESQ ., P . G . S ., P . M ., P . Z

THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT-MAY 1888

_ NEW BUSINESS . 17 S 3 Policies issued for £ 330 , 175 New Premium Income 10 , 386 BUSINESS IN FORCE . 28 , 226 Policies , assuring £ 5 , 260 , 22 , 6 REVENUE OF THE YEAR . Premiums £ 154 , Interest , & c 48 , 02 4 £ 202 , 046 ACCUMULATED FUND . Laid by in the Year £ 64 , 760 Accumulated Fund on 31 st January , 18 SS _ 1 , 206 , 570 Claims and Bonuses paid under Company ' s Policies £ i ) i 2 o , 759 Average Reversionary Bonus for Thirty-Three Years , about IT per cent , per annum .

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JUST PUBLISHED . ANTHEM- "BEHOLD HOW GOOD AND JOYFUL " ( Dedicated to Right Hon . the Earl of Mount EDQCUMBE , Provincial Grand Master of Cornwall ) , Composed by Bro . C . E . J ULEFF , P . P . G . O . Cornwall , Organist and Choir Director of Bodmin Parish Church . PRICE 4 d . of the Composer . N . B . —This Anthem is already on several cathedral lists , and will shortly be in a second edition .

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GANNON STREET HOTEL The Most Comfortable House for Visitors , UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT . Trains every TUN Minutes to and from Charing Cross . COFFEE ROOM and RESTAURANTS OPEN to the PUBLIC . The best English and French style of Cooking . THE MOST RECHERCHE WEDDING BREAKFASTS , Luncheons and Dinners , For Small and Large Private and Public Parties , served in Private Rooms . SPLENDID BALL ROOM AND RECEPTION ROOMS . The Most Recherche Ball Suppers will be served . DATES OPEN FOR MASONIC mo OTHER MEETINGS mo CONCERTS , Bro . J . A BERTHER , Manager . Late Deputy Manager of the Criterion and , Freemasons * Tavern and Hotel .

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FOR SALE . — " HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY , " by R . F . GOULD , ESQ ., P . S . G . D . of England ; in 3 vols , complete ; quite new ( unopened ) ; cost Four-and-a-half Guineas . Three Guineas , cash . — "Gazette" Office , Bideford , Devon . OSITION of Trust WANTED by Head Schoolmaster , Cavalry Depot , Canterbury , who is ordered to retire on reduction of establishment . Served formerly with 20 th Regiment , and Master at the Duke of York ' s School , Chelsea . P . M . 956 ( F .. R . ) and 263 ( I . R . ) . Highest testimonials . —Address XX ., Freemason Office .

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A BROTHER from India , having left the Army , desires EMPLOYMENT ; fair penman , quick at figures . Can any one of the Craft assist him ?—S . C ., 174 , Victoria Park-road , South Hackney , E . A BROTHER from Germany desires SITUATION as Courier or Travelling Servant ; can speak several languages , and has had great experience in travelling ; age 34 ; good reference ? . —Address Henry Wenz , Klein ' s Hotel , Finsbury-square , E . C .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M ., P . Z ., P . M . W . S . iS ° , Professor of Latin and Zoology , "The College , " South Kensington ; Examiner 15 years Bexley Heath College ) has some time , disengaged for Private or Visiting Tuition . Lectures on History and Natural Science . Foreigners taught English through the medium of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W . FOR SALE . —A very fine impression ( proof before letters ) of the CELEBRATED MASONIC PICTURE , painted by THOMAS STOTHARD , R . A ., and engraved by BARTOLOZZI , r > presenting the FESTIVAL of the FRKEMASoNS' GIRLS' SCHOOL in 1802 , containing Portraits of the most Eminent Masons of the day . Size 25 inches by 19 inches , with Key , price £ 6 6 s . —Apply at the office of the Freemason .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

X . Y . Z . —You have omitted to send your name and address , and therefore it is not in our power to make any remarks on the communication you have forwarded .

The following communications were either received too late for publication or stand over for want of space : — CRAFT—Lodge of Concord , No . 1135 ; and Lodge of Truth , No . 521 . Consecration of the Dagmar Lodge , No . 2262 .

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Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

SATURDAY , J 14 , 1888 .

OLD LISTS OF LODGES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Your kind mention in the Freemason of vd March ,

18 SS , of a catalogue of books containing lists of lodges has brought me many valuable works useful for refeience . I am , however , still wanting several others , and subjoin a list of them , in the h » pe thatsome brethren may be enabled to give me information respecting them ; or , better still , will forward them for my examination . —Yours fraternally , JNO . LANE . Torquay , July 10 th .

BOOKS WANTED . " Freemasons' Pocket companion , " London , 173 6 ( Rider ) , „ „ „ „ 1738 ( Smiih ) . „ „ Book , " & C ., i 798 ( Vern > . r and Houd ) " Masonry Dissected , " 1731 ( 4 th edition ) , 1737 , 1739 ( 7 th edition ) , 1742 ( 8 th edition ) , 17 (?) ( iSth edition ) , 1787 ( 2 ist edition ) .

"Tubal-Kain , " 1760 . "Solomon , " 1766 ( 1 st edition ) . "Three Distant Knocks , " 17 6 7 8 , or any edition with list . " Introduction to Freemasonry , " 1775 ( Meeson ) . " Jachinand Boaz , " 1762 , 1763 , 1764 ( 5 th edition ) , 1769 , « 77 6 > 1777 , 17 SS , 1800 , 1 S 03 ( 20 th edition ) , 1809 ( 23 rd 1 edition ) .