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MACKEY'S FEEEMASONEY . * * * EIGHTH EDITION , thoroughly Revised , with all Recent Changes and Alterations . ByM . C . Peck , Provincial Grand Sec . for N . and E . Yorkshire . A LEXICON OP FEEEMASONEY . By Albert G * . Mackey , M . D ., Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of the U . S ., & c . Large post Svo ., handsomely bound iu cloth . Price 6 s . " Of MACKEY ' S LEXICON it would be impossible to speak in too high terms ; suffice it to say , that it ought to be in the hands of every Mason who would thoroughly understand and master our noble Science . ... No Masonic Lodge or Library should be without a copy of this most useful work . "—Masonic News . " The Editor has had access to sources of information open to few . ... A THOROUGHLY RELIABLE WORK . "—Yorkshire Gazette . LONDON : CHARLES GRIFFIN & Co ., Exeter-st ., Strand .

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PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX . Bro . The R . I . Col . Sir FRANCIS BURDETT , Bart ., P . G . S . W . of England , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Ireland , Provincial Grand Master . A MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE will be held on SATURDAY , JUNE 5 th , 1886 , at the TOWN HALL , TWICKENHAM , at 3 o'clock p . m . precisely . There will be a short service at the Parish Church at 4 . 30 p . m . Banquet at the Town Hall at 5 . 30 p . m . Pee 7 s . if ticket toe taken on or toefore Tuesday , June 1 st , after that date 10 s . ( exelusive of wine ) . Application for tickets to toe made with a remittance to the Prov . Grand Sec . By command of the Prov . Grand Master . J . E . H . WOODWARD , P . M ., P . Z ., Prov . Grand Secretary . Comberton , Mowbray Road , Norwood , S . E .

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FIELD LANE REFUGES AND RAGGED SCHOOLS . PRESIDENTTHE RIGHT HON . THE EARL oe ABERDEEN , K . P . THE 43 rd ANNUAL MEETING will ( D . V . ) be held ON TUESDAY , JUNE 1 st , 1886 , AT HOLBORN TOW N 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 OK GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL . The Hon . THOS . PELHAM . Rev . J . CLIFFORD , D . D . Rev . J KINNINGS , 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 Street , 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 , Managei J

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ROYAL 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 ., Src , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF VVALES . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , the i th MAY next , under the Presidency of GEN . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SURREY . PYG "Side i t ir ~~' BRO . THE RIGHT HON . THE LORD MAYOR . Actintr Presidents—BRO . CHARLES GREENWOOD , P . G . S . B ., D . Prov . G . M . Surrev . „ Major 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 ., Vice-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 . MABY 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 , ioth December , 1 S 43 , and paid to December , 1 S 64 . Joined No . 551 , Ventnor , 6 th February , 1 S 61 , 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 . STOBBS , P . M . East Medina Lodge , No . 155 , Ryde , P . P . G . S . Hants ancl Isle of Wight . * F . TOPHAM J OXES , W . M . Yarborough Lodge , No . Jji , Ventnor . * G . MOLESWORTH , P . M . Lodge of Union , No , 38 , Chichester , P . P . G . D . Sussex . * II . li ) . BREACH , S . W . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester . * . ] . H . HAWES , J . W . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester . Proxies loill be thanl-fully received by those marked *

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

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE fP . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectures on 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 ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovree , Officicr d'Acaddmie , late Inspector of the Ecole Supcrieure 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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NOW READY , Foolscap Svo ., 2 s . 6 d . WHAT IS CONSUMPTION ? By G . W . Hambleton , L . K . Q . C . P . I . J . and A . Churchill , New Burlington-street , W .

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Naval , Military , and Tropical ^ - ^ BOOT MAKEES , _ - ^^\ j £ 5 ^' JP^^^^ ^{ ^^^ ^ , ^ ^^ ^ PICCADILLY , LONDON , W .

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By Eoyal ~„ ^ To Appointment •& J K * L , % HB . W to H . E . H . V %$ SS ! § $ £ ' ¦ ¦ nnri V Princess of fiSsCRfcS . " mcess JrOSY Wales . ^ ~^ Louise . BOUQUET G . D . TAVINER , FAILS ., THF S 7 ASON * * S BAYSWATER HILL , LONDON , W ., lltL 3 LA 3 U 1 N S IXVfi . VTOR OK THE NEW STYLE SUCCESS . POSY BOUQU ET-Tho Season's Success . BRIDES' & BRIDESMAIDS' BOUQUETS oa tlie Shortest Notice . Goods iMiveml , e : m * rull . y ii : ivki > d , IMMEDIATELY 011 receipt nt Order .

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E . DENT & Co ., 6 > Inventions Exhibition Gold Medal awarded y ^ y for Improvement in Turret Clocks . •FY 61 Strand & 4 Royal Exchange , London . £ •*•**•/ < 0 ^ CLOCKaUKERS to the QUEEN . JRey t ^ r Makers of lite Great trestniimtcr Clock nS > £ > f I " " ¦""•' )• *« y > 0 Will behappytofurnisliESTiMATEsforthc •Q ^ a Installation or Repair of CHURCH and A-. T' other PUUMC CLOCKS . Zj ^* ' Dent ' s new Illustrated Catalogue of High-^ 1 Class Watches at Reduced Prices , sent Post Free .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

SATURDAY , MAY 15 , 1886 .

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , As one of the Committee of thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , I was much surprised at its meeting * yesterday when the time came for nominating ten members of it to bc elected by the Governors and Subscribers on thc

2 ist inst ., and when thc Secretary read the list of attendances during the past year , which , with one exception , was remarkably good , to lind a brother without any observation or taking exception to any of those who had served for the last twelve months , rise and propose thc names of ten brethren to replace entirely the existing members . Having waited until the meeting was over , I asked permission to see

thc names of those so nominated , and was surprised to find that , with one exception , they were all brethren hailing from the S . E . district of London , viz ., Deptford , Rotherhithe , and Greenwich , to the exclusion of every other portion . Now however good the services of these brethren may have been , I would yet venture to ask , Is the management of thc Benevolent Institution to be entirely handed over to these ten brethren at the wish of one man ? I trust

not—and therefore , Bro . Editor , I ask you to be good enough to afford space in your columns to draw the attention of the Governors and Subscribers to this dictation with the hope they will attend the meeting at Freemasons ' Tavern on the 21 st inst ., at 12 o ' clock a . m ., and show that the Craft is not to be taken unawares , but will yet uphold its independence by re-electing those who have rendered during tne past twelve months good suit and service . —Yours fraternally , A V .-P . 13 th May , 1 SS 6 .

ABUSE OF THE BALLOT . To the Editor of thc " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Referring to your leaderette in last week ' s impression , I venture , very respectfully , to challenge the propriety of a strict adherence to the "homely injunction to * leave well alone' " in any case of abuse , whereby a

grievous wrong * can be inflicted on honorable and unoffending individuals by the exercise of spiteful and vindictive feelings towards others . And , particularly in the case which has been made the subject of reference , the " well " we are enjoined to "leave alone" does not exist , but rather a state of things which it behoves all those who have the good of Freemasonry at heart to find , in some way or

otther , the means of bettering . None can more jealously regard the " integrity of the ballot , " or desire to surround it with all the power and privilege of secrecy which its honest exercise affords than those brethren who have so lately been made to suffer in the manner I have endeavoured to explain , - but when that security is broken , and the power the ballot gives is held "in terrorem" over thc

heads of offending Masters and brethren of lodges , and it is made plain as the sun at noonday who are the malcontents , and in pursuance of what threats they use that power , there surely should be some remedy to be found against so grievous a wrong . You say , " unfortunately Bro . Stevens has nothing to offer which he thinks worthy to be recommended , " and , I must admit , that it is very difficult to

suggest a really effectual remedy for the abuse . But certainly it can be minimized , and that to a great extent , by the adoption of regulations which , without disturbing the very proper final appeal to the full assemblage of lodge members as to the admission of candidates , would ensure that none but those really worthy of introduction would stand the test : whilst prior objection by privileged

communication would receive consideration from the general body on the representation of those appointed to report on applications for admission . Let me endeavour to more fully explain : In the first place it must be conceded that of late years there has been far too much eagerness to admit all , and sundry who

might apply for initiation into our several lodges , without that due regard to moral qualities and social position , which should be amongst the first qualifications for entrance into the Order . Let them ( the candidates ) first consider their income and family , and hw-m that Freemasonry requires ability , attendance , and good appearance to maintain and support its ancient and honourable grandeur . ~ "Ahiman Rezon , " 1756 . Secondly , that sufficient time for the making of necessary enquiries by the electors is