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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF ENGLAND AND WALES , AN'I ) THIS DEPENDENCIES OFTHE BRITISH CROWN . BKNKYOI . ENT FUND FKST 1 V A L . THE FOURTKKNTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL will be held at thc CRYSTAL PALACE , SYDENHAM , ON WEDNESDAY , igtk of JULY , 1 S 82 . THE RIGHT HON-. THIS KARL OK KlNTORli , R . W . D . G . M ., IN THE CHAIR . Dinner on the Table at FIVE o ' clock , p . m . Gentlemen , £ 1 is . Ladies , 15 s . Applications for Tickets must be made , not later than MONDAY , the 17 th of JULY , addressed to thc Stewards , at No . SA , Red Lion Square , W . C FREDK . BINCKES ( P . G . J . W . ) , Grand Secretary .

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• p LECTI ON , NOVEMBER , 1882 . TO THE GOVERNORS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES . Your Vote and Interest ate earnestly solicited on behalf of R 11 O I ) A W H I T I-:, Aged 39 , a Candidate for the Pension , Who was a Dressmaker ; but , in consequence of acute rheumatism and brittleness of the bones , was obliged to relinquish her trade and depend upon charity . About three years ago , when in bed , she was seized with violent spasms ; it wa * disc-ivered that the bone of the left thigh was broken . Efforts were made to bring about a re-union of the bone , but without success . Shortly after the bone of the right arm broke—then that of the left . She has not been able to move for nearly three years , hence requires constant help and attention . Her relatives cannot assist her ; she , therefore , entirely depends upon charity . The Case is strongly recommended by Lady Ili . AciifuRi ) , ISlachford , Cornwonil , Devon . A . OliAMi'Euxnwxf , I ' s'l-, Darting-mi Hall , ' [' utiles . Miss COI . YH . , llc .-inmmit , Bridgetown , Totnes . I KHERY M ICHKI . MIIKK , Ksi-., Berry House , Tutnes . ' Rev . A . | . KvKKtrr , licrry I ' oincrov Vicarage , Tutnes . 'I ' . II . Ki > Mi > M > s Ksi | ., Solicitor , Bridgetown Tutnes . * Mis . s IJI-. VYER , u- „ Hollinrn . London . *\ V . II . ROMKKI ' , lisi | ., Stock lixclmnge , and lioyue Honse , Notting Hill , London . *\ V . M . T UM . IT , K SI-., Cl-:., Highlands , Totnes . * Rev . VV . W . UKI . SS , Bridgetown 1 ' arsnnngc , Tutnes . Proxies will he ( jratefiillv received by those against whose names there is an asterisk (*• And by KHOD . V W'HITK , Bridgetown , Totnes . Votes for this or any other Charity will be thankfully received bv BRO . R . P . TATK , P . M . No . S 62 , ¦ xi , Holbom , li . C .

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THE PEOPLE'S PROPERTY COMPANY ( LIMITED ) . FIRST ISSUE of 50 , 000 SHARES at par . Capital , £ 100 , 000 , in shares of £ 1 each , with power to increase ; payable 2 s . on application , Ss . on allotment , and the balance by instalments as required , at intervals of not less than three months . DIRECTORS . G . H . Whittcll , 9 , Hamilton-road , Highbury Park , London , N ., Director of the Sun liuilding Society . Frederick binckes , Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge o . Mark Master Masons , SA , Red Lion-square , London , W . C . James Cox , O 2 , Princess-road , Kilburn , N . W ., Founder of the Holloway Branch Bank , and Treasurer of the Finsbury Park building Societies . George Martyn , Old Town Chambers , Plymouth , Director of the Western Counties Agricultural Co-operative Association . George Pawsey Witt ( Messrs . Corcoran , Witt and Co . ) , 30 , Mark-lane , E . C . T . Mullett Ellis , 8 , Old Jewry , E-C ., and 39 , The Quadrant , Highbury New Park , N ., Associate of tht- Royal Institution of British Architects . Solicitors—Howard and Shelton , 39 A , Threadneedle-street . Bankers—London and Westminster Bank ( Limited ) , Lothbury . Secretary—William Riley , formerly Cashier of the National Freehold Land Society and the British Land Company . Offices—Moorgate House , 61 , Moorgate-street , London , E . C . ¦ ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS . This company is formed for the purpose of purchasing , mortgaging , leasing , or selling freehold or leasehold land and houses , for thc improvement and development of estates by draining and making roads and streets , for the erection of new buildings , for acquiring , altering , and repairing dilapidated premises , and for lending money on the security of real or leasehold property . The names of several existing land and house property companies might be quoted , but are sulliciently known to prove the great success and the large dividends , ranging from 0 to 20 per cent ., which have accrued from their working , and as this company embraces all the branches of business carried on by those companies , a like success may be conlidently anticipated . Full prospectus and forms of application for shares may be obtained from the Secretary , at theOllice , GT , Moorgatestreet , London , E . C .

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JOHN HERVEY ( the late ) , formerly J Grand Secretary and P . G . D . In aid of his only surviving sister , who is left very badly off . To be SOLD , a very handsome BISCUIT BON , WITH STAND , presented to liro . Hervey , on April 7 th , 1 S 74 , by the Royal York Lodge of Perseverance , No . 7 ( the promoters of the John Hervey Benefactions for the Aged ) . His sister is now in her eightysecond year . I ' or further particulars , apply to Bro . K . R . H . Mackenzie , Wellington Road , Hounslow .

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THE EARL OF ZETLAND . For a full and authentic memoir , sec "CELEBRITIES OF THE DAY" for July . Price is ., of any Bookseller . POOLE , 12 a , Paternoster Row .

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MASONIC . —Situation as Collector , Messenger , or any place of trust . Life abstainer . Excellent references . —M . T ., S , Latimer-strect , Stepneygreen .

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ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY , MARGATE . ESTABLISHED 1791 . THE ONLY ONE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCROFULOUS POOR . COL . CREATON , TREASURER . JOHN M . CLABON , ESQ ., HON . SECRETARY . This Hospital requires aid . An extra liberal diet tabic is of necessity required on account of the exhausting nature of this terrible disease . Donors of £ 10 ios ., Annual Subscribers of £ i is ., can recommend patients . 250 beds . Average number of Inpatients per year , 750 , and of applicants over 1000 . Bankers , the Bank of England ; Coutts and Co . ; and Cobb and Co ., Margate . Offices : No . 30 , Charing Cross , W . JOHN THOMAS WALKER , Secretary

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DREADNOUGHT SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL , Greenwich , S . E ., and DISPENSARY , Well-street , London Docks , E ., for Sailors of all Nations . No admission ticket or voting papers of any sort required , but both are entirely free to the whole maritime world , irrespective of race , creed , or nationality . Since establishmentupwardsof 225 , 000 have been relievedfrom no lesj than forty-two different countries , and thc number of patients during 1 SS 1 , was 7132 , as compared with 4245 , the average of the preceding ten years . Qualification of a governor one guinea annually , or a donation of ten guineas . New annual subscriptions or contributions will be thankfully received by the bankers , Messrs . Williams , Deacon and Co ., 20 , Birchin-lane , E . C ., or by the Secretary at the Hospital . Funds are urgently needed for this truly Cosmopolitan Charity , which is supported by voluntary c ontributions . W . T . EVANS , Secretary .

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TWr IDLAND RAILWAY . TOURIST ARRANC . EMKNTS , i 8 S _* . TOURIST TICKETS will be issued from May ist to the 31 st October , 1 SS 2 . For Particulars , sec Time Tables and Programmes issued by the Company . Derby , June , 1 SS 2 . JOHN NOBLE , General Manager .

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TO ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS , & c— The ST . PAUL'S SCHOOL ( from St . Paul ' s Churchyard ) , now being erected on the Cedars Estate , will , when completed , afford great educational advantages to the sons of gentlemen . Houses should be secured at once , in proximity to the School . Messrs . Gibbs and Flew , Builders , have now only a limited number for disposal . Rents , £ 0 o to £ 100 per annum . Well arranged for family requirements , and handsomely decorated . Most healthy situation excellent sanitation . One minute from West Kensington . Station . Apply to Messrs . Gibbs and Flew , the Cedars Estate Office , West Kensington Station , W .

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PRIVATE CONTRACT . — To be SOLD cheap , a well-built and comfortable Semi-Detached VILLA RESIDENCE , healthily situated in the best part of VVhitstable-on-Sea , near to both South-Eastern and London , Chatham and Dover Railway systems , and only two hours from London . For price and particulars apply to George Baker , Markland House , or to J . R . Daniels , Whitstable .

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WEST KENSINGTON . —TO BE LET , rent £ do , an excellent and well appointed RESIDENCE , one minute ' s wall ; from station , containing 5 bed and dressing rooms , 3 reception rooms , bath room , hot and cold water , gas , bells , Venetian blinds , and every modern convenience guaranteed . Gravel soil , healthy and open situation . For particulars and card to view apply to Messrs . Gibbs and Flew , the Cedars Estate Oflice , West Kensington Station , W .

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THE CEDARS ESTATE , WEST KENSINGTON—The Healthiest Suburb in London . Commodious and well built RESIDENCES , at Rents from £ 60 to £ 100 per annum , to be I . ETorSOLD upon this delightful and fashionable estate , within a short distance of Hy de Park and Kensington Gardens , adjoining several railway stations and omnibus routes , and within the four miles radius . Gravel soil , excellent drainage . Trains to the City every few minutes . Lawn Tennis ground upon the estate . Apply to Messrs . Gibbs and Flew , The Cedars Estate Ollice , West Kensington Station , VV .

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WATCHMAKE R . —Young Man , eight years' experience , first-class references , wishes Situation Abroad . —Address , \ V . CLAKKE , 105 , Highstreet , Fraseiburg , Aberdeenshire .

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TO ADVERTISERS . THE PI-EEMAMIX 1 ms a large circulation in all parts of the Globe In it the ollicial Reports of the Grand Lodges of Kngland , Ireland , and Scotland are published with tlie specia sanction of the respective (" rand Masters , and it contains a complete record of Masonic worK 111 tliis conntry , onr Indian Kmpire , and thc Colonics . The vast accession to the ranks of tlie Order during the past few years , and the increasing interest manifested in its doings , has given the Freemason a position and influence which few journals can lay claim to , and the proprietor can assert with confidence that announcements appearing in its columns challenge the attention of a very large and inlhiential body of readers . Advertisements for the current week ' s issue are received up to Six o ' clock on Wednesday evening .

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TO OUR READERS . THE FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating * to Freemasonry in every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , ° Australia , New Arabia ,, & c . Zealand & c . 13 s . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may bc made in Stamps , hut Post ( Dllice Orders of Chcpies are prefer-cd , tin- former payable to GEOROE KENNINO , Chief Ollice , Lcn Ion . the latter crossed London Joint Stock 13 ank .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

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SATURDAY , JULY 15 , 1882 . j ' - S ^^^ ' 5 l " V s" § % S . A . Mi ^~ - ^ - ^ M ^ iimS . ^ . ^ _^ A ^ S ] i ^

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hohl ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by ourcorfespondents , but we wish in a spirit of ( airplay to all to permit—within certain necessary liniiis—free discussion . *]

CHARITY VOTING . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Did I not deem it utterly unworthy of a Freemason to indulge in or retort personal remarks or insinuations , I might take up a good deal of the space of your valuable

paper in animadverting on the tone and temper , and thc expressed and implied animus of your correspondent , an " L . G ., " or a "T . G . " I do not know quite which . 1 have not , as you know , any personal interest to serve , as he so kindly insinuates ; I am not influenced by mercenary or other unworthy motives , as he so Masonically implies , in

advocating the cause of our great Charities , or attending to the work of our Charity Elections . It is a pure labour of love , as far as I am myself concerned , demanding the sacrifice of much valuable time and many gifts of money to help thc cases of those 1 am interested in . Not being an idle man , and having my hours daily taken

up with heavy work of one kind or another , I cannot , like " L . G ., " afford time for lengthened epistles or elaborate essays , more or less , too , about nothing ; but in what I do write I try to write plainly , shortly , crisply , and succinctly , so that my readers may truly grasp the fact that I mean what I say and say what I mean .

On a good deal of " L . G . 's " letter , ( which might have been fairly excised editorially , without any possible loss of sense or connection , or any deprivation of meaning or value ) , 1 need make no comment . Suffice it to say that during some recent elections my attention has been turned perforce towards some anomalies in our election voting ,

which , it seems to me , tend to abuses serious and many . I am not quite sure that it is a ri ght thing , for instance , to collect , say 1000 votes , and hand them over to some one else , either in exchange or as a loan , while of the use of them you know absolutely nothing . The vote is a personal vote ( paid for no doubt , and so in

such sense your own chattel ) , but the possession of thc vote pre-supposes in itself , and by its use , a certain amount of responsibility , that it really is given to a distressing case . But what if it be given to a notoriously weak case , a case which , strictly speaking , ought not to bc on the list at all , and which has got there hy suppression

of what arc either the true facts of thc case , or by a suggestion of what is not reall y thc fact at all ? I have met with such cases , which ought never to have troubled our voters , which subsequent knowledge , as is admitted , has shown us that the reception of such a case | has kept off a really needy and absolutely destitute orphan . And seeing

this , I have often said to m yself , is it right thus promiscuously and at hap-hazard , so to speak , on the mere ground of actual purchase or personal property , to give up a large number of invaluable votes , in a lump , without further interest in their appropriation , or further inquiry as to their usage ?