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ROYA L MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . INSTITUTED 178 S . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c „ M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . THE 102 nd ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place ON TUESDAY , THE 20 th OF MAY NEXT , under the Presidency of COL . SIR FRANCIS BURDETT , BART ., P . G . W ., R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex . President of the Board of Stewards—Bro . Col . J AMES PETERS , Patron , Trustee , P . G . S . B ., P . S . G . W . Middx . Treasurer—Bro . C . E . KEYSER , Vice-Patron , P . G . W . Herts . Chairman of the Ladies' Stewards—Bro . E . LUXMORE MARSHALL , P . M . 235 . Brethren , willing to serve the office of Steward 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 . 5 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , W . C . G RAND P ATRON — HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENTH . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . THE 92 nd ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be held at FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , ON WEDNESDAY , 2 ND JULY , 1 S 90 , under the Presidency of the RT . HON . LORD GEORGE HAMILTON , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , R . W . Past Grand Senior Warden , P . M . No . 2012 , V .-President of the Institution . Full particulars will be announced in due course . The services of Brethren as Stewards representing Lodges or Provinces are—UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES—most earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged . By Order , FREDERICK BINCKES ( P . G . Stwd ., P . G . S . B . ) , V .-Pat ., Secretary . 7 th May , 1 S 90 .

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THE friends of Bro . EDWIN STORR , P . M ., & c , will kindly note that upon the approaching retirement of Bro . F . Binckes , P . G . S . B ., & c , he will duly present his credentials and offer himself as a Candidate for the Secretaryship of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Robey Villa , Hornsey , N . April 10 , 1 S 90 .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . To THE PATRONS , VICE-PATRONS , VICE-PRESIDENTS , AND LIFE GOVERNORS OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . Brethren desirous of assisting and supporting BRO . GORDON SMITH ( M . A . ) , P . G . S . Eng ., P . M . 14 and 2041 , Member of the Board of General Purposes , & c , & c , in his Candidature for the Secretaryship of the Institution , are requested to kindly send their names to BRO . EUGENE MONTEUUIS , P . M . 14 , 2060 , 2243 , P . G . S ., G . Swd . B . Eng ., & c , & c , Hon . Sec . to the Committee , 2 , Paper Buildings , Temple , E . C . nth April , 1890 .

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'TO FREEMASONS—A Mason of A many years' standing ( P . M . and P . Z . in many Lodges and Chapters and Life-Governor of all the Charities ) is in urgent need of £ 50 to save his furniture from being seized under a Bill of Sale . He can produce first-class references , and show that his misfortunes arose through no fault of his own . Can repay by small instalments with fair interest . —Address , M . E ., Freemason , 16 , Great Queenstreet , London .

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p REAT WESTERN RAILWAY . WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS . EXCURSION TRAINS will leave PADDINGTON as under : — SATURDAY , MAY 24 th , at 7 . 45 a . m . —For BARNSTAPLE , Iltracombe , Exeter , Torquay , Plymouth , and other Stations below Exeter . * At 9 . 15 a . m . —For GLOUCESTER , Cheltenham , Hereford , & c , the principal Stations in South Wales , and Waterford , and other Stations in South of Ireland . Passengers return June 2 nd , except those to Ireland , who return any day to June 9 th inclusive . At 10 . 45 a . m . for NEWBURY , Marlborousfh , Devizes , Frome , Wells , Yeovil , DORCHESTER , Weymouth , & c * At 11 . 30 a . m . —For SHREWSBURY , Hereford , Manchester , Chester , Birkenhead , Liverpool , & c , to return MAY 26 th or 29 th ; also for Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , & c , to return MAY 29 th . At 12 . 20 p . m . —For Bridgwater , Taunton , Minehead , & c * At 1 . 55 and 7 . 15 p . m . —For BATH , Bristol , & c , to return MAY 26 th or 27 th , J 2 nd or 9 th . At 6 . 50 p . m . —For OXFORD , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , & c , to return MAY 26 th or 29 th . WHIT SUNDAY at S . io a . m . —For SWINDON , STONEHOUSE , STROUD , GLOUCESTER , CHELTENHAM , & C , to return same day , MAY 26 th or J 2 nd . WHIT MONDAY at 6 . 15 a . m . —For BATH , Bristol , & c , to return MAY 25 th or 27 th , J 2 nd or 9 th . At 6 . 20 a . m . —For OXFORD , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , & c , to return same day , or on MAY 29 th . At 7 . 40 a . m . —For MAIDENHEAD , Reading , Hungerford , Didcot , & c , to return same day . * Passengers return June 2 nd or 9 th , but in most cases they can on payment of 20 per cent , on the fares , return on the intervening Saturdays or Sundays during the time their tickets are available . For fares and full particulars see bills . HY . LAMBERT , General Manager .

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T ONDON & NORTH-WESTERN -L ^ RAILWAY . WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS . Tickets for all principal places on the London and North-Western system , available from either Euston or Kensington ( Addison-road ) , and dated to suit the convenience of passengers , can be obtained at the principal Town Receiving Offices of the Company , and at Messrs . Gaze and Son's Office , 142 , Strand , W . C ., as well as at the Railway Stations . On FRIDAY , MAY 23 rd , SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAINS will leave Euston Station at 1 . 10 p . m . for Bolton , Blackburn , Fleetwood , Lancaster , Morccambe , Carnforth , Kendal , and Windermere , and at 6 . 25 p . m . for Holyhead and Ireland . On SATURDAY , MAY 24 th , SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAINS will leave Euston Station at 1 . 10 p . m . for Blackburn , Fleetwood , Lancaster , Morecambe , Carnforth , Kendal , and Windermere , at 2 . 35 p . m . for Northampton , Rugby , and Trent Valley Stations , and at 4 . 25 p . m . and C . 55 p . m . for Coventry and Birmingham . SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAINS will also leave Birmingham ( Newstreet ) on this date at 2 . 5 p . m . and 4 . 5 p . m . for Northampton , calling at Stechford , Coventry , and Rugby , the ordinary Trains leaving Birmingham at 2 . 0 p . m . and 4 . 0 p . m . on MAY 24 th will not convey passengers for these places . On WHIT MONDAY , MAY 26 th , numerous residential trains will not be run . For full particulars see the Company's Time Books , Bills , and Notices . G . FIND LAY , General Manager . Euston Station , May , 1890 .

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p REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS . SATURDAY , MAY 2 4 th .-CHEAP THREE or SIX DAYS' EXCURSIONS will be run from London to Cambridge , Lynn , Cromer , Norwich , Yarmouth , Lincoln , Leicester , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Stoke , Newark , Barnsley , Huddersfield , Manchester , Stockport , Warrington , Liveipool , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , Keighley , Halifax , Hull , York , Scarborough , Whitby , Bridlington , Newcastle , & c , & c . ON SAME DATE a CHEAP ONE , TWO or THREE DAYS' EXCURSION will be run from London to Skegness , Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe . WHIT-MONDAY , MAY 26 th . —CHEAP DAY EXCURSIONS will be run from London to St . Albans , Harpenden , Luton , Dunstable , Hitchin , Cambridge , Skegness , Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorpe . THURSDAY MIDNIGHT , MAY 29 th . —A CHEAP TWO DAYS' EXCURSION will be run from London to Manchester ( Races ) . For Fares and full particulars see bills , which can be obtained at Company ' s Stations , and Town Parcels Receiving Offices , and of Messrs . Swan and Leach , 3 , Charing cross , and 32 , Piccadilly-circus . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . King's Cross , May , 1 S 90 .

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A WELL-KNOWN TRAVELLER wants a SITUATION for Summer and Autumn Months . Good Accountant . First-class references . — Auiuuo , 1 , Braemar-ioad , Tottenham .

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Price 7 s 6 d . A HANDY BOOK to the Study of the ENGRAVED , PRINTED , and MANUSCRIPT LISTS OF LODGES of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England ( "Moderns" and "Ancients" ) from 1723 to 1 S 14 , with an Appendix and Valuable Statistical Tables . By Bro . JOHN LANE , F . C . A ., P . M . 1402 , Past Senior Grand Warden of Iowa , Past Prov . Grand Registrar of Devonshire , & c , & c , & c , Author of " Masonic Records , 1717-18 S 6 , " "Masters' Lodges , " & c , & c , and dedicated to Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . S . G . D . England . London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .

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Pries ^ St HISTORY OF THE APOLLO LODGE , YORK , in relation to Craft and Royal Arch Masonry ; with Brief Sketches of its Local Predecessors and Contemporaries ; the "Grand Lodge of All England " ( York Masons ) ; the Provincial Grand Lodge ; and various Lodges from 1705 to 1 S 05 . By WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , Author of " Origin of the English Rite of Freemasonry , " & c . With valuable Appendices . London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .

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Now ready , price 5 s ., Cloth Gilt , THE ENGRAVED LIST OF REGULAR LODGES for A . D . 1734 . in facsimile , with an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , Past Senior Grand Deacon of England ; Past Senior Grand Warden of Iowa ; P . Prov . S . G . W . and P . Prov . G . Sec . of Cornwall ; & c , & c , & c . GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., London , W . C .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

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SATURDAY , MAY 17 , 1890 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

We are glad to find that our advice of last week has been followed , and that the Special General Meeting of the Governors and Subscribers of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution made short work of the insane proposal adopted some time ago by the Committee of

Management , that every brother—or , in the case of a widow , that her late husband—must have qualified as a Life Governor at least two years before presenting his petition , or must have subscribed one guinea a year for five consecutive years , in order to render him , or her , eligible as a candidate .

* * * Had this resolution been accepted by the Special Meeting in the first place , and then by Grand Lodge , the question confronting us in the immediate future

would have been not how shall we ever be able to accommodate all this large number of candidates , but how shall we find candidates to fill up all this large number of vacancies ? * * *

And from this state of things there could onl y be one step further . Without candidates we should be in a position to dispense with the Annual Festivals

and having duly provided means to satisfy such interests as exist already , it would remain for the proper official to shut up the offices of the Institution at Freemasons' Hall , and close the Institution at Croydon .

# # # This would certainly prove a most efficacious way of keeping the number of candidates within manageable compass . In less than 12 months we should have no

candidates beyond those already accepted , and it would not be very long before we should have no Institution . Happily , Wisdom has cried aloud in the streets , and for once in a way she has been listened to .

* * * But what could our good brother who proposed this plan for reducing the candidates have been thinking about ? In order to reduce the number , he