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PRAND LODGE OF MARK VJr MASTER MASONS OF ENGLAND AND WALES , AND THE COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ,, Most Worshipful Grand Master . THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OF KINTORE , Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master . THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN AID OF THE MARK GRAND LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND , WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY , 28 tli JULY , 1886 , IN THE VENETIAN SALON , HOLBORN RESTAURANT . EIGHT WORSHIPFUL BRO . AUGUSTUS FREDERICK GODSON , M . A-, M . P ., Prov . Grand Master of Worcestershire , In the Chair . Dinner on the Table at 5 . 30 for 6 o ' clock p . tr .. Ofiicers of the Board of Stewards . President—Bro . Rev . HAY -MAN CUMMINGS , P . G . Chap ., D . P . G . M . Kent . Treasurer—Bro . CHARLES H . DRIVER , P . G . Inspector of Works . Secretary—Bro . C . R MATIER , P . G . W . TICKETS—Ladies , 15 s . Gentleman ' s 21 s . ( Inclusive of Wine . ) Morning Dress—Mark Collars and Jewels . Brethren who are kindly acting as Stewards are requested to send in their Lists on or before Saturday , the 24 th July , 1 S 86 . SA , Red Lion Square , W . C , July , 1 S 86 . .

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FIELD LANE RAGGED SCHOOLS . AN URGENT APPEAL FOR A DAY IN THE COUNTRY , ON THE 30 TH JULY , FOR 700 VERY POOR CHILDREN , £ 50 BEQTJIRED . CONTRIBUTIONS ( named "For Summer Treat" ) will be gratefully received by the Treasurer , W . A . BEVAN , Esq ., 54 , Lombard Street , E . C , or the Secretary , Mr . PEREGRINE PLATT , Vine Street , Clerkenwell Road , E . C .

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SCOTLAND and LONDON by the WEST TOAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE .-LONDON and NORTH-WESTFRN and CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS —The following additional and ACCELERATED SERVICE between London and Scotland by the West Coast Royal Mail Route is now established : — Down Trains—Week-days . ABC a . m , a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . London ( Euston Station ) dep . 5 . 15 J . 15 10 . 0 11 . 0 8 . 0 8 . 50 10 . 0 p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . a . m . a . m . a . m , Edinburgb ( Princes-street ) arr . 4 . 15 5 . 50 8 . 010 . 0 — 6 . 509 . 0 Glasgow ( Central Station ) arr . 4 . 25 6 . 0 8 . 0 lo . ij j . jj 7 . 0 9 . 14 Perth arr . 6 . 45 — 9 . 35 11 . 50 7 . 15 x . sj 11 . 10 Dundee air , 7 . 30 — 10 . 30 j 2 . 40 K . 20 9 . 50 12 . 0 Aberdeen arr . 10 . 0 — — 3 . 5 9 . 5513 . 02 . 15 Inverness arr . — — — 8 . 511 . 502 . 456 . 5 A Will run every night ( Saturdays excepted ) , and will convey traffic for the North of Scotland , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and the North of Ireland . B Will run every night ( Sundays included ) , and will convey passengers for the North of Scotland , Edinburgh , Glasgow , and the Scotch stations generally , but will cease lo convey traffic for the North of Ireland , via Stranraer and Larne . C Will run every night , but will have no connection to Edinburgh and the North on Saturday nights . An Additional Train will leave London ( Euston Station ) at 7 . 0 p . m . from July 12 to August 10 ( Saturday and Sunday nights excepted ) , ancl will convey horses and private carriages only . Up Trains—Week-days . a . m , p . m . a . m . a . m , p . m . p . m . Inverness , .., dep . — 100 — 10 . 10 — 3 . 0 Aberdeen dep . — a . m , — 13 . 30 — 4 . 40 Dunnec dep . — 7 . 40 — 3 . 30 — 6 . 40 Perth dep . — 8 . 30 — 4 . 4 — 7 . 30 Glasgow ( Central Station ) dep . 6 . 0 10 . 0 11 . 20 5 . 55 9 . 5 — Edinburgh ( Princes-strcet ) dep . 6 . 0 10 . 0 11 . 3 5 6 . 5 9 . 10 — p . m , p . m . p . m . a . m . a . m . a . m , London ( Euston ) arr . 4 . 20 8 . 0 10 , 15 3 . 50 7 , 10 7 . 45 G . FINDLAY , General Manager London and North-Wcstern Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager Caledonian Railway . July , 1886 .

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HOUSE TO LET ( eight rooms ) . with or without shop , near the General Post Ofiice . Apply 196 , Aldersgate-street . BRO . HAVELOCK , Prov . G . O ., i 8 ° , who is Organist of Scarborough Parish Church , and who has 15 ycars professional experience , would be greatly obliged to any Brother who would give him information of a vacancy for a First-rate ( hurch Organist . High reference . —Address , 114 , Victoria-road , Scarborough .

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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COM PANY , LIMITED , io , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C .

General Accidents . I Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . | Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manasrei

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . 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 . PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal M . G . Oviee , Oflficier d'Acadeinie , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higeenson ' s United States History . For terms , address G . Ovree , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .

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SATURDAY , J 17 , 1886 .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving ot theopinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents . but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—frtc discussion . ]

LEWISES AND PRIORITY . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Let me mention , as bearing out the statement that a Lewis , when presenting himself with other candidates for initiation , can claim priority , that at the banquet following the installation of Bro . G . S . Recknell as VV . M . of the Temple Bar Lodge , No . 172 S , Bro . Bush , I . P . M ., in

proposing the toast of " The W . M ., " stated that at the lirst meeiing of the lodge after its consecration Bro . Rtcknell was a candidate for initiation , and that he ( Bro . Bush ) " acted on that occasion as J . VV ., " when " Bio . HccUnell , being the son of a Mason , claiinrd priority of the other lour candidates , and was thus the lirst initiate in the lod ^ e . " Here , then , we have a case derived from the present tune , in which a Lewis claimed and was allowed priority in

initiation over the other candidates , while in the report in the Freemason of the 24 th January , 1 SS 5 , from which 1 have quoted the circumstances as above , Bro . Recknell is described as " theson of a Mason "—that is , a " Lewis "but without any qualification a » to the rank of his father in Masonry—Master Mason or not—or whether he himself

was born before or subsequ . nt lo his father's initiation . Let me add that Bro . l '" i nn , President of the Board of General Purposes , was present at the meeting referred to , and , so far as your report goes , does not seem to have questioned the justice or propriety of Bro . Bush ' s description . —Yours fraternally , L . L .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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ALLIANCE LODGE ( No . 1 S 27 ) . —A meeting of this lodge was held at the Guildhall Tavern , on Wednesday evening , the 7 th inst ,, under the presidency of tlio W . M ., Bro . Henry Wright . In the course of the evening the several ceremonies connected with the Order were admirably performed by the W . M ., and two brethren were passed and raised for Ihe convenience of the VV . M . of another lodge . TheW . M ., who is an enthusiastic worker

in Masonry , gave the explanations and lectures connected with the several Degrees in a most efficient and instructive manner . This is the first occasion on which these explanations have been given in the lodge , and they were listened to with extreme interest and pleasure by the members . Ihe S . W ., Bro . J . Perkins , C . C , was unanimou-ly elected VV . M . for the year ensuing , and a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was unanimously voted to the W . M ., Bro . Henry

Wright , for the able manner in which he fulfilled the duties during the year . Bro . Pawley was re-elected Treasurer , and Bro . Lovell was appointed Tyler . Subsequently the members and guests dined together , and these included Bros . J . Perkins , b . W . j Pawley , Treas . ; J . C . Whiddington , F . A . Jewson , L . F . Littell , Col . Se » cll , C . VV . Bowley , W . Roheits , E . T . R . Wylde , H . C Ewer , P . F . Wallace , T . Minstrel , J . Sawyer , E . Tirry , VV .

Matthews , VV . Haynes , E . Stilwell , Oscar 'limine , Lieut .-Col . Godfrey , and many others . The usual loyal and Craft toasts were given , and the W . M ., in giving "The Grand Officers , " remarked upon the extraordinary manner in which lhat lodge was favoured by ths large number of Grand Ofiicers which they numbered arron ^ the members of the lodge . It was with very great pleasure indeed , that he associated with the toast the

name of their dear old friend , Bro . Littell , who ably followed their good and great friend , the Town Clerk , Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton , who was their first Master in the chair . Bro . L . F . Littell replied in suitable term-:, slating the great amount of interest nhich was shown by the Grand Officers . Before he sat down it was his privilege to propose " The Health of thcr Worshipful Master , " and referred to the great services of their VVorshipfuI Master . That

evening they had heard in their lodge that which they had never heard before—a lecture upon many things which interested them exceedingly in the lodge . The Worshipful Master deserved their thanks for the admirable manner in which he had served the office of Master . The Worshipful Master , responding , thanked the members for the kind and cordial reception they had given to the toast . He had tried to uphold the prestige which the

lodge had gained by his predecessors , and he was pleased to think that he had in some way succeeded . He hael always taken an independent position , and he was glad to find that he was so well supported , not only by the officers he had chosen at the commencement of his year of ofiice , but by the members generally . Before he sat down he should ask them to drink "The Health of the Past Masters , " and he should couple with the toast the name of their friend , Col .

Sewell , who was distinguished above all their Past Masters in having served the office of VV . M . for iS months , instead of 12 months . A great number of members joined during that period , and Col . Setvell well performed the duties of his office . Col . Sewell said that when he reflected upon the number and influence of the Past Masters of the Alliance Lodge ,

men who werc so well and so highly distinguished in the Craft , he felt quite unable to reply properly to that toast . He vvas , however , quite sure that they would be pleased to hear that they had been so kindly remembered . The many avocations in which they were engaged did not enable them to attend the lodge constantly and regularly . They were most hard-working members of the Craft—they