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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . J ' HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MSJESTY THE QUEEN . PATRON AND PRESIDENT : H . R . H . The PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES . FOUNDED 1788 . CENTENARY CELEBRATION , 1888 . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . R . W . HEDGES , Sec . S , Freemasons' Hall , W . C .

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"MASONICFACTS AND FICTIONS," COMPRISING A NEW THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE "ANCIENT" GRAND LODGE . Now IN PREPARATION By H . SADLER , Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge of England . Upwards of 200 Pages , Demy-Octavo , vvith Illustrations , Seals , Autographs , & c . Price to Subscribers , Carriage Free in the United Kingdom , 6 s . 6 d . Prospectus and Specimen Page can be had at the Office of The Freemason . The Subscription List of the above is now closed for printing . The work will be issued to Subscribers early in October next . Should any copies remain unsold after publication , the price Will be 7 / 6 each .

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THEHISTORYOFFREEMASONRY: Its Antiquities , Symbols , Constitutions , Customs , fa Embracing an Investigation of the Authentic Records of the Organisations of the Fraternity in England , Ireland , Scotland , the British Colonies , France , Germany , and the United States . DERIVED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES . By ROBERT EREKE GOULD , Barrister-at-Law , Past Senior Grand Deacon of England ) Author of "The Four Old Lodges and their Descendants , " " The Atholl Lodges , " & c . " It is impossible to read this last remarkable contribution to Masonic history and archaeology , distinguished as it is by originality and novelty , lucid statement and apposite authorities combined , without feeling that a new era has dawned for Masonic students , for the literati and illiterati of Freemasonry . "—The Freemason . The above STANDARD WORK is now complete , and is issued in the following forms and at the following nett cash prices , carriage paid , viz : — In 3 vols ., cloth , gilt edges ^ 3 3 0 6 » „ „ 3 15 o 3 > - i calf „ 31 S o 3 „ full red ( or marone ) morocco 4 14 6 Thc Publisher is prepared to send the Work , freight paid , to any part of EUROPE , the COLONIES , or INDIA , on receipt of order accompanied by draft . This Work is not supplied through the Booksellers . Orders may be addressed to the Publisher , THOMAS C . J , at 45 , LUDGATE HILL , LONDON , or at GRANGE PUBLISHING WORKS , EDINBURGH .

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TELEGRAPHICADDRESSES(Inland). For the Freemason Printing Works—FREEMASON , LONDON . For Jewels , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING , LONDON .

To Correspondents.

To correspondents .

[ P . M . —We are unable , from obvious reasons , to insert communications from Correspondents desirous of obtaining information on question of ritual . We would suggest your consulting a member of the Emulation Lodgeof Improvement . —ED . F . M . ' ]

BOOKS . & c . RECEIVED . "Hull and East Yorkshire Times , " "Proceedings of the District Grand Chapter of Bengal , " " Court Circular , " " El Taller , ' "Texas Masonic Journal , ' "Petroleum , " "Jewish Chronicle , ' " Voice of Masonry , " " Freemasons' Repository , " " Liberal Freemason , " " Lancaster Daily Examiner , " " New York Dispatch , " "Sunday Times" ( New ' York ) , "The Freemason" ( Sy dney ) , "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " "Sunday Times" ( London ) , " Masonic Advocate , " and " La Revista Masonica . "

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Original Correspondence.

Original correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving " the opiuionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents . but we wish in a 9 ?' of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—" discussion , ] THE ATTACK ON BRO . MEYER . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , - I was amazed and horrified to see in a

Masonpaper last Saturday an article , headed "History ot Crime , " reflecting upon the honour and respectability or brother Mason , a man who we all know to be above r proach—Bro . Chas . E . Meyer , ot Philadelphia . Any thing

more un-Masonic , scandalous , and even libellous , » never had the misfortune to read . Bro . Meyer is 'J " " * ---surably above such a wretched attack , and I hope ne . ^ or treat it with the contempt which it has earned for ltsaui in al ! decent circles . —I am , yours fraternally , T . B . WHYTEHEAD-