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LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS , 1892 . 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 cf passengers , can be obtained at the Spread Eagle office , Piccadilly Circus , and other principal Town ReceivingOffices of the Company , and at Messrs . Gaze and Son ' s Office , 142 , Strand , W . C ., as well as at the Railway Stations . On CHRISTMAS EVE , SATURDW , December 24 th , Special Expresses will leave Willesden Junction at 2 . 45 p . m . for Bletchley , Wolverton , Northampton , Market Harboro ' , Wellingtons ' , Rugby , principal Stations on the Trent Valley , and Stafford , in advance of the 2 . 45 p . m . ordinary train from Euston , and from Euston at 4 . 25 p . m . and 6 . 55 p . m . for Coventry and Birmingham . On the SAME DAY the Night Irish Mail due to leave Euston at 8 . 20 p . m ., will not leave until 9 . 5 p . m . Passengers from Birmingham , Liverpool , and Manchester for Holyhead and Ireland will leave at the usual hours , and will be taken forward to Holyhead in advance of the London train . The Mail Packet for Kingstown will not leave Holyhead until the passengers from London are on board . The 12 . 0 night Train from London ( Euston ) , due at Warrington at 5 . 15 a . m . on Christmas Day , will be extended from Warrington to Carlisle as on week days , and will by special arrangement take passengers for Kendal and Windermere . CHRISTMAS DAY . —On Christmas Day the usual Sunday service of trains will be run . On BANK HOLIDAY , MONDAY , December 26 th , the Express Trains leaving London ( Euston ) at 12 . 0 noon and 4 p . m . will not be run . Passengers will be conveyed by the 12 . 10 p . rn . and 4 . 10 p . rn . trains respectively . The 4 . 30 p . rn . London ( Euston ) to Birmingham and Wolverhampton will also be'discontinued , and passengers will be conveyed by the 5 p . m . train , except those for Market Harboro' , Melton Mowbray , Nottingham , the G . N . Line , Wellingboro' , Thrapston , & c , who must travel by the 3 . 15 p . m . train from Euston . Numerous residential trains in the neighbourhood of important cities and towns will not be run . The Up and Down Dining Saloons between London , Liverpool and Manchester will not be run on Bank Holiday , but those between London and Glasgow will be run as usual . For further particulars see special notices issued by the Company . G . FINDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , December , 1892 .

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LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS AND " NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS . CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO SCOTLAND AND NORTH OF IRELAND . CHEAP EXCURSIONS to Carlisle , Dumfries , Edinboro , Glasgow , Greenock , Gourock , Aberdeen , Montrose , Brechin , Arbroath , Forfar , Coupar An ? us , Dundee , Perth , Dunblane , Stirling , & c , will be run as under . On FRIDAY , DECEMBER 23 rd , for Three and Eight days , and on FRIDAY , DECEMBER 30 , for Five and Seven Days , leaving London ( Euston ) at 9 . 20 p . m . ; Broad-st ., 8 . 40 p . m . ; Kensington ( Addison-road ) , 9 . 12 p . m . ; and Willesden Junction , 9 . 30 p . m . By these Excursion Trains TICKETS AT A SINGLE FARE FOR THE DOUBLE JOURNEY will be issued to the places named , available to return on any day within seven days from the date of issue , On FRIDAY , DECEMBER 23 , A Cheap 16 Days EXCURsion to Belfast , Londonderry , and Portrush will leave London ( Euston ) at 12 . 30 noon ; Broad . st ., 11 . 55 a . m . ; Kensington ( Addison-rd ., 12 . 12 noon ; and willesden Junction , 12 . 41 p . m . For fares and further particulars see bills . G . FINDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , December , 1 S 92 .

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WANTED A Copy of Mackenzie ' s ROYAL MASONIC CYCLOP / KUIA .-State price , & c , to H ., care of George Kenning , 9 , West Howard-st ., Glasgow .

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FREEMASON'S HYMN . —THE MYSTIC TIE . Words and Music composed by F . J . STEIN . Price is . 6 d . nett . London : GEORGF KENNING , 16 & I 6 A , Gt . Queen-st .

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/^ REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS . DECEMBER 21 , 22 , 23 , and 24 , TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED IN ADVANCE , AND DATED AS REQUIRED , at King's Cross , Moorgate , Aldersgate , Victoria ( L . C & D . ) , Ludgate Hill , Farringdon , Holloway , Finsbury Park , the various West End , City , and other Offices , at the offices of Swan and Leach , 3 , Charing Cross , and 32 , ; Piccadilly Circus , of William Whiteley , i 5 i , Queen's-road , Bayswater ; and at the Army and Navy Stores , 105 , Victoria-street , S . W . DECEMBER 24 . ADDITIONAL TRAINS will be run to meet requirements of traffic . The S . o and 10 . 40 p . m . Expresses from King ' s Cross will be run to York , Newcastle , Edinburgh , and other places , as advertised in November Time-tables . The S . o p . m . Express will be due in Edinburgh at 4 . 25 a . m ., and the 10 . 40 p . m . H ' xpress at 10 . 15 a . m . on December 25 th . A SPECIAL EXPRESS will leave London ( King ' s Cross ) , at 12 . 0 midnight on December 24 th , for Welwyn , Stevenage , Hitchin , Biggleswade , Sandy , St . Neots , Huntingdon , Peterborough , Spalding , Boston , Grimsby , Grantham , Lincoln , Nottingham , Newark , Retford , Doncaster , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , Halifax , Selby , York , Darlington , Newcastle , and Berwick . CHRISTMAS DAY , the Trains will run as on Sundays . CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO SCOTLAND . FRIDAYS , DECEMBER 23 rd and 30 th , CHEAP EXCURSION-i to NEWCASTLE , BERWICK , EDINBURGH , GLASGOW , STIRLING , PERTH , DUNDEE , MONTROSE , ABERDEEN , and other stations in SCOTLAND , will leave Victoria ( L . C & D . ) , Ludgate Hill , Moorgate , Aldeisgate , Farringdon , King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , and Finsbury Park . Passengers by the Excursion on 23 rd return on Monday , 26 th , or Saturday , 31 st December , and those by the Excursion on 30 th December , return on Wednesday , 4 th , or on Friday , 6 th January . TICKETS AT A SINGLE FARE FOR THE DOUBLE JOURNEY will also be issued by these Excursions to places named , available for return on any day within eight days , including days of issue and return . For Fares and full particulars see bills , to be obtained at Company's Town Parcels receiving Offices and Stations , of Messrs . Swan and Leach , 3 , Charing Cross , and 32 , Piccadilly Circus , of William Whiteley , 151 , Queen ' s-road , Bayswater , and at the Army . and Navy Stores , 105 , Vi . toriastreet S . W . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . King's Cross , December , 1 S 92 .

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Price 5 s . MASONIC ORATIONS , by Bro . L . P . METHAM , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . Prov . G . M Devon , & c , delivered in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1 S 66 , at the dedication of Masonic Halls , Consecration of Lodges and Chapters , Installations , & c . With an Introduction by Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . G . D . Eng ., P . Prov . S . G . W . and G . Sec . Cornwall , & c , on Freemasonry in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1732 : o 1889 . Edited by Bro . J CHAPMAN , P . M . 1402 , & c , P . Prov . G . D . Devon , Author of "The Great Pyramid and Freemasonry . " London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , GreatQueen-st ., W . C . Price fr .

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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose giving a series of portraits of Worshipful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestowed on a brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , we

desire to do our part towards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others who may take an interest in our project whatever information may be desired as to our proposed method of procedure .

The following communications , amongst others , unavoidably stand over : CRAIT . — .. liiswli-k Lodge , No . 357 ; I ' attison l . od |; e , No . 9131 Royal Albert fcdward Lodge , No . i 3 f ) J ; Claiisciitum l-od ^ e , No . 14 ( 11 ; Concord Cod ^ e , No . m ; Sclwyn Liidge , No . 1901 ; Lodue Acacia , No . 3131 ; Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge , No . 34 , 3 ;

and vVilliam Shurmur Lodge , No . 3374 ROYAL ARCH . —Holmesdale Chapter , No . 874 ; and Star Chapter , 1375 . MAHK —Lodge of Friendship , No . 15 . Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Berks and Oxon . Presentation to Comp . W . H . Dean , P . Z . 77 , P . P . G . R . Dorset .

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jHreemasS ^ , ^ ry > -rFrvTT 77 g gT 7 Tvyygg * 'g t"cwv ^ SATURDAY , DECEMBER 17 , 1892 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

We arc pleased to hear that the Board of Stewards for the Festival which will be held on the 22 nd February , 1893 , in behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , has been strengthened since we drew attention to the subject . The names of some 25 brethren have been handed to the Secretary within the

past two or three weeks , and it is quite on the cards that before the year has run its course , the Board will muster fully 100 brethren . This , of course , would be but a poor show under ordinary circumstances within about two months of the day fixed for the celebration , but after such a Jubilee as that held in February , our

readers must be prepared fora very great falling off , and the Institution will be in a position to think itself lucky if it scores a total which will make good the difference between the year ' s permanent income and the year ' s expenditure . * * *

It is an excellent plan which the Province of Durham has adopted during the past few years of publishing in pamphlet form the annual proceedings of its Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Chapter . The