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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Of this Institution will take place at FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , On Wednesday , 24 th February , 1886 , Upon which occasion the Most Hon . the MARQUIS OF HERTFORD , R . W . Senior Grand Warden , Has been pleased to signify his intention of Presiding , Brethren are earnestly invited to accept the Office of Steward upon this occasion , and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as soon as convenient , to fhc Secretary , who will gladly give any information required , and supply them with all necessary circulars , & c . It is fraternally hoped that , upon this occasion , owing to the large number of Applicants and the few vacancies , Brethren will use their influence to obtain donations towards the Funds of the Institution , which were never more needed than at the present time . JAMES TERRY , P . Prov . G . S . W . Norths & Hunts ., Secretary . 4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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The Gold Medal Inventions Exhibition , 1885 , A The Gold Medal of tlie Society of Arts , 1885 . / w _ V The llepaet upon the Steiaicay Pianos by the JL v' Musical Jury of the Inventions Kxhitiition teas / S ^ ' higher than that of any other Maker . £ r STEINWAY Grand >< $ V A * and Upright PIANOS cXX C ^ y Are " le Cheapest became the Bet and . Most GK' r * xj Durable . ^ P C- ) STEINWAY & SONS are the ouly Munufoclu . ^ J'ers who make all the component parts of their ' S- , I'nuioi ' ortos exlerior and Interior ( ineludhnr ~ Sr / ihe casting of the full Jlelal Frames ) , in their f TV / / own Factories . X Q * / Uescriptlee CaMofflies sent ftce on application . STEINWAY HALL , 15 & 17 , Lower Seymour Street , Portman Square , London , W ,

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READY , MONDAY , 2 IST DECEMBER . CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF "THE FREEMASON , " iss 5 . The Number will contain a TALE written by the late ANTHONY TKOLLOPE , entitled CATHERINE CARMICHAEL ; OR , THREE YEARS RUNNING . Besides numerous other Contributions by W . F . GOLUUEUG , W . J . HUGHAN , T . B . VVHYTEHEAD , G . B . ABBOTT , & C , & C . CHRISTMAS NUMBER , PRICE SIXPENCE . Office—16 & 1 6 A GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , W . C . ( Opposite Freemasons' Hall ) .

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GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY . pATIENTS suffering from the above com-¦*¦ plaints should winter in NICE , where they can be successfully treated by a new cure at Dr . SCHNEE'S ( of Carlsbad ) WINTER ___ SANATORIUM .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE « - ( P . M . and P . Z . ) , gives LESSONS in ENGLISH to I oreigners , by means of French . Also tuition in the Uass . cs and Enghsh .-Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , ivotting-hill , W .

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BUMSTED'S 36 , KING WILLIAM ST ., < -p A TJ T TT LONDON , E , C . A ACL / lS As supplied to ^ AT T Her Majesty the Queen . OXiJ- / 1 .

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A LEX . ROSS'S NOSE MACHINE . j f •*¦ —Applied to the nose for an hour daily , so directs tne soft cartilage of which the member consists , that an m-tormed nose is quickly shaped to perfection . 10 s . 6 d . ; Post , 1 os . 8 d . —21 , Lamb ' s Conduit-street , near Holbom , London . Ross ' s Toilet Magazine is .

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PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovrde , Oflicier d'Acade " mie , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higgenson ' s United States History . For terms , address G . Ovree , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .

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ST . MARK'S MEN who have joined the Craft , are requested to communicate with Bro . the Rev . J . H . Smith , Old College , Duhvich , or with Bro . T . Cross , Bessborough Gardens , S . W .

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tal , Military , and Tropical ^^^ ^ BOOT EASEE ^^ r ^ cVi ^^" - ^ gS ^ - ^""^ 21 , _ ^ ^ - " " PICCADILLY , LONDON , VV .

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INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . DFNT'S NEW ILLUSTRATED iN ^ CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS WATfiTTES WATCHES and CLOCKS at VViilUUllU , REDUCED PRICES , sent post & j \ ^ fL free on application to E . DENT jS y y & b- and Co - ' Makers to the Queen , y ^ uFNT \ T 6 l > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , " "V * > , or 4 , ROYAL EXCHANGE .

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NOTICE I he Freemason will be published on the morning of Thursday , the 24 th inst ., instead of Friday , as usual . This will enable the trade to deliver it previous to the Christmas holidays .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

Correspondents are particularly requested to write or . ONE side of the paper only . BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . Ii"Keystone , " "Orient , " "La Revista IMasdnica del Peru , "

" Proceedings of the District Grand Lodge of the Punjab , " " Die Datihuttf , " "Jewish Chronicle , " "The British Journal of Photography , " " New York Dispatch , " " Citizen , " * ' Hull Packet , " " Newcastle Daily Journal , " "British and Colonial Printer and Stationer , " "Sundav Times ' * ( London ) , and " Court Circular . "

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m ^^^^^ j ^ M ^^ s ^^ x ^ ^ j ^ j ^ k ^ SATURDAY , DECEMBER ig , 1885 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

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

-A QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , * ' I . P . M . " asks— "The outgoing Master being present , but unwilling to perform the installation ceremony , which Past Master can claim the right to do so ? " You answer— "The I . P . M ., then the senior P . M ., and so on . "

It is a delicate matter to differ from an Editor in his own organ ; but I feel constrained to protest against your ruling , and believe that on reflection you will agree with me . The question resolves itself simply to this— "Who rules the lodge ? " The Master , of course . "Who is the Master ? " The outfjoinjj Master until his successor is

installed . Ergo—the retiring Master , being present , rules his lodge , and if inclined to vacate the chair during the exercise of his office , may appoint any Past Master present to fill it , and perform any ceremony , installation or otherwise . Neither the I . P . M ., nor the senior P . M ., nor any other Past Master can claim this as a right . The VV . M ., if present , rules and directs his lodge , whether in the chair

or not . I go even further than this . Should the W . M . be absent , the l . P . M . would assume the chair , and rule the lodge for that evening . If at the proper moment he felt disinclined to install the VV . M . elect , he , in turn , would have the undoubted right to order the ceremony to be performed by any P . M . present , iirespective of rules of precedence

because he is during his presence in lodge the ruler thereof . If both W . M . and l . P . M . be absent , then the senior P . M . rules the lodge , and acts in the same way . In fact , Clause 141 Book of Constitutions simply enacts who is to rule in the absence of the W . M ., not who is to perform certain ceremonies as his substitute in his presence . So long as the W . M , is in the lodge he is the ruler , and whoever momentarily occupies the chair merely acts under his orders . His

choice of a substitute is unrestricted . The question as to which P . VI . it would be judicious on his part to appoint is totally different , and must vary according - to the circumstances of each lodge . When , therefore , yourcorrespondent asks which Past Master can claim the right , the answer is none . Until the new Master is entrusted with the gavel and warrant and placed in Solomon ' s chair , the W . M . of the year rules and directs his lodge as seemeth best to him , and none can dispute his ruling . —Yours fraternally , G . \ V . SPETH .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

637 J ERASED LODGES 1 S 54—1 SS 5 . Since the last alteration of numbers in iStrj ( and it is to Vie hoped there will not be another for a long time ) , 1155 warrants have been granted , raising the total to 2129 , the number of the youngest lodge on the roll of the Grand Lodee of England , published in the Official Calendar for

1 SS 6 . l'rom the gross total , however , 179 lodges have to be deducted , that number having been erased from one cause or another since the third renumbering of this century . I have carefully examined the Calendar for 1 SS 6 , and compared its list of lodges with previous issues , besides which , having also counted the number of London , country , military , and colonial lodges , I can , without hesitation , supply the following roll of extinct or erased lodges ,

making 179 , which being deducted from 2129 , leaves the very large number of 1951 lodges still on the roll , inclusive of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , which is not numbered . The Calendar is exceedingly well edited , all the tables , elaborate and numerous as they are , being absolutely correct , so far as my researches have extended . In 1 S 03 no less than 302 vacancies were filled in . W . J . HUGHAN . Torquay , December 13 th , 16 S 5 .

17 612 S 42 11 C 2 riS 616 S 4 S 1172 122 620 S 49 1173 13 S 623 S 64 1176 " 161 627 866 1187 tS-s 62 S S 70 ngo asr 620 S 75 1191

3 & S 6 35 S 7 S 1200 396 642 SSi 1207 397 < 544 S 83 1217 399 6 - * 8 SSC 1234 400 649 SSS 1240 420 65 S S 99 124 s 423 £ 64 909 1251

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565 7 S 3 10 S 2 1 S 76 56 S 790 10 S 4 1921 571 S 05 1090 1934 575 S ° S ¦ 103 ' 95 ' ' 577 S 19 1104 2002 57 S S 21 1109 2100

583 825 1117 5 S 4 S 26 u 27 585 S 31 1142 59 < 5 835 1154 59 841 115 ° VV . J . II .

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REVIEWS

THE FREEMASONS' POCKET COMPANION . By WILLIAM REDFERN KELLY , P . G . R . C , SIC . London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 and I 6 A , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields , W . C . 1 SS 5 . Bro . Kelly invites the " generous and fraternal indulgence" of his Masonic brethren , "for his presumption " in publishing this Companion . He describes it as an " unpretentious production , " and considers that its

imperfections will not "be found to be few . " We have looked carefully through the vjork , and , having done so , we can say with justice that we readily condone any " presumption " there may have been on the part of Bro . Kelly in publishing a book which is certain to prove useful to the general body of theCraft ; that it is unpretentious both in the same sense as the majority of serviceable compilations , which themselves explain their purpose clearly and modestly

without looking to the adventitious aid of puff and absurd flattery ; and that , though it probablycontains some "imperfections , " they are neither many nor glaring . Inrhort , Bro . Kelly ' s pocket volume is unlike other "Companions" we have seen . It contains a rare fund of valuable and trustworthy information , derived from the best works of the ablest of our writers on lodge working . It is a kind of Masonic Jurisprudence in 32 mo ., and every Master and

officer of a lodge , whether of the English , Irish , or Scotch Constitutions , who is at the trouble of furnishing himself with a copy of this Companion and carefully studying its pages , will find himself far better qualified for the proper discharge of his duties . Should he feel himself in a dilemma , let him consult Bro . Kelly , and the dilemma will disanpear . He will have no difficulty in finding safe

information on any dil'cult question , for though Bro . Kelly's guide is described as a " compendium , " it is a very exhaustive one , while its directions are clear and may safely be followed . There is a short introduction , and then the various subjects , which together constitute our " Lodge Government , " are dealt with in their order , and both lucidly and satisfactorily ; descriptions of the ceremonies of con-