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TTNITED GRAND LODGE ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . THE GRAND FESTIVAL Will be held on Wednesday , the 27 th April , 1 SS 1 , at thc Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , London . Tickets may be obtained of the Grand Stewards . No Tickets will be issued after Four o ' clock on thc day preceding the Festival . Dinner af Six o'clock precisely . The Musical arrangements will be under the direction of Bro . C . S . J EKYLL , Grand Organist . Brethren must appear in full Masonic Craft Clothing . ROBT . GRESLEY HALL , Hon . Sec . Board of Grand Stewards . 11 , Avenue-road , Regent ' s-park .

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SIXTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OE THE STABILITY LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , MASONS' HALL TAVERN , COLEMAN- STREET , E . C . nun . HENRY MUGGERIDGE , P . M ., W . M . Friday , the saih April , iSSr , at 5 . 30 p . m . THE CEREMONIES OF THE THREE DEGREES WILL BE WORKED . BRO . J BAGOT SCRIVEN , P . G . Steward . ... S . W . „ CHARLES A RNOLD , 1 G 79 I . W . „ ALFRED SACK , S . D . 1 G 79 S . D . ,, EUSTACE ANDERSON , 49 I . D . ,, Louis STEINGRABER , I . G . 30 I . G . ,, CHARLES A RKELL , P . M . 192 SEC . „ HENRY BIRDSEYE , P . M . 715 M . C . The V . W . Brother THE REV . A . F . A . WOODFORD , M . A ., Past Grand Chaplain of England , Will Preside at the Banquet , Whicli will be on the Table at Eight o ' clock . TICKETS , FIVE SHILLINGS EACH . The Brethren will appear in Full Masonic Craft Clothing .

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ROYAL MASONIC PUPILS ' ASSISTANCE FUND . BAZAAR BALLOT . 2318 9193 552 77 5 KGjy 8049 G 222 17 6 5 84 449 . 1 2 fiS 2 3 4 S ^ G 42 ( 15 ' moo 36 S 0 6 ( 146 S 3 ? G 640 260 8 Gf > G 102 1 G 6 G 9375 AS !) 5 S 92 5112 6105 9793 fl 2 lS 3444 9 OO 7 9101 C 074 1052 470 251 9273 426 S 9 G 54 G 57 S 2 . 8 . SG 8413 1719 IS <~ > 5 S ° 4553 t ><> 45 3 K 0 « . v 7 77 * 3 S y'J 3 4 S 60 883 1 GO 8 95 S 3 3 . S 4 foyj 97 84 8504 511 G M 37 " > r s 9138 9564 ifilS 5 G 41 9594 2928 399 7 * fi 4140 4 « i 0 937 ° ' - 9250 10350 7405 979 S 3 GG 9411 342 . 5 ! ) * _ /' G 7 S 5 S 101 4 S 2 G 073 127 4023 288 S S 570 3 G 0 1781 474 9 i <> 7 S 995 S 054 4494 2354 5 G 47 7289 23 G 4 7393 S 5 G 1 44 S 412 144 6 4 G 4 432 G We certify that the above were drawn the winning numbers , THOS . MEGGY . 10 HN CONSTABLE . FREDK . BINCKES . ARTHUR E . GLADWELL . ] . FAULKNER , L . D . S . DICK RADCLYFFE . Gjods delivered on production of ticket between 10 a . m . and 4 p . m . on Wednesday , April 20 th , at 70 , Guilfurd-street , Russell-square . „*„ In consequence of gcing to press a day earlier , o ving- to the holidays , and before the ballot was taken , the above was too late for last week ' s issue .

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WOKING COLLEGE , WOKING , SURREY . Head Master , the Rev . C . W . ARNOLD , M . A ,, Trinity College , Cambridge , late Head Master of the Royal Naval School , New Cross , and formerly Head Master of King Edward ' s School , Edinburgh . Second Mastcr , thc Rev . A . J . MINTON , M . A ., late Scholar of Syd . Coll ., Cambridge . In thc Upper School boys arc prepared for the Universities , Army , and Professional Examinations . There is a . Special Class for boys destined for Commercial Life . In thc Lower School boys arc prepared for the Navy and for the Public Schools . There arc three Resident Masters ; detached infirmary ; large playfields ; good bathing ; workshops and gardens or boys . Situation very healthy—on Bagshot Sand . Terms moderate and inclusive . Prospectus and report on application .

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THE FREEMASON . SATURDAY , AI ' RIL 23 , 1 SS 1 . <_ . . BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . "New York Dispatch , " "Hull Packet , " "Sunday Times , " "Die Bauhiitte , " " Freemason's Repository , " " Der Long Islaender , " "Masonic Advocate , " "Jewish Chronicle , " " Proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of Vermont , " " Broad Arrow , " "Citizen , " "Masonic Record of Western India , " " I . a Gran Logia Rcvista Masonica Ouincenal , " " La Chained'Union , " "Voice of Masonry , " "The Ma-wc A"e , " " The Freemason's Mohthly , " " Corner Stone , " " T"he Natal Witness , " "The Eastern Daily Press . "

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[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving nf , the opinions expressed hv o . ^ correspondents , hut we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain neeessan limits—free discussion . ]

A SERIOUS MATTER . To the Editor of tl . c "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In further reply to Bro . " P . J . J . " will you allow me to state that , according- to the old bye-laws of the lodge of instruction referred to ( a copy of which I enclose

to you ) it was quite loyal to make a charge upon nonmembers who attended , but whether this was ever acted upon I cannot say . I regret that there should have been so much correspondence upon , and that such publicity should have been given to , so trilling a matter ; and I had hoped that my last

letter was a sufficient reply to Bro . " P . J . J . " as to the legality of the charge made . He now , however , seems to alter his plan of attack , and seems to consider his being called upon to pay as a personal affront . I beg , most sincerely , to state it was done from no such motive ; and the reason why thc other brother mentioned escaped without paying was owing to

his not being recognised as a non-member of the lodge—in short , he is not so well-known as Hro . " P . J . J . " In conclusion , allow me to say I shall take no further notice of any letters on this head . llro . "P . J . J . " is known to us all ; and he can , if he desires , discuss the matter personally with us . Yours fraternally ,

] OHN DUCKITT , J ., Sec . X . C . L . of I . 406 . Newcastle-on-Tyne , April 12 th . Will you add as a postcript to my letter that the

brother mentioned in Hro . "P . J . J . 's" letter attended the lodge of instruction this evening , and was elected a member of the lodge ? It was quite an oversight he was not elected at the previous meeting . As we have over ninety subscribing members , and some not very regular in their attendance , it is diflicult to recognise who arc and who arc

not members . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , J- D ., Ju . v .

THK PROVINCES AND THE CHARITIES . To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I was very pleased to see in your issue of thc 2 nd inst ., " Past Master ' s " particulars as to votes Sec , in the Girls' and Boys' Schools . It is a great pity that owing to the

arrangement of names , the Benevolent Institution cannot be gone into , and so complete the lists . I would suggest that some of your readers out of each province should take thc matter up and go through the names , and by that means you would bc able to finish the work . Should this be taken up I shall be glad to do my share towards thc same . I am , yours fraternally , R . M . B . I .

DEAN SWIFTS "SKIT" ON FREEMASONRY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — The extract given by " Antiqiiarius " from j . age 30 of " Oliver's Revelations of a Square " is identical with a passage in thc " Letter from the Grand Mistress of the Female Tree-Masons , " by Dean Swift . Two of thc four pairs of Hebrew letters are described

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as " shaped lika two standing' g' / iliowses of two legs eaeh j two " each like a gallows lying on one of the side posts ; " two < ' like two half-gallowses or a gallows cut in two , at the crossstick on top ; " each pair of letters having a dis-, tinct signification . "When one brother orders another to walk like a Mason , he must walk four steps backwards ;

four , because of the four pair of letters already mentioned ; and backwards , because the Hebrew is writ and read backwards . " I cannot find any passage in the "letter" referring to the extract from p . 84 . There is a promise that "Next week shall be published the Freemasons' oath , with

remarks upon it of a young clergyman , who has petitioned to be admitted Chaplain to our lodge , " and the reference may be contained in a further paper I have not seen , but which some other brother may light upon . Yours fraternally , T . P ., P . M . 1125 .

THE OLDEST FREEMASON IN ENGLAND . To the Editor of the " Freemason . '' Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you allow me to correct an error in your last week ' s number relative to the oldest living Mason . That honour is still enjoyed by the Warden of the Royal Masonic Institution at Croydon , now in his ninety-second year , and

in full possession of aU his faculties . He was initiated into Freemasonry in 1 S 12 , six years before Bro . Wigginton . Bro . Norris has lately had a severe attack of bronchitis , but has quite recovered . Yours faithfully , II . J . STRONG , M . D ., Hon . Surgeon to the Institution . April , iSth .

To thc Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I observed in the Freemason of last week a statement referring to the death of Bro . John Wigginton , and describing him as " the oldest Freemason in England , if not in the world , initiated in 1 S 1 S in the Etonian Lodge ,

209 , and the father of the Windsor Castle Lodge , 771 . " This is evidently an unintentional mistake as to his priority . Bro . Eliot , the well-known banker at Weymouth , was initiated in the All Souls' Lodge , 170 , in 1 S 1 G , and has continued a subscribing member to the present day ; he is , therefore , two years the senior of Bro . Wigginton . I was .

myself initiated in iSiy , and consequently am one year only junior of the deceased brother . Hro . F . liot in 1839 received from the Duke of Sussex the appointment of Provincial Grand Master for Dorsetshire , which important office he held for some years to the satisfaction of all

concerned . He still takes a lively interest in Masonry , and continues his friendly advice and assistance on all occasions when required . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , J . JACOB , P . P . J . G . W . Dorset . Weymouth , April 19 th .

THE ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RITE . To thc Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Kindly permit me to inform your readers , in reference to a communication from an Hon . Member of 1717 reflecting on all and sundry who venture to dispute tlie

authority of Gulden-square—1 . That the Grand Orient of Tunis has . also a Supreme Council 3 . 5 , A . and A . . Scottish Rite , and as such is recognised by the Grand Orient of Italy . 2 . The Supreme Council 33 of the Antient Egyptian Reformed Rite is a reduction to 33 of the IJO ° of the Supreme Council of Mizraim of Naples , and dates from

1 S 05 , its Hon . Grand Master ad vitam being Gen . Guiseppe Garibaldi , premier Mason of Italy . 3 , The A . and P . Ritehaving no Craft working , can only communicate in the higher Degrees , and as a Sovereign body is accountable to no Masonic body in the world . In short , your correspondent has found a mare ' s nest . Yours truly and fraternally , JAMES HILL , 33 ° , G . S . G . A . and P . Rite .

P . S . I enclose you a publication tinder the seal of thc Grand Orient of Tunis , which bears the title of " Guide to the First Symbolic Degree of the Antient and Accepted Scottish Rite . "

A QUERY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 ask the aid of your valuable paper for the purpose of eliciting a sound opinion on the following question : " Can a brother who is not a member of anv lodge and

who never held a higher position than that of I . G . be appointed and act as a Preceptor of a regularly constituted lodge of instruction ? " I was recently invited to join such a lodge of instruction , hold at the Mansion House Station Restaurant , where the Preceptor possesses the above qualification .

To me it appears unconstitutirnal , and certainly against the interest of Freemasonry , that so young and inexperienced a Mason should be elected , and presume to act , the Preceptor , when there are hundreds of experienced Past Masters ready and willing to accept that position . Yours fraternally , OBSERVER . Fulham , S . W ., April 13 th .