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SURREY . —PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS . THE RV 7 BRO . GEN . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., P ROVINCIAL G RAND MASTER . A PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE will be held at thc OATLANDS PARK HOTEL , WALTON-ON-THAMES , SURREY , On Thursday , the 28 th day of June , 1 SS 3 , at 1 . 30 p . m . precisely . N . B . —Morning Diess . By command , CHARLES GREENWOOD , J ., P . M ., P . P . G . R ., Prov . Grand Sec . 61 , Nelsor .-square , Black friars-road , S . E ., June 9 th , 1 SS 3 . THE EANOUET will take place at 4 ° ' c ] o g :, For Tickets appl y to the VV . Bro . Dr . G . B . BRODIE , P . M ., ?¦?¦ $ ¦ £ W . Surrey , 3 , Chesterfield-street , Mayfair , VV ., enclosing I 5 S . Dinner will be provided for those only who have taken Tickets , ar . d no Ticket will be issued after June 23 rd . A SEKMON will be preached by the P . G . Chaplain at St . Mary's Church , Oatlands , at 2 . 45 P- ™ - Brethren not to appear in Masonic Costume at Divine service . Down Trains from Waterloo , 12 . 15 and 1 . 35 5 U P Trains from Woking , 11 . 47 ( changing . at Weybridge ); 12 . 23 , Walton 12 . 29 .

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T 3 ROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX . R . W . COL . SIR FRANCIS BURDETT , BART ., Provincial Grand Master . A PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE Will be held in the NEW ROOMS , MITRE HOTEL , HAMPTON COURT , On Saturday , June 3 0 th , at 2 . 30 precisely . By command of the Prov . G . Master . H . C . LEVANDER , P . G . D ., JuneCth , 1 SS 3 . Prov . Grand Secretary .

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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF THE PROVINCE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT . THE M . W . BRO . THE REV . CANON G . R . PORTAL , PnnvufciAi . G RAND M . MASTER . THE R . W . BRO . W . HICKMAN ( P . G . J . W . OF ENG . ) , DEPUTY P ROVINCIAL GRAXD M . M ASTER . The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of this Province will assemble at the GEORGE-STREET HALL , SANDOWN , ISLE OF WIGHT , At FOUR o'clock p . m ., On Monday , the 2 nd day of July , 1883 , Fcr the transaction of Provincial business . The BANQUET will take place at 5 p . m . precisely . The Tickets will be 7 s . 6 d . each , including a pint of wine . The attendance of Visiting Brethren is particularly invited . By command of the M . W . Grand Mark Master , GEO . J . TILLING , P . M . 63 , Provincial Grand Mark Secretary . Southampton , nth June , 1 SS 3 . N . B . —The William Hickman Lodge will be constituted at St . George ' s Hall , Sandown , immediately before the holding of the Prov . Grand Lodge . The Ceremony will commence at Three o ' clock precisely .

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"DOYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND . A MEETING of THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE & CHAPTER OF LONDON will be held early in July , under the Presidency of V . W . Co-. . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , P . G . M . Candid 2 . tes for the Degree are requested to communicate at once with the P . G . Sec , Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON . 2 S , Golder .-square , W .

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A Brother having recently failed in business , earnestly seeks EMPLOYMENT as confidental Clerk , Agent , Traveller , & c , age 50 , vety active , persevering , and sober . Also for his son , aged 19 , who assisted in the business , and is now desirous of going to sea in the mercantile service . Apply to H . C , S , Larthusian-street , E . C .

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A LADY desires re-engagement as BOOK-KEEPER , or would take the Management of a branch business j understands Stationery , Fancy , & c . Age 35 . _ G . E . D ., 70 , Overstone-road , Hammersmith , W .

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WAREHOUSE LAD Wanted at GEORGE KENNlNG'S , Ji 95 , 196 , and 197 , Aldersijate «* treet , E . C .

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SCOTLAND . BY THE WEST COAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS . The SUMMER SERVICE of PASSENGER TRAINS from LONDON to SCOI'LAND will be in operation from lune 18 th to October 31 st . J WEEK DAYS . A B London ( Euston a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . Station ) dep . 5 15 7 15 10 on o S o S 50 9 o Edinburgh arr . 4 30 5 5 ° 7 5 ° 9 45 6 45 6 45 7 50 Glasgow . „ 4 45 6 o S o 10 o 6 40 6 ss So Greenock „ 5 52 7 ' 5 9 5 '' 42 7 5 ° 7 50 9 46 Oban ... „ 9 43 — — 4 35 12 > 5 12 15 2 34 Perth ... „ 6 5 ° — 9 35 " 4 ° s 5 S 15 9 55 Dundee ... „ 730 — 10 30 12 50 9 o 9 012 o v v Aberdeen . „ 10 10 — — 3 4 ° ~ ' 5 Inverness „ — — —80 1 30 6 25 The HIGHLAND EXPRESS ( S . o p . m . ) will leave Euston every nig ht ( Saturdays excepted ) , and be due at Greenock in time to enable passengers to join the steamers to the Western Coast of Scotland . It will also arrive at Perth in time to enable passengers to breakfast there before proceeding northwards . From the 16 th July to the 10 th August ( baturdays and Sundays excepted ) an additional express train will leave Euston Station at 7 . 30 p . m . for Edinburgh , Glasgow , and all parts of Scotland . This train will convey special parties , horses , and carriages . A does not run to Oban or Dundee on Sunday mornings . B does not run beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow on Sunday mornings . Day saloons fitted with lavatory accommodation are attached to the 10 . o a . m . down express train from Euston to Edinburgh and Glasgow , & c , without extra charge . IMPROVED SLEEPING SALOONS , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the night trains between London , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Perth . Extra charge , 5 s . for each berth . C ALLANDER AND OBAN LINE . The line to Oban affords the quickest and most comfortable route to the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland . For particulars of up train service from Scotland to London , see the Companies' time bills . G . FINDLAY , General Manager , L . & N . VV . Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager , June , 18 S 3 . Caledonian Railway .

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BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSUR-. ANCE COMPANY , 4 , Queen-street-place , London , E . C . Capital—A Ouarter of a Million Sterling . TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT , MAV , 18 S 3 . NEW BUSINESS . 2070 Policies issued for . £ 100 , 375 New Premium Income £ 11 , 986 BUSINESS IN FORCE . 26 , 099 Policies , Assuring £ 4 , 825 , 317 REVENUE OF THE YEAR . Premiums £ 140 , 809 Interest , & c £ 35 i' 3 i „ AI 75 . 940 ACCUMULATED FUND . Laid by in the year £ Gg , 77-Accumulated Fund on 31 st January , 1883 ( equal to 73 per cent , of the net premiums received upon policies in force ) £ 873 , 102 Average Reversionary Bonus for 27 years about ii percent . per annum . MUTUAL ASSURANCE WITHOUT MUTUAL LIABILITY .

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C PECULATION & INVESTMENT TN STOCKS AND SHARES W A MINIMUM RISK ' T'O operate on the Stock Exchange profitably or , in other words , increase one ' s capital , limited though it be , may suggest itself as not very easy of accomplishment . Quick perception , however , tempered with experience and a true knowledge of the influences in force , will , in many cases , render the process comparatively simple . To purchase a stock or security of any description mi g ht not always prove judicious and safe , even were the position and prospects in the particular case the most sound and promising , because an immediate improvement , or , indeed , the maintenance of the prevalent market value would be improbable , if not impossible , so long as the account remained a weak one , or one showing a heavy preponderance of weak operations for the rise . In like manner a stock might be intrinsically worth little or absolutely nothing , but from the fact of it having been largely oversold the price remains apparently firm . EXPLANATORY BOOK sent post free on application . D EAD OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . \ A 7-EEKLY and MONTHLY REPORT sent regularly VV to clients . CPECULATIVE ACCOUNTS opened on the most favourable terms . W GUTTERInGE AND CO ., STOCK AND . SHARE BROKERS , 7 , DRAPERS' -GARDENS , THROGMORTON-STREEI " , LONDON , E . C .

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A GOOD PLAN . -Cjr \ and upwards judiciously in-^* J JL \ -f vested in Options on Stocks and Shares often give handsome profits in a few days . Full details in-Explanatory Book gratis and past free . — Address GEORGE EVANS and Co ., Stockbrokers , Gresham House , Old Broad-street , London , E . C . Best and safest plan ever devised .

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MASONIC PHOTOGRAPHS . INTERIOR OF GRAND LODGE , AFTER THE FIRE , 4 th May . Two VIEWS , Photographed May , 1 S 83 . THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . Two VIEWS , Photographed June , 1 SS 3 . THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS . Two VIEWS , Photographed June , 1 SS 3 . THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR BOYS . Two VIEWS , Photographed June , 1 S 83 . Size , 12 in . x 10 in ., Price 4 s . each ; Small size , is . Delivered Post Free to any part of the World on receipt of stamps or P . O . O . made payable to George Kenning . Photographed by BROS . BEDFORD LEMERE & Co ., 147 , STRAND . Published by G . KENNING , 16 , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .

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WINE SHIPPERS and DISTILLERS . —A Mark and R . A . Brother is open to represent a good and well-known firm , London or Country , or would accept Agencies ; age 32 ; married ; highest references ; security . — " Veritas , " caceoffice of Freemason Great Queen-street , W . C .

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ELECTRICITY . —A quantity of Electrical and Scientific APPARATUS to be disposed of . Suitable for Institutions , Schools , Private Gentlemen , or for Presentation . Full particulars on application , by letter addressed to S . G ., at the otlice of the Freemason , 16 , Great Queen-street , XV . C

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following have been received but stand over until until next week for want of space : Correspondence : National College of Music . Lodge Report : Perseverance Lodge , No . 16 43 . Consecration of the Blaekwater Lodge , No . 1977 , at Maldon ,

BOOKS , & C RECEIVED . "The Citizen , " "The Royal Cornwall Gazette , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " Die Bauhutte , " " The Court Circular , " "The Jewish Chronicle , " " The Canadian Craftsman , " " The American Freemason , " " Boletin Oficial del Gr . Or . de Espana , " " The Voice of Masonry , " " Keystone , " "The Hull Packet . "

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SATURDAY , JUNE 23 , 1883 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by ourcnrrespondents . but we wish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ! GENERAL COMMITTEE ELECTION-ROYAL

MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In reply to Bro . C . Atkins , I did not question his fitness , but his wint of attention to thc business he had been elected to perform , which any duly qualified brother can ascertain for himself by a reference to the attendance

book for the General and Finance Committees of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . To his nominator—the W . M . of No . 27—I tender my apology for any misstatement I may have made ; my authority is the list of subscribers , and W . M . has only himself to please whether he hides h s light under a bushel or sets it up as an example for the members of his lodge and others to follow , but he

cannot be surprised if such mistakes should occur . At thc same time I utterly repudiate Bro . Atkins ' s term " insult , " for there can be none where none is intended . I was perfectly aware of the proud position Bro . A . held in June last , as I , knowing his ability and fitness , gave him my vole and obtained what I could besides for him , and yet I still maintain that if he attended to the duties of that office

as little as he did to those of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , he showed very little appreciation of the honour theCraft had done him in placing him there . and that heshould not have been kept in it . I also knew that he was chosen a V . P . of the Lodge of Benevolence as a mark of his ^ if-»« i and his constant attendance there . Again , I was not at all surprised at the position he held on the election of committee , knowing what an universal favourite he is . 1

have another objection , which not only applies to him , but to many other worthy brethren . There are many labourers in our Order able , willing , and desirous of being employed ; but when the same brother holds not onl y an analogous office in the three Institutions , but eventwo or three more besides , he is excluding others who have an equal right in every way to fill one of those places ; there are not many of them , but the candidates for them are numerous .