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FTNITED GRAND LODGE ANCIENT FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND . HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE GRAND FESTIVAL WILL HE HELD On WEDNESDAY , the 28 th of APRIL , 1886 , AT THE FREEMASONS' HALL , GREAT OUEEN STREET , LONDON ' , THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF LATHOM , DEPUTY GRAND MASTER , IN THE CHAIR . Tickets may be obtained of the Grand Stewards , but no ticket will be issued after o clock on the day preceding thc Festival . DINNER AT SIX O'CLOCK PRECISELY . Thc M USICAL A RRANGEMENTS will be under thc direction of Bro . EDWIN M . LOTT , Grand Organist . Brethren must appear in full Masonic Clothing - . GEO . RATTCI . IKF STEEL , Hon . Sec . Board of Grand Stewards . 140 , Queen Victoria-street , E . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , the igth MAYnext , under the Presidency of GEN . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SURREY . President—BRO . THE RIGHT HON . THE LORD MAYOR . Ac tint ; Presidents—BRO . CHARLES GREENWOOD , P . G . S . B ., D . Prov . G . M . Surrey . „ Capt . GEORGE LAMBERT , F . S . A ., P . G . S . B ., Vice-Patron . „ CHARLES BELTON , F . R . G . S ., P . Prov . G . D . Surrey , Vice-Patron . Treasurer—BRO . JOHN L . MATHER . Chairman of Ladies' Stewards—BRO . EDGAR BOWYER , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron . Brethren willing to serve the office of Steward are very urgently needed ; and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .

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4 ? Paulding , Stratton & Co .. <^ t * ^ ^ v 13 , COVENTRY ST ., PICCADILLY , W „ >* V Linen Manufacturers to the Queen . < JV Every Description of TABLE aud * C &* « HOUSEHOLD I . INEN supplied at Cash 0 * * 0 < ** £ ^^ Prices . Arms , Crests , and Monograms Vv * inserted in Table Linen . * V * " WITNEY BLANKETS much under last year ' s Prices .

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g HOBBS , HART & COMPANY , £ 76 & 77 , Cheapside , London . | 5 Makers lo Her Majesty . ryj „ J 13 y Special Appointment , . .. » . May 13 th , 1876 . A > l /** . « s trong Rooms , Doors , Locks , and Safes , " * J * To the Bank of England and its Branches . 2 Q ( Ti r \ r \ GUINEAS REWARD . vJ 2 QJ \ J \ J H-i H . am' --0 - "new tlieir oiler from Q \ JJ January to June , iSSG , as at the Inter-^ * national Exhibition of 1862 , also at Paris , 1867 , and again at Vienna , in 1873 , to anyperson who could pick rfX t / i 'heir locks ( then and now on exhibit and supplied to ^ 1 ^ the public ) witii their Patent Combined Protectors , r » 5 *~* but the challenge then made was not accepted , O ** - ' although thelocks were examined by several mechanics . r \ O These were the only locks exhibited under actual "J . J challenge to pick . 05 '" * N . B . —Skilled mechanics accepting the above oiler are expected to master Eight Lever Locks as a rjualifi . O cation . 11 ., II . and Co ., not being eligible to exhibit at the Inventions Exhibition , 1885 , again make the Z above oiler as a test of the non-pickability of tlieir Q Combined Protector Locks . Jrf N . B . —ILLUSTRATED L IST OK THE VARIOUS SEKIES of HS Suites of Locks , Safes , Sec , as designed for Palaces , £ Banks , Hotels , Cottages , & c , on application . CO Manufactorics-AKLINGTON STREET , N .

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ROYA L MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . Miss Ann Melhuish begs to return her grateful and sincere thanks to the Patrons and those kind friends who assisted in securing- the Election of her Nephew , ROBERT MELHUISH .

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HOUSE TO LET ( eight rooms ) with or without shop , near the General Post Office . Apply 196 , Aldersgate-street .

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ROYAL ARCH FURNITURE . — WANTED a complete SECONDHAND Suite . Send full Particulars and Price to F . WHEELER , 64 , Friarsstreet , Sudbury , Suffolk .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE fP . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectures on various subjects . Schools visited . Foreigners taught English by means of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W .

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PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovree , Off-icier d'Academie , 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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THE ADVERTISER , a Freemason , Aged 26 , who has been educated as an Architect and Surveyor ( 11 years' experience ) , and who has carried out own works , seeks an ENGAGEMENT with an Architect and Surveyor , or with a Quantity Surveyor , or as Town Traveller to a firm of Manufacturers doing business with Architects and Builders or others , where Architecture and Estimates would be requisite . Undeniable references as to ability and character . Salary moderate . —X . Y . Z ., 3 26 , Kennington-road , S . E .

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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . I Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manag-et

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GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY . PATIENTS suffering from the above comp laints 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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FUNERAL REFORM . Simple ltevcrent , and Inexpensive Funerals . Explanatory Pamphlet gratis . LONDON NECROPOLIS CO ., » , LANCASTER PLACE , STRAND , W . C . PATENT EARTH TO EARTH PERISHABLE COFFINS .

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1 ^* Tilbury ' s Warehouses , 6 ^ ° ^ MARYLEBONE . LONDON ^ "V ^ ( The Oldest Store Warehouses , Es-, \ Qs- rCV * ' tablished 70 years ) , for Storing Furniture & ^ \ j W Household Effects , Plate , Luggage , & c . > -O V Specially-built Warehouses and Eire-proof * -Mp * Strong Rooms . Ollice—EDWD . TILBURY ° " & Co ., 3 S , High-st ., St . Marylebone , W .

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J . B . KORNER , WHOLESALE & RETAIL CHINA & GLASS WAREHOUSE , 351 late 302 , OXFORD STREET , LONDON , W . Merchant Shippers , Hotel Keepers and the Trade SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES . A large assortment of Gas and Lamp Globes . Goods Packed for all parts of the Globe .

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~ ARTIFICIAL TEETH * 0 SUL'I I utf Itttvc been found lo be ihe most UK-ful ¦ f > j * and durable , SUl'l'LlEI ) by the nctiial maker * * < v" from 2 s . Od . each ; an upper or lower * et Irom J ± > O />< S 25 * . upwards . Toetli extracted by gas . War-^» f \ V- > rented to elve perfect MiUsfciethm . No pain C & Ay J \ „ iven . Advice free . Mr . STENT . Dental ^ ^ * rO surircon ,- '' * , Coventry Street , W ., andS 37 , FuIliam V > Koad , S . W . Kritablfshed 50 yearn . Numerous ( C" testimonials may be seen from ladies and jfeii . ' tlcmcn . _

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Naval , Military , and Tropical ^ r ^ BOOT MAKERS , ^ ^ Y ^ J £ &§^ ^^ toL ^^^ ^ - —" ~ PICCADILLY , LONDON , W

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ijy Boyal TO Appointment &* f £ §* 3 t H . R . H . -nnav &¦ ££ ?* 'fiJIS- * ™" r U O JL Wales . * -=- *• ¦¦ •¦ LouiB (! BOUQUET . 6- D . TAVINER , F . UI , wu " FLORIST , THE SEASON ' BAYSWATER HILL , LONDON , W „ I til- OI ^ CUIX O INVKNTOK OF THE NEW STYLE SUCCESS FOSY BOUQUET-The Season ' s Success . BRIDES' & BRIDESMAIDS' BOUQUETS ¦ on the Shortest Notice . Goods delivered , carefully pncVed , IMMIDJATBH on receiptor Order .

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E . DENT & Co ., Gr } Inventions Exhibition Gold Medal awarded >^ v for Improvement in Turret Clocks . < Fy 61 Strand & 4 Koyal Exchange , London . ftiy Q ^ CLOCK . MJKERS to the QUEEN . JXr , , ^ 7 Makers of the Great Westminster Clock / C */ iS / ( Hro BK . I ) . ^*<^ VO Will be happytofurnish ESTIMATES forthe > Q ^ Installation or Repair of C HURCH and ^^ other PuuLrc CLOCKS . / j ^* Dent's new Illustrated Catalogue of High . ^ T > * Class Watches at Reduced Prices , sent Post Free .

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TO OTJK READERS . THE FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ,, and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies Sec . Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post dflice Orders or cheques are preferred , the former payable to GEORGE KENNING , Chief Office , London , thc latter crossed London Joint Stock Hank .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

Several communications stand over . BOOKS , lie , RECEIVED . "New York Dispatch , " "Sunday Times" ( New York ) , "Jewish Chronicle , " "Die Bauhutte , " " Freemasons' Journal , " " First Annual Report of ' The Home ' for Free and Accepted Masonsof Pennsylvania , " " Citizen , " " Sunday Times " ( London ) , "Yorkshire Gazette , " "Court Circular , " " Hull and East Yorkshire Times , " " Keystone , " " Victorian Freemason , " " Freimaurer . Zeitung . " " Crystal Palace Programme of Arrangements for the Season of 1 S 86 , " and "Allen ' s Indian Mail . "

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

SATURDAY , APRIL 24 , 1886 . ^^^ maloiifl

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible tor , or even approving of theopinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents . but wcwishinaspirit o £ fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ! .

A QUESTION OF PRIORITY . To the Editor ofthe "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , A question arose , and was discussed after our lodge meeting on Thursday last . Some months since we had two initiates the same evening ; one being the son ot a Mason ( called a Lewis ) , the W . M . gave him priority . On the second month both came and passed the Second Degree .

On the third month the Lewis did not come but the other was raised to M . M ., and the Lewis was raised on the fourth month . Now the W . M . wished to give one of the two the office of I . G ., and the question was , which should have the preference ? Some say the member that was first a M . M ..

others say the Lewis has not lost his piiority . This opened further discussion . Q . What is a Lewis ? A . A son of a Mason . Q . Say a Mason has four sons , two born before he was a Mason and two after , are the four Lewises , or only the two ? A .

Q . What privilege has a Lewis ? A . He can be made a Mason at 18 years of age , by dispensation only . This being so , we return to our first question . The Lewis being of full age , and not having taken advantage of becoming a Mason at the age of iS , bv dispensation .

should the W . M . give priority to the Lewis , or to the one proposed first , and who stands first on the summons ? We know the Master ' s privilege , and his will is law . I shall feel obliged if you will give us your view on this subject . —Yours fraternall y , LAMB SMITH , Worcester .

THE PAST MASTER QUESTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , „ „ . . Durin £ * e late revision of the Constitutions , the *• Past Master question " was so thoroughl y and exhaustively discussed in the Freemason that one scarcely expected it wouid crop up again so soon . But . as an n \ A

brother once remarked , " Antient and venerable as Freemasonry is , ' tis always young and ever green . " And our young and verdant accessions , who bring so much youthful ardour into our ranks , contribute in a large measure to the freshness and verdancy of our inimitable Craft . They not only " renew our life , " but will ask afresh the same old Questions , on the same old tnnirc ¦ m' ;„ . * , „ < .

be satisfied with the same old answers . I should not have ventured any further remarks on this question but for the unconstitutional assertions of Lex Scripta , viz ., that " a Past Master is necessaril y an officer of the lodge . L . S . seems to argue that because a Past Master has certain rights and privileges , and , in certain cases , duties , he cannot exercise them without beinrr " an

officer of the lodge . " A syllogism will show that the proposition is not only incorrect , but really absurd—e . g . .- — A Past Master is necessaril y an officer of the lodge s " An officer of the lodge " means a present officer thereof t Therefore , a Past Master is a present officer of the lodge ! But if a Past Master is a present officer he must hold a

present office , and if the office be other than any of those enumerated in Rule 129 , it can only be the office of Master . He cannot be a present officer without an office , and further , if his office be that of Master , he must . I sunnnv ' be "Master of the lodge . " ' PP i Let us try this by another syllogism * . —