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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN ' S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS ; HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PATRON AND PRESIDENT : H . R . H . The PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES . FOUNDED 1788 . CENTENARY CELEBRATION , 1888 . Brethren willing to set as Stewards en the above important occasion will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . R . W . HEDGES , Sec . 5 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C .

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THE FIRST MASONIC FESTIVAL of the ensuing year will be that of the RoyalMasonicBenevolentInstitution FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M ., WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen Street , LON DON , ON WEDNESDAY , 29 TU FEBRUARY , 1888 , Upon which occasion Sir GEORGE ELLIOT , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . South Wales ( East Division ) , Has been pleased to signify his intention of Presiding . Brethren are earnestly invited to accept the office of Stewards npon this occasion , and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as soon as convenitnr , to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required , and supply ihem with the necessary circulars , Sic . It h fraternally hoped that , upon this occasion , owing to the larpe number of Applicants and the few vacancies , B ethren will use their influence to obtain donations towards the funds of the Institution , which were never more needed than at the present lime . Expenditure in Annuities alone £ 15 , 000 . Permanent Income only £ 3600 . JAMES TERRY , Vice-Patron , P . G . S . B ., Secretary . 4 , FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C .

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,.*\ELECTRICLIGHT, " Q ) [ Permanent or Temporary , Q * & y j by Accumulators . A ^ B °NLYSafe & ReIiable Method - t > f , 6 v j Used In- the Citv Companies , the Bank of ***/ £ ^~ ' j England , the Royal Mint , Lloyds , and res' J many Hanks , Insurance Offices , and ^ j j Private Residences . &> ELECTRICAL POWER STORAGE CO , JJV I ( LIJIITKJJ ) , > 14 , Gt . Winchester St ., E . C .

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PHILP'S fm "ONE AND ALL " •^CelebratedPlateandGlassPolish Is absolutely free from Grit & Mercury , Acids , or any injurious substance . It cannot be surpassed for burnishing gold , silver , nickel , and all kinds of white metals , and for cleaning gilt moulding , marble , showcases , shop windows , mirrors , chandeliers , and glass generally . It is extensively used by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company on board their steamers , by the principal West End silversmiths and jewellers , and by Sheffield and Birmingham Electro-Platers , & c . Price 3 d ., Cd ., & is . Wholesale of Messrs . BARCLAY t SOUS , 95 , Eamugdou-street . E . C ,, or of the Proprietors—THOMAS PHILP & CO ., 14 , Salcombe Road , Stoke Newington , London , N .

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SMITH'SLONDON~BLUE IS Unequalled for Laundry Work . Sold by Oilmen , in bottles , id . and 6 d . each , or by the Gallon , at Estab . 1 S 79 . ] No . 2 , Finsbury Sq ., London . T IGHTDIET . By H . W . SEAGER , J—/ M . B . A Compendium of valuable practical information about Diets and the Management of the Sick . Pries is ., cloth is . 6 d ,, 144 pp . —Simphin , Marshall , and ¦ Co ., London , and all booksellers .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OCTOBER ELECTION . Please vote for ARTHUR ERNEST DAVEY , No . 34 on the List , son of the late Bro . Wm . C . Davey , who died suddenly August , 1 SS 4 ; then Master elect of the Hemmings Lodge ; many years the much repected Master of Lambeth Workhouse . Proxies will be thankfully received by Bro . WALTER HOPEKIRK , Asst . G . Purst ., P . M . 179 , 1956 , and 19 S 6 , Crystal Palace , Sydenham .

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JOHNGOW, t ^ ' NEW BROAD ST ., B . C . —IT I ( . Outside Railway Station ) . nrtWY ** - I H 0 NET f'A 1 JE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE . I * J 93 , THEOBALD'S ED ., HOLBOKN , W . C . . rt 125 , BttOMPTON ROAD , S . W . rv \ jl ^ ' JOHN GOW always has on sale the VI ** Largest Stock in London of the Very Best — rt Quality at Lowest Prices . Barrelled ¦ $$ I PERFECTLY-FITTED OYSTER SALOON i Now Oprn at New Broad Street . npO LET—The UPPER PART of a 1 HOUSE near the General Post Office . Eight Rooms , together or separate . —Apply B . J ., Office of this Paper .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectureon various subjects . Schools visited . Foreigners taught English by means of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W . FURNITURE for CRAFT LODGE WANTED ( Second-hand ) , complete or in part . Send List , separately priced , and stating where to be seen to P . G . S ., office of the Freemason , 16 , Great Queenstreet , W . C .

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A KNIGHT TEMPLAR , in distressed circumstances , will be glad of any kind of E M PLO YM ENT ; age 50 , but active , and writes a good hand . —Address , G . H ., office of this paper . MASONS' CERTIFICATES , & c , FRAMED TO ANY DESIGN . HMORELL, 17 and 18 , Great St . Andrew St ., Bloonisbury , W . C , London . Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million Feet always in stock ) . Every requisite for the Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns post free for three penny stamps .

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BULBS . Mr . J . C . STEVENS will SELL b y AUCTION , at his great Rooms , 38 , KING ST ., COVENT GARDEN , W . C , Every MONDAY , WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY , FIRST-CLASS BULBS from Holland , Jotted to suit all Buyers . On view Morning of Sale , and Catalogues had .

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/qJCOCKERELL'S \> i 3 CORNHILL , E . G . 0 \ I For Prices , see Daily Papers . / \ f 1 / \ Trucks direct from the ^ S j Colliery to every Railway j Station .

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A.MONARCHKINO, TAILOR , Cornhill , E . C , and Regent-street , W . LONDON . 10 PER CENT . DISCOUNT FOR CASH ,

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J?GEORGESPILLER ^ & k Surgeon ' s Optician , ftq £ s 3 , WIGMORE ST ., W . ^£?—to * SHOT-PROOF SPECTACLES . ^ ^ THE NEW & " SHOOTIM" PINCE-NEZ , S WITH RIGID BRIDGE . CQ jThey press the nose much less than £ I any other eye-glass .

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TELEGRAPHICADDRESSES(Inland). For the Freemason Printing Works—FREEMASON , LONDON . For Jewels , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING , LONDON .

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TO OUR 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 . iys . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post Office Orders of cheques are preferred , the former payable to GEOKGE KENNING , Chief Ollice , London , the latter crossed London | oint Stock Bank .

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SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 24 , 1 887 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

tWe do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinionsexpressedby ourcorrespondents , but we wish in a spirit ol fair play to ail to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]

"ARS QUATUOR CORONATORUM . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Your able reviewer having now concluded his notices of our transactions , allow me to express the gratification of our W . M . and members that you should have allotted so much of your valuable space to the

consideration of our unpretentious volume . That he has not always been able to agree with all the conclusions arrived at on the various papers is only natural , inasmuch as the members of the lodge , who heard them delivered , are themselves at variance . And this precisely constitutes the charm and value of our meetings . Let those brethren who have not yet favoured us with their presence pay us a visit and judge

for themselves . The papers are always listened to with the greatest | attention ; here and | there a brother may be observed making a hasty note ; the lecturer resumes his seat , and after a pause comes the fun . The livelier the discussion the more divergent our views , the more we enjoy

it , and let me add , the more we learn , for thus only can both sides of every question be fairly presented . Our meetings are always advertised in your columns ; all visitors are welcome , whether invited or not , and again I say , let them come and judge for themselves . Our next , and installation meeting , will be on the Sth November , and will be

advertised as usual . Our Correspondence Circle started in February , now numbers 132 members . If a dozen more present themselves shortly—I expect at least 50 more before the end of October , applications are coming in daily—we shall have funds enough to issue Part 11 . of our transactions in November . This will include papers by Bros . Hughan , Dr .

Westcott , and Gould ; reviews by Bros . Dr . Woodman and Gould ; an essay ( a most curious speculation ) by a German brother , and various other matter . Should we issue this part , and I have little doubt of it , I think it will be admitted that for the first year our Correspondence members will have had a full half-guinea ' s worth . But next year , if properly supported , we hope to do better still , and issue

our Ars Quatuor Coronatorum every three months . Towards'theendof this year , or earlier , we hope to publish our first volume of Reprints . The chief feature of this will be a heliotype facsimile of the whole of the " Masonic Poem , " otherwise known as the Haliiwell MS ., date about 1390 . But it will also contain reprints of four other scarce ivoik ? , two of which are only known to be represented by

one copy each . I may , perhaps , mention that the subscription list is filling fast , and advise interested brothers to lose no time in applying to me . For Correspondence and lodge members , 10 s . ; for outsiders , 15 s . Other volumes of reprints will follow at intervals . As regards the Circle , I fancy Worshipful Masters are hardly aware that lodges , chapters , & c , may become

Correspondence members at the same price as individuals ; i . e ., w England , the Continent , and North American for 103 . 6 d . ; in the Colonies elsewhere 15 s . For this trifling annual suWi the lowest I should think ever charged by a literary society , every member of the lodge in question would be able to peruse our transactions in turn , and thus keep himself posted in the latest Masonic thoug ht ana

research . Nor is this all , as soon as our Circle increases sufficiently to warrant it , we shall establish our fast growing library in central London premises , combined with reading and writing rooms , open to every Correspondence member , and to every subscribing member of a Correspondence lodge or chapter . This will be an immense boon to country andfort-iun hre . thren visiting I . onrlrm . Surelv such a proiec

deserves support ! A few lodges have already joined on banner ; for instance , the library of the Grand Lodge 0 England ; the Supreme Council of the Ancient ana Accepted Scottish Rite for Belgium ; Coombe Library , Hayle ; Goodwill and Goede Hoop ( D . C ) , Lodges in tne Cape ; Eboracum Lodge , York , & c . ; but we want many more . —Yours fraternally , , G . W . SPETH , P . M ., Sec . 2076 . Streatham House , Margate ,