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Now Ready . Price One Shilling . THE STREETS OF LONDON In 188 B . A COMPLETE GUIDE TO LONDON STREETS , ROADS , SQUARES , & c . Entirely Superseding the use of Maps , AND CONTAINING A variety of General Information for the convenience of Visitors , BY E . C . MASSEY . LONDON : GEORGE KENNING , 16 & 16 A , GREAT OUEEN STREET , W . C .

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£ jO . A Freemason , aged 59 , will upon obtaining EMPLOYMENT as Time , Store , or Gate Keeper , or any place of Trust by a Brother ' s influence . Present £ 10 to any Masonic Charity to be named by the Brother . Letters . —H . O ., The Palatinate , Deacon-street , Walworth .

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THE LONDON MUTUAL MASONIC VOTING ASSOCIATION . UNITY IS STRENGTH . The object in view in promoting the Association is to endeavour to establish in London a system that has met ith great success in the Provinces , whereby Members ( should occasion require ) may look forward to a successful application to either of the Masonic Institutions ; and also to support deserving cases when sufficient Votes are in hand . The Committee will meet at No . 2 , YORK-STREET , ST . J AMES ' S-SQUARE , every THURSDAY in September and October , from 8 to 10 , to receive Votes and to give information to those desirous of joining or supporting the Association . HON . TREASURER : CHAS . DAIRY , 15 , Gilbert-st ., Grosvenor-square . HON . SECRETARY : G . COOP , 44 , Great Windmill-st ., Haymarket .

Willing's Selected Theatrical Programme.

WILLING'S SELECTED THEATRICAL PROGRAMME .

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 0 , GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT . DRURY LANE THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , HUMAN NATURE . ADELPHI THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 0 , ARRAH-NA-POGUE ; Farce at 7 . 15 .

STRAND THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , THE MARRIED RAKE ; at S . 15 , AN EPISODIC SKETCH ON NICHOLAS NICKLEBY ; at 9 . 15 , COUSIN J OHNNY . VAUDEVILLE THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 0 , NEARLY SEVERED ; at 9 . 0 , LOOSE TILES . ¦

GAIETY THEATRE . Every Evening at 8 . 0 , LORD DUNDREARY ' BROTHER SAM ; at g . 45 , THE VICAR OF WIDE AWAKEFIELD . GLOBE THEATRE . Every Evening at S . o , A BAD PENNY ; at g . o , THE PRIVATE SECRETARY .

SAVOY THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 15 , THE MIKADO ; or , THE TOWN OF TITIPU . TOOLE'S THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 15 , ON CHANGE ; at 7 , 40 , Comedietta

COURT THEATRE . Every Evening at S . 45 , THE MAGISTRATE ; preceded by TWENTY MINUTES UNDER AN U MBRELLA . NOVELTY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 45 , YEOMAN ' SERVICE ; at 8 . 30 , THE J .

GRAND THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , THE NEW MAGDALEN . STANDARD THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , JUDGMENT . SURREY THEATRE . Every Evening at 7 . 30 , DEVIL ' S LUCK . SANGER'S AMPHITHEATRE . Every Evening , at 7 . 30 , THE LAND OF DIAMONDS .

ROYAL AQUARIUM . Open , 12 . 0 ; close , 11 . 30 . Constant Round of Amusement . Two Variety Performances Daily . INTERNATIONAL INVENTIONS EXHIBITION . Open , 10 . 0 till 10 . 0 . Division I ., Inventions ; Division IL , Music . Military and other Bands Daily .

ALHAMBRA THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at S . o , Variety Entertainment , Two ) Grand Ballets , & c . CANTERBURY THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Every Evening at 7 . 35 , Grand Musical and Variety Entertainments , & c .

PARAGON THEATRE OF VARIETIES . Lvery Evening at 7 . 35 , Comic Ballet , Variety Entertainment , & c , & c . EGYPTIAN HALL . Mondays , Wednesdays , and Fridays , at S . o p . m ., MIRTH AND Music Messrs . South and Evered . MADAME TUSSAUD AND SONS' EXHIBITION . Open , 10 . 0 till 10 . o , Portrait Models of Past and Present Celebrities .

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P ' ARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovree , Officier 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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OUR EYES BROWNING'S IMPROVED METHOD OF SUITING THE SIGHT WITH SPECTACLES either personally or by correspondence . Browning ' s axis-cut pebbles are the most perfect lenses made , being cut from pure crystals of Brazilian pebbles at right angles to the axis , and every lens tested separately by the polariscooe . Spectacles of superior quality from 4 s . 6 d . per pair ; with pebble lenses in best steel frames , from 10 s . < 5 d . per pair ; and in gold frames from £ 1 3 s . 6 d . Full particulars of Browning ' s Method of Suiting the Sight by correspondence , and testimonials post free . —JOHN BROWNING , 63 , Strand , London , W . C .

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Naval , Military , and Tropical ^^ r "" ~ BOOT MAKEES ^^ ^ -T ^ C ^ lS ^' ^ — - " ~ " PICCADILLY , LONDON , W .

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INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . DRNTS NEW ILLUSTRATED XJX ^ Vi X O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS WATPTTTi ^ WATCHES and CLOCKS at VV ^ lAUXlilO . REDUCED PRICES , sent post 4 J ^^ ^ k A free on application to E . DENT > j Sr ^ C ? 5 and Co ., Makers to the Oueen , * VTlFNT \ r 6 l > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , S « JfcW , l or 4 ) RQYAL EXCHANGE .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

Correspondents are particularly requested to write on ONE side of the paper only . BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . " Keystone , " "Jewish Chronicle , " " Die Baiihutte , " " Sunday Times" ( London ) , " Hull Packet , " " England , " " Broad Arrow , " ' Citizen , " ¦ ' Oban Times , " " Court Circular , " " Geclong Times , " " Geclong Advertiser , " " Loomis" Musical and Masonic Journal , " ¦* Allen ' s Indian Mail , " and " The Freemason " ( Sydney ) .

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— ^^^^ ^ SATURDAY , SEPT . 26 , 1885 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinlonsexpressed by our correspondents , but we wish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ! ——

REPORTS OF LODGE MEETINGS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , One thing has struck me , as an old contributor of reports of lodge meetings , that , this constitutes so small a portion in your valuable paper . I think the fact is , that sufficient encouragement is not given by you to members of

lodges who could , and would , be pleased to send such reports , or is it , perhaps , a more weighty reason that too much importance is attached to the secrecy of Freemasonry ? If viewed in the right light this ought not to be . Reports of meetings of lodges , if admitted in a smaller degree show that the excuse is not valid , therefore I would suggest that intelligent brethren who are capable of sending the reports

might be made acquainted with the fact that such are always acceptable and will have their place in your pages . — Yours faithfully and fraternally , AN OLD P . S . W . [ Perhaps our correspondent is unaware that we send out at intervals , to Secretaries and others , printed forms on which to send reports of lodge meetings , and invite communications from all who are interested in Masonic matter . —ED . F . M . ]

I MASONIC GIRLS' SCHOOL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I appeal to those who have no immediate call for their proxies , to send them to me for Edith Jane Menpes ,

. No . 27 . I do so because of an unlucky mistake in the ¦ official list annexed to the proxy paper . The late Bro . Menpes was W . M . of 1725 at the time of his death , and , therefore , presumably an active Mason . He left 10 children dependent—neither of these facts appears .

Guildhall , E . C , Fraternally yours , n „ m „ ,, n „ 23 rd Sept . JOHN B . MONCKTON .

MASONIC LIBRARIES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , ...... . On the question of Masonic libraries I can speak a little feelingly , being one of a few members of a very old lodge—Royal Cumberland , No . 41—who were instrumental in resuscitating a long neglected and , in fact , almost

forgotten library . Being at the time Steward of the lodge , and naturally poking my nose into all nooks and corners , 1 found an old cupboard full of really valuable books and unbound numbers of Masonic literature . Representing the results of my explorations to the then W . M . and others , they took up the matter , and soon we had a thorough overhauling of the possessions . A nice new case was bought , a catalogue prepared , and the library was Redivivus .

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Immediately it was so , several gifts of books were forthcoming , most notably those of the late Dr . Hopkins , and the members were found taking a deep interest in the library . The last I know of it is , that when Dr . Hopkins died he left , by his will , nearly the whole of his valuable library to this same lodge . I think this little story should emulate lodges to look to their libraries , and others who have books to give or bequeath to go and do likewise . — Yours fraternally , September iCth . A P . S . W .

THE SCHOOL ELECTIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Now that the elections for the Schools are approaching , I think it is only right to inform subscribers to the Girls' School of what I consider a case ( passed by the Committee ) less deserving of support than many others on the list . The candidate is a relative of old Masons ,

but their names do not appear in the list of subscribers to any of the Institutions . They arc all professional men , well known , and able to at least subscribe a considerable sum towards the education of the child in our Schools if they desire to have it educated there . I do not consider the case at all a deserving one . Take another case—both mother and father dead—one of nine children , ranging from six to 27 , years , and some

dependent on grandfather for support . Which is the more deserving case of the two ? I hope all subscribers before promising their votes will enquire into the case they are asked to support , and then give their votes to the most deserving . I have often wondered why there is not established in London a charitable association which would take up the most necessitous cases , and concentrate the votes for them .

At the last election of the R . M . B . I . I saw on the voting paper an old lady ' s name who had , if I recollect rightly , been up five or six times , and polled on an average two votes each election . If the case was really deserving , it simply showed the necessity of some such association to which she could have appealed for assistance , and if not deserving it should not have been passed by the Committee . I pointed out this case to a well known and enthusiastic

brother , who works very hard at every election , and he said , " In a case like this either those who know the case well won't work for it , or no one knows anything about it , and , therefore , no one works for it . " I would suggest such an association should be formed by lodges , and that strict enquiries be made respecting all candidates for election , and then we could all send our votes to those who would use them to advantage . —Yours fraternally , . A . Z .

THE LONDON MUTUAL MASONIC VOTING ASSOCIATION . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It may interest some of your readers to be reminded of the advantage of combination over the system that has been so long in vogue in London , in respect to the Elections to our Masonic Institutions . I find from the books of the

Institutions , that down to June 1 SS 4 there were in the Aged Masonic Institution , and the Boys' and Girls' Schools , a total of S 03 annuitants , and scholars , of which number the provinces had secured by combination , and unity , a majority of 307 . Our country brethren are wise in their generation , and for which , I for one , am ready to give every praise . Surely so good an example is worth following . An examination of the following figures may give some

idea of the great necessity , existing , of London more generously supporting its own Masonic cases . The votes issued for April 1 SS 5 for the Boys' Election amounted to 56 , 933 , of which 7043 were brought forward , London claiming 44 op , the remainder belonging to the provinces . At the conclusion of thc _ polling our country brethren had succeeded in securing the return of eighteen cases out of 27 candidates with 31 , 910 votes , while 1859 votes were

carried forward to the Election in October next . London placed eight successful cases with 13 , 919 votes , and 4095 votes are carried forward to the credit of eight unsuccessful candidates , who are again before the subscribers for the October meeting . The difference is immense ; if we look through the lists of votes published by the Institutions , we shall find very little difference between the voting strength of London and the provinces . Now I would like to ask ,

why so great a discrepancy exists between the efforts of the London and the country brethren ? I find that Kent has 2192 votes recorded as her strength , yet a reference to the April Elections will show , she polled 3692 votes for two successful candidates ; Warwickshire with 123 S votes is successful with two cases , polling 3644 votes in their favour ; while Herts with only 20 S votes was also successful in returning two candidates , polling 273 S votes . Some of our London brethren appear disinclined to part with the control

of their votes although they see the result is so very disastrous to their cases . Will they not emulate their country brethren in this respect . I am afraid I have trespassed on your valuable space too much , and will therefore conclude with asking the Londoners , if the countrymen having only equal voting strength with themselves will remain satisfied with plod , plodding on , being always behind , yet having a voting strength of upwards of 22 , 000 votes . '—Yours fraternally , and faithfully , G . COOP .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

G 29 J AN IMPORTANT WqjRK . For the information of the many Masonic students , and in order to obtain all needful information , I desire to announce the preparation of a very important work b y my friend and Brother John Lane , P . M . 1402 , Torquay . It is no less than a complete Record of all the Lodges warranted by the Grand Lodges of England from the earliest times to

1813 , and those chartered from that period to 1 SS 5 . All the numbers , places of meeting , and other special matters will be noted , and to obtain these , all possible sources are being examined by him or b y myself , as I am only too pleased to assist him in the compilation of one of the most useful and laborious works ever contemplated in connection with the Craft , and I can answer for its accuracy , completeness , and value so far as the researches have been tabulated and