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THE FREEMASONS OF ENGLAND AND THE i & ueen ' s Jubilee , The Celebration of the Queen ' s Jubilee by the Freemasons of England at a Meeting to be held AT THE EOYAL ALBERT HALL , and to be presided over by the Grand Master , H . R . H . the PRINCE OF W ALES , affords the Proprietor of Gbe jfreemason an opportunity of producing , not only a record of these Proceedings , but a Permanent Memorial of the Progress of Freemasonry in Great Britain , India , and the Colonies , during the Fifty Years of Her Majesty's Reign . THE JUBILEE NUMBER OF Zhc freemason WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE 21 st JUNE , AND WILL CONTAIN A full Eeport , Illustrated , of the Albert Hall Gathering . A History of Freemasonry during the 50 Years of Her Majesty ' s Eeign . With Illustrations . "Royal Freemasons : " Being Sketches of Scions of Reigning Houses who have donned the Apron since A . D . 1717 . By Bro . G . W . Speth . "Royal Masonic Medals " ( England ) . By Bro . W . J . Hughan , P . G . D . ALSO Various Contributions by Masonic and other Writers . An Engraving ofthe Medal struck by Bro . George Kenning in Commemoration of the Queen ' s Jubilee and of Her Majesty ' s support of the Order and its Charitable Institutions . All communications should be addressed to the Publisher , 16 and 16 a Great Queen-street , London , W . C .

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THE COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC CALENDAR & POCKET BOOK For 1887 . le most comprehensive Masonic Book of Reference issued . " ¦ Price 2 s . ; Post Free , 2 s . Id . Pages , flexible roan , Gilt edges , tuck or elastic band , y be had of all Booksellers , or at George Kenning's Lo ^ nr \ vi Establishments : — U * - 'N : ifjj CREAT Q UEEN STREET , opposite Freemaicns' Hall ( office of publication ) . " i , 2 , i , and 4 Little Britain ; 195 and 197 , ^ 'VERPn ^ r Alder S Street . MANruopi-- 2 > Monument Place . GL ASGOW TER : , ^ 7- Bridge Street . ^ ¦ 9 , West Howard Street .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MIDDLESEX . Bro . The R . I . Col . Sir FMCIS BURDETT , Bart ,, P . S . G . W . of England , Representative from the Grand Lodge of Ireland . Proviucial Grand Master . Comberton , Mowbray Road , Norwood , May tgtli , 1 SS 7 . W . SIR AND BROTHER , You are requested , tog ' ether with your Wardens and Past Masters , to attend a Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge , at the KING ' S HEAD HOTEL , on Saturday , June 4 th , at Three o'clock p . m . By command of the Provincial Grand Master , J . F . H . WOODWARD , P . M ., P . Z ., Prov . Grand Secretary . Trains from Baker Street ( Harrow direct line ) 29 and 59 minutes past each hour . Trains from Harrow , 6 and 36 minutes past each hour up to 9 . 36 p . m . Dinner Tickets , 6 s . 6 d . each , exclusive of Wine , to be obtained from the Provincial Grand Secretary . None will be issued after Wednesday , May 31 st .

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THE JUBILEE MASONIC MENU CARD , READY FOR DELIVERY . A NEW DESIGN , WITH PORTRAITS OF HER MAJESTY AND OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER , H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES Printed in Colours . Suitable for Masonic Banquets and Celebrations of the Queen ' s Jubilee . Samples and Prices on Application to GEORGE KENNING , "Freemason" Office , 16 , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .

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Kentish Sauce ! Kentish Sauce !! Ask your Grocer for KENTISH SAUCE . TRY IT . The Best and Cheapest in the World . RETAIL , Half-pint 6 d . ; Pints is . ¦ ¦ : ¦ BURGOYNE & Oo ., Sole Manufacturers , 17 , PERCY STREET , Tottenham Court Road , London , W . Kentish Sauce !!! Kentish Sauce !!!! Of all Grocers and Oilmen .

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/ ^ ICOCKEREIL'S 7 \ ^ > 13 , CORNHILL , E . C . OV ^ For Prices , see Daily Papers . / j / Trucks direct from the * Colliery to every Railway Station .

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A . MONARCH-KINO , TAILOR , Cornhill , E . G ., and Regent-street , W . LONDON . 10 PER CENT . DISCOUNT EOR CASH

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ftSk CHARLES LANCASTER , f /} UNC « STER 5 , K ,,, „„ ., „ , —» * J *» j | I | KON-FOULIMC | I ( Awarded 17 First Class Prizes and Medals . ) *|||| p | f ? Estimates & Price Lists TJS' COTS , BIFLES , PISTOLS ' SS CARTRIDGES , & c „ Mtt aruf ' Ftee ° PI ' cation Please state requirements LARGE BORE 151 , NEWBOND ST ., LONDON , W RIFLES . ( Established 18261 .

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES ( Inland ) . For the Freemason Printing- Works—FREEMASON , LONDON . For Velvets , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING , . LONDON .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following , amongst other communications , unavoidably stand over : —

CRAFTInhabitants Lodge , No . 153 . Williamson Lodge , No . 949 . Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 . Addington Lodge , No . rg 3 / . Chislehurst Lodge , No . 1531 . Prudence Lodge , No . 2069 . Royal Victorian Jubilee Lodge , No . 21 S 4 . ROYAL A

RCHManner's Chapter , No . 249 . Henley Lodge , No . 1472 . Consecration of the Penarth Royal Arch Chapter .

BOOKS . & C , RECEIVED . " levrish Cronide , " " Newcastle Daily Journal , " * ' New York Dispatch , " "SundayTimes" ( New York ) , "The Era , "" Hulland East Yorkshire Times , " " Sunday Times" ( London ) , "Court Circular , " " Keystone , " "Report of the Punjab Masonic Institution for ' Educating the Children of Indigent Freemasons for the Year 1886 , " " Masonic Token , " ' * ] ubilee Souvenir , " " Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland ' s Reporter March , 1887 , " and " Cassell ' s Encyclopedic Dictionary . "

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^ .: ^^ 5 ^^ ' ^*^^ ' ^^^^^ - ^^ ^ S ^^ . '' 3 SATURDAY , MAY 28 , 1887 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving o £ the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] - ——MASONIC CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It vvas announced in the Standard of Friday , the 20 th inst ., that the above will not be a Grand Lodge , but simply a meeting in the Albert Hall , to which Freemasons alone will be admitted . This I can testify will be a great

disappointment to hundreds of provincial brethren , besides myself , who purchased their tickets in a great measure , not only to show their loyalty to our Gracious Queen , but also to be present at and take part in the ceremony of opening and closing Grand Lodge on an imposing scale , such as might probably never occur again in the annals of Masonry in this country . I fully appreciate the difficulties attending the proper tyling of such a lodge in so large a hall , with its numerous ' entrances , but still , I think they might be overcome , and trust that even yet it is not too late to alter the arrangements—if it is a fact that they yet been made—othci wise I fear the seats of many who have applied for tickets will be vacant , and thus mar the effect of the assembly . If , however , it cannot be so arranged , I would suggest for the