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PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX . R . W . Col . SIR FRANCIS BURDETT , Bart ., Provincial Grand Master . A PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGK Will bc held at the ASSEMBLY ROOMS , TEDDINGTON . Ou Saturday , September jut It , tit J . precisely . By command of thc Prov . G . Master , H . C . LEVANDER , P . G . D ., September Gth , 1 SS 2 . Prov . Grand Secretary .

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ST . LUKE'S CHURCH , CLAPHAM , S . W ., formerly the private Chapel connected with the Clapham Grammar School . This handsome edifice cannot , in consequence of ecclesiastical difficulties , be now continued , as hitherto , as a place of worship in accordance with the services of the Established Church of England . It is therefore TO BE LET run OTHER SERVICES IN THE PROTESTANT RELIGION . The building has been thoroughly restored , decorated , fitted and furnished ; the seating accommodation has been increased ; and the Fine Organ , by Bishop and Son , entirely lenovated . Plans have been prepared for an increase of the number of sittings to twelve hundred . The Church is open daily for inspection , with or without orders from the Agent . For particulars apply to Mr . Arthur T . Hewitt , Solicitor , 32 , Nicholas-lane , Lombardstreet , E . G . ; or to Mr . Janies Stevens , the Clapham Auction and Estate Agency , SS , High-street , Clapham , S . W ., nearly opposite the Church .

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DREADNOUGHT SEAMENS ' HOSPITAL , Greenwich , S . E ., and DISPENSARY , Well-street , London Docks , E ., for Sailors of all Nations . No admission ticket or voting papers of any sort required , but both are entirely free to the whole maritime world , irrespective of race , creed , or nationality . Since establishment upwards of 225 , 000 have been relieved from no less than forty-two different countries , and the number of patients during 1 SS 1 , was 7132 , as compared with 4245 , the average of the preceding ten years . Qualification of a governor one guinea annually , or a donation of ten guineas . New annual subscriptions or contributions will be thankfully received by the bankers , Messrs . Williams , Deacon and Co ., 20 , liirchin-lane , E . C , or by the Secretary at the Hospital . Funds are urgently needed for this truly Cosmopolitan Charity , which is supported by voluntary contributions . VV . T . EVANS , Secretary .

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FOR SALE . —A MASONIC SCRAPBOOK ( Itinerarium Curiosum Masonic ) , with a thousand various subjects in it , from the First to the Thirty-third Degree , Foreign and Home , being a collection of ( ' ( teen years ; <| uitea history in itself . —S . S . S ., care of Freemason , id , Great Oucen-st ., London , W . C .

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TO ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES , OPTICIAN'S , SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MAKERS AND IMPORTERS , & c , Wanted by a P . M ., P . M .. VI ., P . / .., P . E . P ., Prov . Grand Chancellor of the Temple & c , a situation as above , as TRAVELLER , or otherwise . —Address , Ohm , Office of this Paper .

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STAMMERING , STUTTERING , & c . Bro . CHARLES OLIVER , who has had 19 years experience in treating IMPEDIMENTS of SPEECH , can be consulted daily at 235 , Brompton-road , S . W ., 10 to 12 .

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EMPLOYMENT ( as TRAVELLER preferred ) is earnestly solicited by a M . M . and P . P . G . O ., now in distress . Well educated and a good accountant . References and testimonials . —Address , J . H ., Lower Cleggs Wood , near Littleborough , Manchester .

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A BROTHER of nearly five years experience under the London School Board , desire a HEAD MASTERSHIP at Home or in the Colonies . He is trained and Certificated ; holds a full Drawing Certificate , and Four Advanced Science Certificates . Drill , & c . Excellent testimonials and references . — " Schoolmaster , " S , William Terrace , Shepherd ' s-bush , London , W .

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PROVINCIAL OFFICER'S SUIT AND JEWEL for Hampshire and Isle of Wight , together with air-tight case . As good as new . Cost ^ 10 . Price , £ 5 ios . —Address , A . B . C , Office of this Paper .

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TO ADVERTISERS . THE FREEMASON has a large circulation in all parts of the Globe , In it the oHicial Reports of the Grand Lodges o £ England , Ireland , and Scotland are published with thc specia sanction of the respective Grand Masters , and it contains a complete record of Masonic ivorK in this country , our Indian Umpire , anil the Colonies . The vast accession to the ranks of the Order during the past few years , and the increasing interest manifested in its doings , has given the Freemason a position and influence which few journals can lay claim to , and the proprietor can assert with confidence that announcements appearing in its columns challenge the attention of a verv large and iniluential body of readers . Advertisements for the current week ' s issue are received up to Six o ' clock on VVednesday ercnini *; .

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SATURDAY , SBI ' TEMBER 30 , 1882 .

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[ VVe tlo not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , 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 . !

MORE GRAND STEWARDS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Will you kindly give me space to offer a suggestion as to an opportunity , which may not occur again , whilst the Book of Constitutions is being revised ?

It is always a source of regret that the Grand Master has so few offices to dispose of , whilst there are so very many brethren deserving some recognition . I would suggest that the number of Grand Stewards should be increased to thirty , and that twelve of them should be selected from the provinces , leaving , as at present , eighteen to the

metropolis . It seems a slight upon country Masons to think that some , at least , are not as well qualified and eligible for the office of Steward as their brethren in London , and who would , I imagine , welcome such an addition to their ranks . I offer these few observations , hastily and imperfectly

written , but perhaps sufhciently clear to open the question ; and I hope others will assist in discussing thc subject , as it is certain to be brought forward before the revision of the Book of Constitutions is completed . Yours faithfully , VV . P . M ., 302 . Bradford , 26 th September .

QUARTERAGE ON ARREARS . To tbe Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Allow me to express approval of the letter signed "P . M ., East Lane . " It is illegal to pay quarterage for brethren " in arrears , "

it often gives a Mason a position that he is not entitled to . By " arrears , " I do not mean careless members , who neglect to pay exactly at the proper time , but such as have neglected to pay for nine or twelve months , and who have had repeated reminders ; their names should be returned to Grand and Provincial Grand Lodges " in arrear , " without

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payment ; if they pay by the'following year ' s return it is simply entering four shillings instead of two shillings . If they do not pay , the proper thing is to give them notice , according to the bye-law of the lodge , and if they still neglect , strike them off , and return them " struck off in arrears" to Grand and Provincial Grand Lodges .

One of your correspondents called attention to the impropriety of non-subscribers , when visiting , answering for lodges they may have formerly belonged to . I quite agree with the writer . A non-subscriber should not bc allowed to answer for any lodge ; and it should be distinctly laid down in the new Book of Constitutions .

A brother who is fond of statistics thinks this is a proper time for a re-numbering of lodges . I disagree with him , and beg to express a hope that no such action will be taken for years to come ; a change of numbers entails great inconvenience , and has few advantages . Yours faithfully , HENRY SMITH , P . M . 3 S 7 . Wakefield , 26 th September .

THE COMING ELECTIONS . Dear Bro . Kenning , — You have given me the privilege before , and I avail myself of it agam gratefully to-day , to ask any of your readers who have Boys' and Girls' votes to spare , kindly to send them to , yours very fraternally , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 A , Norfolk-crescent , Hyde-park , \ V .

MASONIC JEWELS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . ' ^ Dear Sir and Brother , — I notice the remarks of "Steward" in your issue of the gth inst . I have myself been requested in open lodge to take off a Steward ' s badge , as being contrary to

Constitutions ; nor could 1 find any reasoning or remonstrance on my part of any avail . I must either obey or retire . On one occasion I retired , and do not suppose I have heard the end of the matter yet . I think it a farce and great waste of money issuing Stewards' badges if they are only to be worn while at the

festival , and heartily agree with " Steward ' s " suggestion , to give the Stewards entitled to bars the choice of which they will have ; and have no doubt that unless badges are pronounced legal adornments to be worn in open lodge , that it will very soon be discovered that the demand has fallen off considerably . Perhaps , Sir , you would kindly take the trouble to

ascertain what is the opinion of the Grand Secretary or Grand Registrar as to the legality of the decoration ; as if they are , or may be worn legitimately , it will be one point settled . It will then only remain to be discovered whether Stewards will have a bar or a badge aud illuminated vote o £ thanks . Yours fraternally , ANOTHER STEWARD .

THE STATUS OF P . M . 'S . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — This discussion is becoming somewhat tiresome . As a Warden I became a member of Grand Lodge , with the right as such to take part in the deliberations of Grand

Lodge ; but had I not been elected and installed as W . M ., nor re-appointed as a Warden , my rights would have ended ; having , however , been so elected and installed , and having served twelve months as Master , I became a P . M . by virtue of such service so soon as my successor was installed in my stead , and no one can deprive mc of such

rank or privileges so long as I continue a subscribing member in any lodge under the Constitutions of England . ( I don't know how it would fare with me if I resigned and removed into any other Constitutional territory . ) As to whether I am P . M . of a lodge or in a lodge does not concern me ; 1 cannot find any such distinctions in the

Book of Constitutions ; and , so far as 1 can sec , the only question that has to be solved is the one of seniority ; and even here I think those who have already written are What is it that , in the first instance , gives the rank and searching all around for that which is under our very eyes , title ? Is it not the very fact of having been duly installed

and having faithfully served the office of Master in a properly constituted lodge ~ ! and the very date of such service gives a P . M . his position as to seniority . Should it so happen that two of such P . M . 's , being subscribing members of same lodge , happen to be installed in different lodges on the same day , at same hour , the one of them who is the joining brother

should rank next in seniority to the one who is not . I have no objection tojtake to the vie . vs of some brethren who desire that Constitutions should be made to define the point ; it is only importantithat if it is defined it should be correctly defined . Yours fraternally , I . P . M .

HOW HISTORY IS WRITTEN . ;* To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I took up -ine of our most leading journals the other day , and I find in an historical essay , in leader type , two of the greatest blunders I almost ever saw committed , even by a modern writer ; and there is no excuse for such palpable and deliberate misstatements . There are many