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MIEEOB ,. * * All communications to be addressee ! to 39 , Salisbury-street , MASONIC THE Strand , London , W . C .

METROPOLITAN LODGE OI ? INSTBUCTION . — The fifteen sections will be worked in tins excellent lodge of instruction on Friday , tbe 26 th inst ., on which occasion Bro . Theodore Foulger will preside , when a Masonic treat may be expected , as the sections will be worked by brethren who are thoroughly acquainted with the duties . We would especially advise young members , and

those who are looting forward to preferment , to pay a visit to this very flourishing lodge , where they can readily attain in its purity the correct working of Graft Masonry . The lodge meets at the George Hotel , Aldermanbury . GRAND STEWARDS 1867-8 . —The following brethren wore appointed Grand Stewards for the year : —Bros . George Bennet ,

1 ; Win . Eraser Rao , 2 ; John S . Banning , 1 ; Edward M . Perkins , 5 ; George Clamdge , 6 ; Frederick Hockley , 8 ; Jaboz Tepper , 14 ; John Pointing , 21 ; Edward J . Page , 23 ; Captain George P . Lamert , 26 ; Wm . Macfarlane , 29 ; Thomas Dyer , 46 ; Thomas J . Hogg , 58 ; Henry T . Kent , 60 ; Alfred G . Lapwortb , 91 ; Edwin March , 99 ; Chas . E . Hollingswth , 197 ; Sydney

Jones , 259 . PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OP Dtnii-RiESSniRE . —On the 6 th inst . Lauderdale Maitland , Esq ., of Eecles , was elected by the Graud Lodge of Scotland to fill the office of Prov . Grand Master of Dumfriesshire , in room of John Stewart , Esq ., of Nateby Hall , Lancaster , deceased . Mr . J . L . D . Stewart , who

had been requested to stand as a candidate for the above office , declined to allow himself to be nominated in Grand Lodge—a step which rendered the election of Mr . Maitland an unanimous one . It was tho late Prov . Grand Master who officiated at the installation of the Grand Master on St . Andrew ' s Day , 1866 ; and a touching allusion was made to this circumstance;—at the same time a very high eulogium was pronounced upon the

private and Masonic character and ability of tho late Bro . Stewart . BRO . J . R . BREWER . —At the next election of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , Bro . John It . Brewer , aged 72 , is a candidate for the third time , and , having faithfully served the Craft for nearly half a century , it is sincerely to be wished

that this time he will be successful . The calamity of having sustained a sun-stroke renders this appeal necessary , or lie would not even now seek tbe charity of the Craft , as he has always been an industrious and prudent man . OBEY FKIARS LODGE ( No . 1 , 101 ) . —In the course of the declaration by Bro . Patten , at thePestival of the Girls' School ,

of the sums contributed by different lodges , he drew particular attention to the very liberal contribution of the Grey Friars Lodge at Reading , inasmuch as it was a very young one , . having only been twelve months in existence , showing that the members of it carried out the true principles of Freemasonry .

MASONIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN PARIS OH THE 15 TH OT JUKE , 1867 . —The Grand Orient of France having decided on holding a Masonic Festival on the 15 th day of June next , which will be followed by a banquet , an announced in previous numbers of the MAGAZINE , the Secretary-General of the Grand Orient has communicated to us the pleasure ofthe Grand Orient that all brethren holding ' under the several Masonic jurisdictions in Great Britain may make application through the office of the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE for any information they are

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desirous of obtaining relative to the Masonic meetings , and the general arrangements for the reception of foreign brethren visiting Paris at and after the opening of the Exhibition . We havo now tho pleasure of announcing to our readers that we have completed such arrangements as will , we hopo , materially facilitate their being received by the officers of the Grand Orient

in Paris , as also to insure such brethren the opportunity of assisting at the Masonic Festival , and being present at the banquet should they desire it . The following is a copy of the circular announcing the general arrangements for the festival : — " General Arrangements . —The festive lodgo to open at two p . m ., and the banquet at six p . m . Subscriptions received at the

office of the Secretary to tho Grand Orient of France , 16 , Rue Cadet , Paris . Subscription fee , 20 francs ( 16 s . ) . Subscriptions received down to the 15 th of May from Transatlantic lodges . The committee are under the necessity of fixing these terms with a view to know tho approximate number of subscribers , previous to organising the festival . Civil ( evening )

dress compulsory . " Printed forms of vouchers for dinner tickets are now ready , and may be had at the office of the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE by such members of tho Order as will forward their application , together with their Masonic certificate , or certificates , in a registered letter , or by hook-post parcel , together with a post-offieo order for sixteen shillings . The voucher and documents will be returned , prepaid and registered , without any further charge , within three days .

Royal Freemasons' School Foe Female Children.

ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOE FEMALE CHILDREN .

The seventy-ninth anniversary festival of this Institution was celebrated on Wednesday evening , in the new hall , Great Queen street , on this occasion it being used for the second time . This Festival , although coming last in the series of Masonic gatherings for the year , is looked to with considerable interest , and being the oldest Institution promoted by the Craft , it always

enlists a great amount of support , evidence of which is this year supplied in the fact that there was a list of 130 Steward ? , the largest number ever got together for a similar purpose . We are not aware how this desirable result has been brought about , hut at any rate there is a very able and hard working house committee , presided over by Bro . Udall , and the

indefatigable Secretary , Bro . Patten , is always keenly alive to anything that can be turned to account for the benefit of the Institution . Wo believe that since Bro . Patten had been Secretary a great increase in the support of the Craft has been given to this

Charity , and it is to be hoped that the laudable exertions of all parties concerned may in future years bo crowned with still greater success . The address of the committee for the presen t year , whieh was on Wednesday evening issued to the company , contains the following remarks , and which wo think ought to be known by the Craft for the information contained in them .

The address says : — " The establishment consists of a matron , a governess , and four assistants ; a gardener , whose wife assists in the household duties , and three female servants . An enlarged system of education has for some time past been in operation ; and , by a recent enactment , children remain in the establishment till sixteen

years of age . The number in the school , hitherto limited to eighty , has within the last two years been increased to 100 , and an additional wing was erected for that purpose . This , together with the maintenance of the number of children thusbrought together , involved at the time a serious outlay . Nevertheless , in order that the Institution should be as perfect as possible in every respect , Jnew dormitories , by which increased