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Aldersgate Lodge, No. 1657.

evidenoe of the position which hag already been gained by the Aldersgate Lodge . The brethren assembled soon after five o'clock , when Lodge was opened under the presidency of the retiring Master , Bro . W . H . Froom , who was supported by Bros . S . White I . P . M ., E . Anderton S . W ., J . Eenals , C . C . ( acting as J . W . ) , A . Brookman ,

CO ., P . M . Treasurer , Rev . Dr . P . H . E . Brette ( of Christ ' s Hospital ) P . G . Chaplain Middlesex Secretary , A . B . Hudson , C . C , J . D .. J . Larkin D . C ., F . Crockfnrd T . G ., C . W . Lovett O ganist , E . F . Brewster Fuller and M . E . Webb Stewards , G . Rawlinson W . S ., Colonel S . H . Clerke P . G . D . Grand Secretary , and the Eight Hon .

the Lord Mayor , F . S . A ., I . P . M . 2020 ( honorary members ) ; P . M . ' s J . D . Allcroft P . M . Past Treasurer . G . Kenning , Dr . S . Benton ; Bros . P . E . E . Saillard , T . Benskin , W . S . Chapman , H . Matthews ,

W . W . Thompson , J . Sho » ter , H . Thomas Tyler , and others , The minntes of the last regular Lodge meeting h iving been read and confirmed , the report of the Finance Committee was submitted and adopted . It was resolved that the sum of 25 guineas shonld be voted

from the funds of the Lodge in aid of tho Eoval Masonic Institution for Boys . The retiring Worshipfnl Master then vacated the ehnir , which was assumed by the Grand Secretary , Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , and Bro . Jolliffe was presented as Worshipfnl Master elect . A Board of Installed Masters was duly constituted , and the ceremony

of installation was performed in a masterly manner . On the readmission of the brethren , the newly-installed Master was proclaimed and saluted with the customary Masonic honours , after which he invested his Officers for the year , as follow : —Bros . W . H . Froom I . P . M ., Edward Anderton S . W ., George Vickery J . W ., Alfred

Brookman , C . C , P . M . Treasurer , Rev . Dr . P . H . E . Brette P . M . Secretarv , Joseph Reynolds P . M . S . D ., A . B . Hudson , C . C , J . D .. Fredk . Crockford I . G ., John Lnrkin D . of C , C . W . Lovett Organist , Edmond F . Brewster Fuller and Matthew R . Webb Stewards , Geo . Rawlinson W . S ., H . Thomas Tyler . The addresses to the Master , Wardens , and

Brethren were effectivel y delivered by the Installing Master , whose working was much admired . On the arrival of the Lord Mayor , he was greeted with the honours . His Lordship was informed that at the last meeting , on the proposition of Bro . A . Brookman , he had been unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lod ^ o . The Lord

Mayor briefly acknowledged the compliment whioh had been paid to him . At the conclusion of some routine business Lodge was closed , and the members and visitors adjourned to the banqueting room , where a Bumptnous repast was provided nnder the personal superintendence of Bro . J . P . Swayr . e , the manager of the Albion . The nsnal prefatorv

toasts were duly hononred . that of the Grand Officers being responded toby Bro . Colonel Sir F . Burdrtt Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex . The Immediate Past Master , Bro . Froom , in proposing the health of the Worshipfnl Master , felt assured thpy would receive the name of Bro . Jolliffe with enthusiasm , for no member had ever been placed in

tho chair of that Lodge with more heartv goodwill on the part of the brethren . Bro . Jolliffe was the I . P . M . of tho Thames Valley Lodge , and also held high office in the Neptune Lodge ; and thev must all congratulate him upon tho position he had now attained in Aldersgate . He had heen asking himself how it was that Bro . Jolliff *

had risen to that popularity , and he thought h * saw it explained in the motto inscribed upon the banner which hung behind the Master ' s chair , Tant que je puis— " I do as much ns I can . " Had not , Bro Jolliffe been always doing as mnch as he conld for Freemasonry in general , and this Lodge in particular ? He was the most unselfish

man they had evr-r met , working for the benefit of all around him With such a character he thought he conld ask the hrethren to -join with him in drinking to the health of their Worshipfnl Master in a bumper , wishing him health and prosperitv during his year of office . Bro . Jolliffe , in acknowledging the cordiality with which the toast

had been received , said he had the pleasure of being invited here ( on the night this Lodge was consecrated ) by an old friend of his the present Master of St . Bntolph . Since then he had received nothing but kindness from the whole of the brethren . He considered it to be a very great honour to be elected to the chair , and he only hoped

that during his year 0 f office be should so manage the affairs of the Lodge that when he left it they would speak as favourablv of him ns they had done that night . He then proposed the health of the Installing Master , to whom he considered the Lodge was under a great obligation for coming amongst them , knowing the manv engage .

ments the Grand Secretary had . No one was more welcome at their meetings than wa Bro . Colonel Shadwell Clerke , and he miVht come amongst tbem even more frequently in the futnre . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerko suitably acknowledged the toast . The Worshipfnl Master m proposing the Eight Hon . the Lord Mavorsaid that ntVht they

, were _ honoured by the presence of his Lordship , and meeting , na they did , in his own ward—he being one of their honorary members , and several of their members being also connect ' d with that ward—they felt it a great compliment that his Lordship shruld havo come amongst them that evening . When they considered the many

onerous duties that were connected with the office of Chief Magistrate of the City of London , they must regard it ns a great favour that he should attend their installation meeting . Ho would only add a wish that Lord Mayor Staples might have the best o , f health sivt-n Vrim tn continue the functions of the high position which he had so ably

fulfilled up to the present time . The Lord Mayor thanked the brethren very much indeed for the manner in which they had received the toast , and if he might be allowed to make one rema ' k with reference to what th ? Worshipfnl Master had said when he spoke of the onerous duties the Lord Mayor bad to perform , he hoped Bro . Jolliffe did not

think that one of them was to have the pleasnre of meeting the brethren of the Aldersgate Ledge that niyht . He assured them it afforded him the utmost , pleasure and satisfaction to have the opportunity of meeting the brethren of this Lodge , because there were so many of them whom he reckoned amongst his personal friends . Tl e

Lodge had a resting-place in his own ward , and all the associations even to the little emblem that was upon the outside of their regalia showed Aldersgate in all its beauty . He used the term ndvisedlv ! They had an illustration of what Alders Gate was when his felluwchizens in the ward did him the honour of eree'ing a facsimile of

Aldersgate Lodge, No. 1657.

that ancient structure at the time ho passed through the City a ^ Lord Mayor . He appreciated that compliment very highly indeed , and appreciated it still . It was only a proof , if proof indeed were needed , of the feeling existing between himself and his neighbours in the

ward for many years . He felt pleased at their spontaneous offer to elect him an honorary member of this Lodge , an honour which he did not expect , but which he highlv va ' u » d ; and ho desired to see tb / continued prosperity of the Aldersgate Lodge . He was Ps M tar of another Lodge in the same ward , and he was glad to see the

harmony which existed between the two . He trnsted tha . t Aldersgate ward , whether represented by the Aldersgate Lodge or the St . Botolpb , would always continue to flourish in harmony , peace , and goodwill Ho did not know there was any particular reason why the Lord Mayor

shonld be Master of a Lodge , and he did not know that history gave them any precedent on that subject . Bat of late years they had had a fair number of Lord Mayors who presided over Masonio Lnd jes . and they had all been well spoken of and treated with respect . He h ^ ped the same fate would he in store for him . Th » Worshipful Master

next proposed the Visitors , and associated with the toast the n <> mes of Bros . General Laurie Grand Master of Nova Scotia , F . A . Philbriok Grand Registrar . J . C Parkinson P . G . D ., and W . W . Martin W . M . of the Thames Valley Lodge , who responded . The WorsVpfnl

Master gave the health of the Immediate Past Master and Past Masters of tho Lodgp , remarking that they were fortunate in having so many of the veterans present that evening . Thev spared neither time nor trouble in doing all they could for the benefit of tho Lodge , and on this occasion he believed all the Past Masters of the Lodge

were in attendance . As to the Immediate Past Master , whosi name he would couple with the toast , he could say a great deal , bnt Bro . Froom said to him , in the proverbial word of Punch , " Don't !' Bro . Froom said the Past Masters , one and all , desired to do all tnev could to promote the welfare of the Lodge , and would render what

counsel and assistance they could to th « Worshipful Master during his vear of office . In his capacity as I . PM . he had been making some inquiries as to what his duties might be ; and the only thing he conld learn was that he was to support the Master whenever called upon . He assured Brother Jolliffe that he , as well as him

the other Past Masters , would be ever ready to snpport to the utmost of their power during his year of office . In jr > - posing the Officers of the Lodge the Master said he considered himself fortunate in being surrounded by such an efficient body ; they were all thoroughly np to their work , and would discharge their

duties well . Bro . E . Anderton S . W ., whose name was coupled with the toa t , sa d he had never accented dutv with more pleasnre than at tho present time , for their Worshipful Mas ter had been a « snchted with him in the work of the Lodge for many rears . 'They had seen with interest and admiration the great amount of zeal and energy he

had always thrown into the work , for the benefit of the Lodge and t > -e Craft generally ; and therefore it was they offered him their special congratulations npon having attained the position of Mnster of this Lodce . If anything could add to their satisfaction in this reqpect it wa " that Bro . Jolliff * had been installed in tho presence of

such a distinguished company . Nothing shonld be wanting on their part to continue to the end of his vear of office the snooes which had so marked its commencement . B'o . J . Renals K . D . a '« o responded The Worshipfnl Master , in proposing the health of the Treasurer and Secretary , referred to the fact that Bro . Brookman was one of the first well tht he

initiates ' ™ thi « Lodge , and had worked his way so . now held the honourable position of their Treasurer . He had d'BO . argo his duties with fervency and zeal , and was in all r-sp"cts a model Officer . Thedu'ics of tho Secretaryship some time ago beca ne so heavy that he relieved Bro . Brette of them ; but whenitwa < 'ho cha

wish ' of the brethren that h <* ( the speaker ) should fill 'he . r , B- ~ . Brette came forward and said he would resume his old p-Bttmn . He spoke of the arduous duties both these Officers were called up- n to perform , and concluded by eulogising the exertions of each in his respective sphere . Bro . A . Brookman , CO ., responding as a P st Master and Treasurer of the Lodge , said it would be in the recollec

tion of the brethren that , when election time was on in connecon with the Lodge he was absent . He thought the office « as one that miVht well be conferred upon another brother , as he had had somany honours " thrust , upon him . " He was the first of the initiates in tins Lod ^ e to renc' the chair , and after tho handsome treatment he then tn i

received , the brethren paid him the compliment to elect him as - Trrasnrer . Last year he thought the honour mig ht be transferred , but in his absence the brethren again kindly r ^ leo'ed him to tna post , and he thanked them verv mnch for the confilenc ^ they repisod in him . To be elected Treasurer of a Lodge was the greates t ; corn . their

pliment in the power of the brethren to bestow npon one of Past Masters , and especially in this Lodge , in which the office was at one time filled by that worthy and good philanthropist , Bro . John Derby Allcroft . When elected to succeed that , brother , he felt , it an especial honour , which he shonld appreciate as long as he b ^ e < L * - fcl 1 ' he should like thatnext year the office might pass from htm ; but , ot l «!¦

, IIR Oil'tU'll >» w «« IIV »« ; — * — — — —• > ^ course , having been re-elected , he was their servant , and as long as ne remained in office be Rbcmld endeavour to do his duty . Bro . the U * v . Dr . Brette P . M . acknowledged the compliment that had been paid to bis

him as Secretary , and assured the brethren it would be duty ana pleasnre to do everything in I is power , if sparerl during the next two years , to snpport Bro . Jolliffe in the chair , and as I . P . M ., and to _ do all he could to render his year a happv and prosperous one . During

the evening a choico selection of vocal and instrumental music was rr , Ven , under the direction of Bro . E . Raynham , of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , assisted by Masters Humm and- Lewis , Bros . J . Hodges , A . L . Fryer , E . De Lacy , and W . Winn . —City Press .

"I LLUSTRATIONS . "—Mr . F . G . Heath ' s new pictorial threep nny review will , in its second ( March ) number , include " A '" - " ' ¦» Balaclava—1851 , '' by tl . o air I or of " Lorna Doone ; " alsoongia . vi ; u , s , from the most recent portraits , of Lord Salisbury and Mr . 01 -A . -t > i . c .

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Aldersgate Lodge, No. 1657.

evidenoe of the position which hag already been gained by the Aldersgate Lodge . The brethren assembled soon after five o'clock , when Lodge was opened under the presidency of the retiring Master , Bro . W . H . Froom , who was supported by Bros . S . White I . P . M ., E . Anderton S . W ., J . Eenals , C . C . ( acting as J . W . ) , A . Brookman ,

CO ., P . M . Treasurer , Rev . Dr . P . H . E . Brette ( of Christ ' s Hospital ) P . G . Chaplain Middlesex Secretary , A . B . Hudson , C . C , J . D .. J . Larkin D . C ., F . Crockfnrd T . G ., C . W . Lovett O ganist , E . F . Brewster Fuller and M . E . Webb Stewards , G . Rawlinson W . S ., Colonel S . H . Clerke P . G . D . Grand Secretary , and the Eight Hon .

the Lord Mayor , F . S . A ., I . P . M . 2020 ( honorary members ) ; P . M . ' s J . D . Allcroft P . M . Past Treasurer . G . Kenning , Dr . S . Benton ; Bros . P . E . E . Saillard , T . Benskin , W . S . Chapman , H . Matthews ,

W . W . Thompson , J . Sho » ter , H . Thomas Tyler , and others , The minntes of the last regular Lodge meeting h iving been read and confirmed , the report of the Finance Committee was submitted and adopted . It was resolved that the sum of 25 guineas shonld be voted

from the funds of the Lodge in aid of tho Eoval Masonic Institution for Boys . The retiring Worshipfnl Master then vacated the ehnir , which was assumed by the Grand Secretary , Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , and Bro . Jolliffe was presented as Worshipfnl Master elect . A Board of Installed Masters was duly constituted , and the ceremony

of installation was performed in a masterly manner . On the readmission of the brethren , the newly-installed Master was proclaimed and saluted with the customary Masonic honours , after which he invested his Officers for the year , as follow : —Bros . W . H . Froom I . P . M ., Edward Anderton S . W ., George Vickery J . W ., Alfred

Brookman , C . C , P . M . Treasurer , Rev . Dr . P . H . E . Brette P . M . Secretarv , Joseph Reynolds P . M . S . D ., A . B . Hudson , C . C , J . D .. Fredk . Crockford I . G ., John Lnrkin D . of C , C . W . Lovett Organist , Edmond F . Brewster Fuller and Matthew R . Webb Stewards , Geo . Rawlinson W . S ., H . Thomas Tyler . The addresses to the Master , Wardens , and

Brethren were effectivel y delivered by the Installing Master , whose working was much admired . On the arrival of the Lord Mayor , he was greeted with the honours . His Lordship was informed that at the last meeting , on the proposition of Bro . A . Brookman , he had been unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lod ^ o . The Lord

Mayor briefly acknowledged the compliment whioh had been paid to him . At the conclusion of some routine business Lodge was closed , and the members and visitors adjourned to the banqueting room , where a Bumptnous repast was provided nnder the personal superintendence of Bro . J . P . Swayr . e , the manager of the Albion . The nsnal prefatorv

toasts were duly hononred . that of the Grand Officers being responded toby Bro . Colonel Sir F . Burdrtt Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex . The Immediate Past Master , Bro . Froom , in proposing the health of the Worshipfnl Master , felt assured thpy would receive the name of Bro . Jolliffe with enthusiasm , for no member had ever been placed in

tho chair of that Lodge with more heartv goodwill on the part of the brethren . Bro . Jolliffe was the I . P . M . of tho Thames Valley Lodge , and also held high office in the Neptune Lodge ; and thev must all congratulate him upon tho position he had now attained in Aldersgate . He had heen asking himself how it was that Bro . Jolliff *

had risen to that popularity , and he thought h * saw it explained in the motto inscribed upon the banner which hung behind the Master ' s chair , Tant que je puis— " I do as much ns I can . " Had not , Bro Jolliffe been always doing as mnch as he conld for Freemasonry in general , and this Lodge in particular ? He was the most unselfish

man they had evr-r met , working for the benefit of all around him With such a character he thought he conld ask the hrethren to -join with him in drinking to the health of their Worshipfnl Master in a bumper , wishing him health and prosperitv during his year of office . Bro . Jolliffe , in acknowledging the cordiality with which the toast

had been received , said he had the pleasure of being invited here ( on the night this Lodge was consecrated ) by an old friend of his the present Master of St . Bntolph . Since then he had received nothing but kindness from the whole of the brethren . He considered it to be a very great honour to be elected to the chair , and he only hoped

that during his year 0 f office be should so manage the affairs of the Lodge that when he left it they would speak as favourablv of him ns they had done that night . He then proposed the health of the Installing Master , to whom he considered the Lodge was under a great obligation for coming amongst them , knowing the manv engage .

ments the Grand Secretary had . No one was more welcome at their meetings than wa Bro . Colonel Shadwell Clerke , and he miVht come amongst tbem even more frequently in the futnre . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerko suitably acknowledged the toast . The Worshipfnl Master m proposing the Eight Hon . the Lord Mavorsaid that ntVht they

, were _ honoured by the presence of his Lordship , and meeting , na they did , in his own ward—he being one of their honorary members , and several of their members being also connect ' d with that ward—they felt it a great compliment that his Lordship shruld havo come amongst them that evening . When they considered the many

onerous duties that were connected with the office of Chief Magistrate of the City of London , they must regard it ns a great favour that he should attend their installation meeting . Ho would only add a wish that Lord Mayor Staples might have the best o , f health sivt-n Vrim tn continue the functions of the high position which he had so ably

fulfilled up to the present time . The Lord Mayor thanked the brethren very much indeed for the manner in which they had received the toast , and if he might be allowed to make one rema ' k with reference to what th ? Worshipfnl Master had said when he spoke of the onerous duties the Lord Mayor bad to perform , he hoped Bro . Jolliffe did not

think that one of them was to have the pleasnre of meeting the brethren of the Aldersgate Ledge that niyht . He assured them it afforded him the utmost , pleasure and satisfaction to have the opportunity of meeting the brethren of this Lodge , because there were so many of them whom he reckoned amongst his personal friends . Tl e

Lodge had a resting-place in his own ward , and all the associations even to the little emblem that was upon the outside of their regalia showed Aldersgate in all its beauty . He used the term ndvisedlv ! They had an illustration of what Alders Gate was when his felluwchizens in the ward did him the honour of eree'ing a facsimile of

Aldersgate Lodge, No. 1657.

that ancient structure at the time ho passed through the City a ^ Lord Mayor . He appreciated that compliment very highly indeed , and appreciated it still . It was only a proof , if proof indeed were needed , of the feeling existing between himself and his neighbours in the

ward for many years . He felt pleased at their spontaneous offer to elect him an honorary member of this Lodge , an honour which he did not expect , but which he highlv va ' u » d ; and ho desired to see tb / continued prosperity of the Aldersgate Lodge . He was Ps M tar of another Lodge in the same ward , and he was glad to see the

harmony which existed between the two . He trnsted tha . t Aldersgate ward , whether represented by the Aldersgate Lodge or the St . Botolpb , would always continue to flourish in harmony , peace , and goodwill Ho did not know there was any particular reason why the Lord Mayor

shonld be Master of a Lodge , and he did not know that history gave them any precedent on that subject . Bat of late years they had had a fair number of Lord Mayors who presided over Masonio Lnd jes . and they had all been well spoken of and treated with respect . He h ^ ped the same fate would he in store for him . Th » Worshipful Master

next proposed the Visitors , and associated with the toast the n <> mes of Bros . General Laurie Grand Master of Nova Scotia , F . A . Philbriok Grand Registrar . J . C Parkinson P . G . D ., and W . W . Martin W . M . of the Thames Valley Lodge , who responded . The WorsVpfnl

Master gave the health of the Immediate Past Master and Past Masters of tho Lodgp , remarking that they were fortunate in having so many of the veterans present that evening . Thev spared neither time nor trouble in doing all they could for the benefit of tho Lodge , and on this occasion he believed all the Past Masters of the Lodge

were in attendance . As to the Immediate Past Master , whosi name he would couple with the toast , he could say a great deal , bnt Bro . Froom said to him , in the proverbial word of Punch , " Don't !' Bro . Froom said the Past Masters , one and all , desired to do all tnev could to promote the welfare of the Lodge , and would render what

counsel and assistance they could to th « Worshipful Master during his vear of office . In his capacity as I . PM . he had been making some inquiries as to what his duties might be ; and the only thing he conld learn was that he was to support the Master whenever called upon . He assured Brother Jolliffe that he , as well as him

the other Past Masters , would be ever ready to snpport to the utmost of their power during his year of office . In jr > - posing the Officers of the Lodge the Master said he considered himself fortunate in being surrounded by such an efficient body ; they were all thoroughly np to their work , and would discharge their

duties well . Bro . E . Anderton S . W ., whose name was coupled with the toa t , sa d he had never accented dutv with more pleasnre than at tho present time , for their Worshipful Mas ter had been a « snchted with him in the work of the Lodge for many rears . 'They had seen with interest and admiration the great amount of zeal and energy he

had always thrown into the work , for the benefit of the Lodge and t > -e Craft generally ; and therefore it was they offered him their special congratulations npon having attained the position of Mnster of this Lodce . If anything could add to their satisfaction in this reqpect it wa " that Bro . Jolliff * had been installed in tho presence of

such a distinguished company . Nothing shonld be wanting on their part to continue to the end of his vear of office the snooes which had so marked its commencement . B'o . J . Renals K . D . a '« o responded The Worshipfnl Master , in proposing the health of the Treasurer and Secretary , referred to the fact that Bro . Brookman was one of the first well tht he

initiates ' ™ thi « Lodge , and had worked his way so . now held the honourable position of their Treasurer . He had d'BO . argo his duties with fervency and zeal , and was in all r-sp"cts a model Officer . Thedu'ics of tho Secretaryship some time ago beca ne so heavy that he relieved Bro . Brette of them ; but whenitwa < 'ho cha

wish ' of the brethren that h <* ( the speaker ) should fill 'he . r , B- ~ . Brette came forward and said he would resume his old p-Bttmn . He spoke of the arduous duties both these Officers were called up- n to perform , and concluded by eulogising the exertions of each in his respective sphere . Bro . A . Brookman , CO ., responding as a P st Master and Treasurer of the Lodge , said it would be in the recollec

tion of the brethren that , when election time was on in connecon with the Lodge he was absent . He thought the office « as one that miVht well be conferred upon another brother , as he had had somany honours " thrust , upon him . " He was the first of the initiates in tins Lod ^ e to renc' the chair , and after tho handsome treatment he then tn i

received , the brethren paid him the compliment to elect him as - Trrasnrer . Last year he thought the honour mig ht be transferred , but in his absence the brethren again kindly r ^ leo'ed him to tna post , and he thanked them verv mnch for the confilenc ^ they repisod in him . To be elected Treasurer of a Lodge was the greates t ; corn . their

pliment in the power of the brethren to bestow npon one of Past Masters , and especially in this Lodge , in which the office was at one time filled by that worthy and good philanthropist , Bro . John Derby Allcroft . When elected to succeed that , brother , he felt , it an especial honour , which he shonld appreciate as long as he b ^ e < L * - fcl 1 ' he should like thatnext year the office might pass from htm ; but , ot l «!¦

, IIR Oil'tU'll >» w «« IIV »« ; — * — — — —• > ^ course , having been re-elected , he was their servant , and as long as ne remained in office be Rbcmld endeavour to do his duty . Bro . the U * v . Dr . Brette P . M . acknowledged the compliment that had been paid to bis

him as Secretary , and assured the brethren it would be duty ana pleasnre to do everything in I is power , if sparerl during the next two years , to snpport Bro . Jolliffe in the chair , and as I . P . M ., and to _ do all he could to render his year a happv and prosperous one . During

the evening a choico selection of vocal and instrumental music was rr , Ven , under the direction of Bro . E . Raynham , of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , assisted by Masters Humm and- Lewis , Bros . J . Hodges , A . L . Fryer , E . De Lacy , and W . Winn . —City Press .

"I LLUSTRATIONS . "—Mr . F . G . Heath ' s new pictorial threep nny review will , in its second ( March ) number , include " A '" - " ' ¦» Balaclava—1851 , '' by tl . o air I or of " Lorna Doone ; " alsoongia . vi ; u , s , from the most recent portraits , of Lord Salisbury and Mr . 01 -A . -t > i . c .

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