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|icrjKtIUtastfiitc|fitstitutiaitfarCtrte, ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . Chief Patroness : HER MAJESTY TUB QUEEN . j Grand Patron and President : j His KOYAL HIGHNESS TIIE PRIN ' CE or WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . j Grand Patroness : I HER KOYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . POUNDED 178 8 . CENTENARY CELEBRATION 1888 . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . K . W . HEDGES , Secretary . OHICB-5 Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , W . C .

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"MASONICFACTSANDFICTIQiS," COMPRISING A NEW THEORY OP THE ORIGIN OF THE Jt ANCIENT" GRAND LODGE . NOW IN PREPAUATION , By H . SADLER , Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge of England . ABOUT 200 PACES , DEMY OCTAVO , WITH ILLUSTRATIONS , SEfLS , AUTOCSAPHS , & C . Prl « e to Subscribers , tip ; Carriajrc Free in the United Kingdom , Oa 6 < 1 . Prospectus and Specimen Page can be had of Mffssrs . SPENCER & CO ., 23 A Great Queon Street , London , W . C . The Subscription List for the above named Work will be closed on the 31 st instant . Should any copies remain unsold after publication , the price will be 7 s 6 d each .

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THE§!¥SPER!ALHOTEL. HOLBOEN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the TEKMi . vr * of tho LONDON C ' ltvutAU nnd DOVER R . AILKAT , but distinct from tho Viaduct Hotel . THE BEST FURNISHED AMD MOST CJMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS The appointment * throughout so arr : i ! ij ;« -il as to cixurp domestic coiuftti'i . EVERY ACCOMMODATION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , public ^ Dinners ft " ^ ffcuuing ^ Breakfasts . TUB AT . KXANDKA PALACE 1 > IH ; K , "NO . 3 aH , THE ^ IOII . VIXGTON' LOTIGE , No . 1072 , Tns UuusADKits LOIKIK , No . Ill , "/ , A . VD l ' EitsiiVKii . iycn Lonou , So . 1713 , ItOLO T 1 IEIK VliKTI . YGS AT THIS ESTAH l . ISKJIK . Vt . GOOD COOKING . FINE WINES . MODERATE CHARGES , TARIFF on APPLICATION to Bro . A . BEG-BIE .

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VictoriaMmimmEesfraurarat, VICT 0 H 3 A STREET , WESTMINSTER , 8 , W , A SUITE OF ROOMS , MOST CONVENIENTLY ARRANGED FOR MASONIC MEETINGS . EICHT LODGES ALREADY MEET HERE ; AMPLE ACCOMMODATION FOR OTHERSSeparate Entrance—apart from the Restaurant—from Victoria Street . The Lodge Room , Ante Boom , & c , on one Floor , Quite Private . THE BANQUET ROOM WILL SEAT UPWARDS OF 100 GUESTS . CHOICE STOCK OF WINES , SPIRITS , dc . Wocldina : TJr ^ . 'ikfustsi , Soirpes , Concprts , ^ Parties ? , G-lee Clubs , iScc , » Scc , accommodated . Particulars on Application to H . CLOOTS , Proprietor , Victoria Mansions Restaurant , Victoria St .. Westminster , S . W

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MASONIC J ^ K C * T U IZ K . KNOBS AND EX C E E S C E N CES . BRO . JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . is opM 1 to nccopt invitations for the delivery of his LECTURE in METROPOLITAN or PROVINCIAL LODGES , oritDEii or INSTRUCTION . No Lecture fee ; travelling expenses cnlv nccopto I . Address—Clanrmm S . W .

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WANTED . —By trie son of n flwas'xl Past Muster , an encasement a . « Assistant Clerk or CollcCor . to a ( " ' entlenvui , cither i Town or ' 'i nrirrv . r .. ho . i'il TV MI fir 1 family . Applicant ( airwl IS , an abstainer ) can Tvrfc si "ill ' ( 1 . 'I ' d Iia * hi ! two yea's' liusi-u'ss experience . ~ S [ utnraro s , il < T '•'' i'iii'i . d ; ui „' .. esi . .. leivnces ( , 'is'ou . Address W . N * ., 75 Waierloo i Read S . K . '

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G1EATWESTERNRAILWAY. T ^ XCURSION TRAINS will leave PADDINGTON as under : — -- " - " * SATURDAY , 27 th August . At U' 30 a . m ., For Oxford , Birmingham , Shrewsbury , Manchester , Liverpool , & c , returning "Ji ) th August and 1 st Sep ! tomber . Also for Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , & c „ returning 1 st September . At I ' oo p . m ., Foi- Bath , Bristol , & c , returning 30 th August , 5 th and 12 th September . SUNDAY , 28 th August . At 7 ' 40 a . m ., For Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Ac ., returning same day and ou 1 st September . For further particular see special bills , which can be obtained at the Company's stations and offices . J . GEIEBSON , General Manager .

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Prov. G. Lodge Of Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight.

PROV . G . LODGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .

THE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ght was held on Monday afternoon , the 15 th instant , in the Victoria Hall , Southsea , where there was a large muster of members of

the Craft from different parts of the Province . The R . W . the Provincial Grand Master Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., was supported by the Deputy P . G . M . Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , and a number of Provincial Officers Past and Present .

The platform was decorated with plants , and around the hall were displayed the banners of most of the Lodges represented . After the Lodge had been opened in the customary manner , the business on the agenda paper was

proceeded with , and tho accounts of the P . G . Treasurer , Bro . R . J . East rick , having been submitted , Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre moved that they be passed , remarking that it was a source of gratification that although , owing to the

fact of their Prov . Grand Master having presided at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , they had voted 250 guineas to its fnnd 3 , they had a balance of £ 240 lis 8 d . Fifty guineas had been paid since the

accounts were printed to the other Institutions , so that they now had a balance at the bank of £ 190 . Bro . R . Eve , Grand Treasurer of England , seconded tho resolution , which was carried , and Bro . R . J . Kastrick was

unanimously re-elected . The adoption of the report of the Committee on the Charities , which was read by the Prov . Grand Secretary , Bro . Edgar Goble , was moved by Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , who said that the result of the election to the

Girls' School could not but be highly satisfactory to the Province , for last April they had three girls admitted to the School . The result of their operations had been that

during the year they had succeeded in ensuring the election of four girls , two boys , and two widows to the benefits of their Masonic Charities . Pie submitted that that

was not an unsatisfactory state of things to report to their annual meeting , and he trusted that if fcbe circumstances should require it during tho coming twelve months their success at Freemasons' Hall

would be as great as it had been during the past year . Some complaints were made last year that the votes of the Province had not come in so well as could have been hoped for . But ho thought that with the present satisfactory

result they might congratulate the Lodges generally on having supported to the utmost tho candidates adopted by tho Provincial Grand Lodge Committee . The report was adopted . The Provincial Grand Master said it was

customary for Masons to congratulate a brother who attained a high office , and he thought that when one was connected with their own county it was all tho more matter for congratulation . He wished to propose a vote of

congratulation to an eminent member of the Craft who had just received the hi ghest dignity in the county which it was in the power of the Sovereign to bestow—he referred

to their Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , who had been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire They knew the eminent services he had rendered to the Craft

for many a bygone day . He had always taken a very warm interest n its prosperity , and done everything he couid to advance it . He presided over another Province