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CHEATWESTERNRAILWAY. WEEKLY Excursions to West of England and "Weymouth . —On EVERY SATURDAY , until further notice , EXCURSION TRAINS will leave PADDINGTON , as under : , .. At 8 * 5 a . m . forPORTISHEAD , Lynmonth , Exeter , Barnstaple , Ufracomuo ( via Barnstaple and viii Portishead ) , Dawlish , Teignmouth , Torquay , Plymouth , Devonport , Truro , Newquay , Falmouth , Penzance , & c . _ At 10 * 15 a . m . for NEWBURY , Hun-serford , Marlborough , Devizes , Trowbridge , "VVestbury , Promo , "Wetts , Yeovil , Bridport , Dorchester , Weymouth , & c . At 12 * 10 p . m . for SWINDON , Chippenham , Bath , Bristol , Olevedon , Westonsuper-Mare , Bridgwater , Taunton , Chard , Willeton , Minehead , South Molton , Tiverton , Ac . . . . Passengers return following Monday week or fortnight , but they can in most cases , on payment of 20 per cent , on the fare , return on the intervening Saturdays or Sundays during tho timo their tickets aro available . Excursion passengers will also ' be booked at Kensington ( Addison-road ) , Uxbndge-road , Hammersmith , Shepherd ' s-bush , Latimer-road , and Westbourne Park . Bills can be obtained at the Company ' s stations and offices . J . GRIERSOK , General Manager .

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GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OP ENGLAND AND WALES AND ins COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES OF THE BRITISH CROWN . H . R . HIGHNESS THB PRINCE OP WALES , K . G . MOST WORSHIPFUL G RAND MASTER . THE RIGHT HON . THE EARL OP KINTORE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRO G RAND MASTER . THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL Mr AID OB THEMARKGRANDLODGEBENEVOLENTFUND WILL BE Ml fl On Wednesday , 28 th July 1886 , in the VENETIANSALON,HOLBORNRESTAURANT. R . W . Bro . AUGUSTUS FREDERICK GODSON , M . A ., M . P . PKOY . GEAND MASTER OE WOROESTERSHIEE , -. ¦ : •In the Chair . Dinner on the Table at 5 * 30 for 6 o'Clock p . m . Officers of trie Board of Stewards . PRESIDENT—Bro . Rev . Hayman Cummings , G . Chap . D . P . G . M . Kent . TREASURER—Bro . Charles H . Driver , P . G . Inspector of Works . SECRETARY—Bro . C . F . Matier , P . G . W . TICKETS :-LADIES 15 s . GENTLEMEN 21 s , inclusive of Wine . "Morning Dress — "Marls , Collars and Jewels . "BretVircn who aro kindly autiii

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STARANDGARTERHOTEL, KEWBRIDGE, BROTHER JOHN BRILL , PROPRIETOR . rpHE accommodation at this Popular Establishment for L MASONICLODGESANDCHAPTERS Will be fonnd of the most complete and perfect character . THE LODGE ROOMS ARE COMMODIOUS AND WELL APPOINTED . THE BANQUET HALL WILL SEAT OVER 100 GUESTS . The Culinary Arrangements embrace every modern feature . Special ^ facilities for ¦ Mcbbing gkewlifasts , Soirees , Concerts , § aUs , unfc Cdxumg parties . ThcSloclrof WISES t'oiuj . riscs all the J 5 EST KNOWN BRANDS , sinil will be round in PJERFJE € T CONDITION . PRIVATE ROOMS FOR LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES . GOOD STABLING . CARRIAGES . WAGONETTES . BRAKES , & c . ON HIRE . Scale of Charges and further particulars on application . TtiR ROYAL AT / FRED LODGE , CHISWICK LODGE , CKISWICK "MAKE LODGE , LorALTJf A * D O ' lIARtlr LoDGK , RoSE OF DENMARK CuAFTEU , Si . MAHY ' S CHAPTER , AND ROYAL ALFRED LODGE OF INSTP . UCTION , HOLD THEIR MEETINGS AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT .

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MASONTC LECTURE . KNOBS AND EXCRESCENCES . BRO . JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . is open to accept invitations for tho delivery of his LECTURE in METROPOLITAN or PBOYINCIAL LODGES , or LODGES OP INSTRUCTION . No Lecture fee ; tnivollinf , ' expenses only accepted . Address—Clapham S . W .

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LONDONANDNORTHWFSTERNRAILWAY. "VrORTH WALES AND LAKE DISTRICT . —The Summer Service ll of Trains in the Lake District , ami on the North "Wales Ccast is now iu operation . The Express leaving Euston at 10 * 30 a . m . will be found the most convenient for Llandudno , Rhyl , Penmaenmawr , Aberystwith , Barmouth , Dolgelly , & c , as well as for the English Lake District . 1 ST , 2 nd , and 3 rd Class Tourist Tickets , available for two months are issned at all tho Principal Stations on the London and North Western Railway . For full particulars , see Tourist Guide ( prico Ono Penny ) , which can be obtained at tho Stations , or on application to Mr . G . P . NEELE , Superintendent of the Line . G . FINDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , July 1886 .

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THEIMPERIALHOTEL HOLBOEN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the TEBMINUS of the LONDON CHATHAM and DOVBB RAILWAY , bnt distinct from the Viaduct Hotel . THE BEST FURNISHED AND MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON , HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS . The appointments throughout so arranged as to ensure domestic comfort . EVERY ACCOMMODATION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , JihtMkJDmmrs&~^MTztii)hxs^MxtMndn. THE ALBXANDHA PALACE LODGE , NO . 1511 , THE MORNINGTON LODGE , No . 1672 , THB CBUSADEBS LODGE , No . 1677 , AND PEBSEVBRANCB LODGE , No . 1743 , HOLD THEIB MEETINGS AI THIS ESTABLISHMENT . GOOD COOKING . PINE WINES . MODERATE CHARGES . The Edison "Electric Light . TARIFF on APPLICATION to Bro . A . BEGBIE .

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INSTALLATION OFH.R.H.THEPRINCEOFWALES As the M . W . G . M . of England , AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL 28 th APRIL 1875 . COPIES of this BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING by Brother HARTY P . M ., consisting of Artist's Proofs , Proofs before Letters , and Lettered Proofs , India Prints , and Plain Prints may be had at Cost Price by applying to Bro . W . R . NORRIS , 29 Southampton Buildings , W . C , London .

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About A " Scarlet Book Of Freemasonry." *

ABOUT A " SCARLET BOOK OF FREEMASONRY . " *

BY BEO . JACOB NORTON .

TN the preface to the said " Scarlet Book , " the author says :

A . "Freemasonry being a benevolent institution , and entirely tmsectarian , it is hardly credible that its votaries have for centuries been objects of bitter persecution , and that large numbers of them have suffered death in defence

of their principles ; yefc such is the case , as the Roman Catholic Church has relentlessly persecuted , tortured , and burnt them at the stake for the past sis hundred years , and

this persecution is still carried on , wherever Popery has its power to do its bloody work . " I must call attention to two exaggerations in the above paragraph : First , if any one will read in the FREEMASON ' S

CHRONICLE , 19 th June , pp 387 and 394 , the speeches made by

and Compend ol Masonio Law and Jurisprudence , & c , & c . New "York : Redding and Co ., Masonic Publishers , 731 Broadway . " On tbe nest page I find , that the said book was registered " according to Act of Congress in the year 1880 , "

discoveries of Masonic emblems on the ancient obelisk in Egypt . By tho author of Masonio Antiquities of the Orioot Unveiled ^ Guide to Mount Moriah , Ruins and Relics of the Holy City , Practical Monitor

* Described on the title page , as " containing thrilling and authentic accounts of the imprisonment , torture , and martyrdom of Freemasons , and Knights Templars for the past six hundred years ; also an authentic account of the education , remarkable career , and tragic doath of the renowned philosopher , Pythagoras . Recent remarkable