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$ topl Paamtk | n « tite & rn far § 0 gs , PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPECIAL BUILDING FUND . SPECIAL PRIVILEGES . In connection "with such Special Fund , attainable until 31 st December 1883 . ny present Life Governor of the General Fund , or any Donor who ay qualify as such up to the date named above , will receive—TWO VOTES , —instead of One "Vote , for LIFE , FOE EVEKY FIVE GUINEAS contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " Lodges , Chapters , & c , similarly qualified may secure Two Votes instead of One Vote—for every Ten Guineas contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " * * Ladies , and "Lewises "—being minors—similarly qualified , and all Vice-Presidents , will receive FOUE Votes for every Five Guineas so contributed . Contributors of less than Five Guineas , to the " SPECIAL FUND , " will be entitled to Votes as nnder ordinary conditions .

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Brother C . G . SPARROW , ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR , ; 17 FINSBURY PAVEMENT , E . C . . Accounts audited periodically at a moderate annual charge . Terms on . amplication ..

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PAUL & BUEROWS , MANUFACTURERS OF SODA WATER AND SELTZER WATER , LEMONADE AND GINGER BEER , GINGER ALE AND POTASH WATER , & c . & c . FIRST CLASS QUALITY ONLY . WILSON and ENDELL STREETS , LONG ACRE , LONDON , W . C . ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS .

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I } RO . R , HIRST engages to provide , afc short notice , an efficient y Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties . For terms apply to " It . Hirst , The Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Road , K . "

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Random Notes And Reflections.

RANDOM NOTES AND REFLECTIONS .

A LETTER has appeared from Bro . H . Sadler , which raises a most important point with regard to the fur . nishing of the new Temple . He enumerates eight valuable portraits that were destroyed by the late fire , of which he is apprehensive that neither copies nor engravings exist .

He expresses the doubtful hope that others may be more fortunate , and as he says , " may be able to enlighten na as to whether any of them were either engraved or copied . " We fear the loss is irreparable ; were it otherwise , the

expense of replacing them in oil would be very great . If the subjects or any of them have been engraved , a copy of each might be obtained perhaps at a comparatively small cost ; and these would help to keep alive the memory of

the originals , who were illustrious men and Masons . It would be a pity to lose altogether the outward represent , ations of the eight brethren referred to , and we sincerely hope that Bro . Sadler ' s efforts to secure substitutes of some kind for the originals will be successful .

— : o : — What a history might he written of those brethren whose effigies have been destroyed ! Their Masonic record

extends from 1772 to 1843 , thus : Lord Petre 1772-77 , Duke of Manchester 1777-82 , Duke of Cumberland 1782-90 , Prince of Wales 1790-1813 . These were Grand Masters

during those periods . The Earl of Moira was Acting Grand Master from 1790 to 1813 . Then followed the Duke of Sussex , 1813-43 . In addition to the portraits of the six brethren already mentioned , there were those of

the Duke of Athol , Grand Master ( Ancients ) 1791 to 1813 , and his successor , the Duke of Kent , 1813 . In this year the Ancients and Moderns were formed into one Grand Lodge . The whole of the brethren we have named were

distinguished men , who have left their mark upon the Craft . Losing their noble faces is parting with cherished links that bind the past with the present , that severs real

landmarks , and tends to obliterate associations around which memory should cling with the veneration of children for honoured parents .

Bro H . Thompson P . M . 117 1158 , and P . Z . 619 is the fortunate possessor " of a large engraved portrait of the Earl of Moira ... in fine preservation , " which he says , " has been in my possession for many years . " Thus

the " counterfeit presentment " of one of the fathers of the Craft is saved for posterity . We hope that others will turn up as publicity is given to the matter . Would it not be desirable to apply to the living representatives of the

other distinguished Masons ? The inquiry might result in more important facts becoming known , such as would lead to the knowledge of the existence of the desired

portraits , and might end m their acquirement . At any rate , the knowledge would be useful in determining the arrangements that will ere long have to be made .

We are glad to learn that Bro . Sadler has been more fortunate than probably he anticipated . He says he has " obtained engravings of three of the portraits that were in the Hall . One of them is a genuine relic , being a line

portrait of the Duke of Sussex in Hi ghland costume , bearing H . R . H . ' s signature , and presented to a brother whose nephew has now given it to Grand Lodge . " The donor , according to the Evening News , is Bro . R . S . Warrington , of Garrick-street .

The question of rebuilding the Tem p le must , ere long , be settled , and when it comes on for consideration we trust that some one will be prepared to enter into details so that

the Craft may know the entire scheme . It is ri g ht enough , as for as it goes , to point out the main features , such as the enlargement of the Temple , the building of a new banqnetting room , the removal of the kitchen , tho acquire-