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p REAT WESTERN RAILWAY . f-HFAP FAST EXCURSIONS will leave PADDINGTON STATION during JULY , AUGUST , and SEPTEMBER as under : EVERY FRIDAY , 10 . 1 5 p . m ., to EXETER , Dawlish , PLYMOUTH , Newquay , Truro , FALMOUTH , St . Ives , PENZANCE , & c , for 3 , S , 10 , 15 , or 17 days . EVERY SATURDAY , 7 . 45 a . m ., to ILFRACOMBE and Barnstaple for 3 , 10 , or 17 days , and to EXETER , Dawlish , TORQUAY , PLYMOUTH , Newquay , Truro , FALMOUTH , St . Ives , PENZANCE , & c , for 3 , 8 , 10 , 15 , or 17 days . S . o a . m . to NEWBURY , Marlborough , Devizes , TROWBRIDGE , Frome , Sic , for 3 , 10 , or 17 days . g . 15 a . m . to WITHAM , Wells , YEOVIL , Dorchester , WEYMOUTH , & c , for 3 , 10 , or 17 days . ¦ 20 noon to Bridgwater , TAUNTON , Minehead , BARNSTAPLE , Tiverton , & c , for 3 , 10 , or 17 days . 1 . 5 p . m . to Chippenham , BRISTOL , Yatton , Clevedon , Axbridge , Cheddar , and WESTON-SUPER-MARE , for 8 or 15 days . 2 . 30 p . m . to BATH , for S or 15 days , and to Swindon , EXETER , Dawlish , TORQUAY , PLYMOUTH , & c , for 3 , S , 10 , 15 , or 17 days . Tickets and Bills can be obtained at the Company ' s Receiving Ofiices and Stations . HY . LAMBERT , General Manager .

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T ONDON & NORTH-WESTERN J _ rf RAILWAY . CONDUCTED TOURS IN SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY , I NCLUDING RAIL , COACH , DINNER , TEA , SIGHT-SEEING , AND WAITERS' FEES , EVERY WEEK DURING THE SEASON , Commencing J 2 nd and 4 th , Leaving EUSTON 9 . 30 a . m ., Returning Same Evening . On Saturdays to Stratford-on-Avon . On Mondays to Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick . For Fares and full particulars , see Programmes . G . FINDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , June , 1892 .

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SUMMER SERVICE OF TRAINS TO SCOTLAND BY THE WEST COAST ( L . & N . W . & CAL . RYS . ) ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . ADDITIONAL AND ACCELERATED EXPRESS SERVICE FROM LONDON TO THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY AND THE CALLANDER AND OBAN LINE . AFTERNOON EXPRESS WITH DINING SALOONSLONDON AND GLASGOW . T ONDON & NORTH-WESTERN i-i AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS .-The following ADDITIONAL AND ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE is now in operation , ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd class by all trains : — WEEK DAYS .

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' "J ""* : 1 ^* Lcavc ii . m . a . m . n . m . n . m . | un . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . | t > Khl Londou ( Eustonl 5 . 15 7 . 15 10 . 010 . 81 ) *! . 0 7 . 30 8 . I ) 8 . 51 ) U . 0 10 . 0 . 1 *! . 0 Arrive . Edillbunr ' l'Pr . St ) 3 . 55 5 . 50 0 . 30 8 . 10 10 . 55 gS " 2 < — 0 . 50 0 . 87 12 . SS UlasgowlCentralj 3 . 50 0 . 0 0 . I 5 8 . 1 ) 11 . 0 * 5 » £ j 0 . 30 — 11 . 18 I ! . 27 lireenock ... 5 . SS 7 . 18 7 . M II . 0 — " " i 7 . 15 — HI . ' *) 1 . 40 Uourock ... ... 4 . 5 ( 1 7 . 2 S 7 . 45 0 . 15 — — — -7 'tt — 10 . *** 0 1 . 50 Oban 8 . 15 — - — 4 . 45 — O . i'i . — l *! . * 15 i .- > ai 0 . i * > I ' crlh 5 . 15 — - 8 , *! 0 1 * 2 . 20 5 . 37 5 . 52 - 8 . 15 11 . ' 15 3 . 20 InvcrjiCKs— I , rici DunliC'Id — — — 0 . 10 0 . 10 W . M 11 . 51 — J . tJS 0 . " 5 10 . 5 Jiundee 7 . 15 — — 0 . 20 1 . 5 — 7 . H 0 — 11 . 37 IS . * 5 4 . 3 u Aberdeen 0 . 5 — — 10 . 55 3 . 5 | S . 5 8 . 6 — 11 . 10 2 / 0 0 . 20 Inverness— | via Aberdeen — — — — s . io . I . S 5 1 . 35 I — 0 . 5 10 . 5 10 . 10 Dining Saloons for First Class Passengers are run on the 2 . 0 p . m . Express from London to Glasgow . The 7 . 30 p . m . Expressfrom Euston to Perth will run from July iSth to August 10 th inclusive ( Saturday and Sunday Nights excepted ) . Thc Highland Company will take this 1 rain forward specially from Perth in advance of the Mail , so as to reach Inverness at 10 . 40 a . m . * On Saturday nights the 8 . 50 , g . o , and 10 . 0 p . m . Trains from Euston do not convey passengers to stations mirked * ( Sunday mornings in Scotland ) . t Arrives at Inverness at 1 . 30 p . m . on Sundays . A-The 8 . op . m . HIGHLAND EXPRESS and the 12 . 0 MGHT TRAIN will run every night ( except Saturdays ) . The S . o p . m . Express will be divided from the 3 rd to the ioth August , a relief Train being run in advance for Perth and the Highland Line , leaving Euston at 7 . 55 p . m . On Saturdays Passengers by the 10 . 30 a . m . and 2 . 0 p . m . trains from London are not conveyed beyond Peith by the Highland Railway , and only as far as Aberdeen by the Laledonian Railway . Carriages with lavatory accommodation are run on the principal Express Trains between London and Scotland , without extra charge . Improved Sleeping Saloons , accompanied by an attendant , «* e run on thc Night Trains between London , Edinburgh , Wasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , Perth , and Aberdeen , ' -xtra charge , 5 s . for each berth . A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave EUSTON ( Saturdays lntk A Undays exce ted ) at ° -- ° P- " " . from nth July to . August inclusive , for the conveyance of horses and Private carriages only to all parts of Scotland . A Special arnage for the conveyance of dogs will be attached to this che ^ drains from Birmingham , Liverpool , Manester , and other towns will connect with the above Trains , ' or further particulars see the Companies' Time Bills . G . FINDLAY , General Manager , L . & N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , 1 General Manager , Caledonian Railway . June , 18 92 ,

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/^ REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . SUMMER HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS . To SKEGNESS , Inly 2 , 4 , 9 , , iG , iS , 23 , 25 , and 30 , and to SUTTON-O ' N-SEA and MABLETHORPE , July 2 and 30 , from Moorgate , 6 . 37 a . m . ; Aldersgate , G . 39 ; Farringdon , 6 . 41 ; King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , 7 . 0 ; Holloway , 7 . 0 ; Finsbury Park , 7 . 10 . Return Fare , Third Class , 4 s . 6 d . Passengers by the Saturday Trains may return oh the Monday or Tuesday following at slightly higher fares ; also to SKEGNESS , Wednesday , July 6 , from Moorgate , 7 . 0 a . m . ; Aldersgate , 7 . 2 ; Farringdon , 7 . 4 ; King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 7 . 17 ; Finsbury Park , 7 . 23 . Returning same day only at 6 . 55 p . m . Third Class , Return Fare , 4 s . ( 3 d . To SHERRINGHAM , CROMER ( Beach ) , and YARMOUTH ( Beach ) , Monday , July 4 , for 1 day , from King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , G . 15 a . m . ; Finsbury Park , 6 . 22 . Returning from Yarmouth , G . o p . m . ; Cromer , 6 . 50 ; and Sherringham , 7 . 5 . Return Fare , Third Class , 5 s . To ST . ALBANS , WHEATHAMPSTEAD , and HARPENDEN , every Saturday afternoon from Moorgate , 2 . 15 ; Aldersgate , 2 . 17 ; Farringdon , 2 . 19 ; King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 2 . 40 ; Finsbury Park , 2 . 45 . SATURDAY , July 9 , for 3 or 6 days from LONDON to CAMBRIDGE , Peterborough , Sherringham , Cromer ( Beach ) , Norwich , Yarmouth ( Beach ) , Spalding , Sleaford , Lincoln , Gainsborough , Leicester , Melton , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Tutbury , Stoke , Sheffield , Manchester , Stockport , Hudderslield , Warrington , Southport , Liverpool , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , Keighley , Halifax , Hull , York , Scarborough , Whitby , Darlington , Durham , Newcastle , & c , & c . For further particulars , see bills , to be obtained at Company ' s Stations and Town Parcels Receiving Offices ; at the Offices of Swan and Leach , 3 , Charing Cross , and 32 , Piccadilly Circus ; at the Army and Navy Stores , 105 , Victoria-street , S . W . ; and of William Whiteley , 151 , Queen ' s-road , Bayswater . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . King ' s Cross , June , 1 S 92 .

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IN THE PRESS . NEW MASONIC WORK . Demy Svo . About 350 pages . Price 10 s . HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN THE PROVINCE OF ROXBURGHSHIRE AND SELKIRKSHIRE , FROM 16 74 TO THE PRESENT TIME . Transcribed from the Records of the Lodges of Melrose , Selkirk , Kelso , Haughfoot , Jedburgh , Hawick , Stow , Galashiels , and Yetholm , BY W . FRED . VERNON , Past Depute Provincial Grand Master Roxburghshire and Berwickshire ; P . M . and Bard Nos . 58 and 261 ; Hon . Mem . Nos . is , 104 , 262 , 280 , and 424 S . C . ; Local Secretary for South Scotland of the C . C . Quatuor Coronati , No . 207 G , AUTHOR ov " Kelso , Past and Present , " " Talcs from the Diary of a Doctor , " "John Tamson ' s Bairn , " & c , & c , WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN , Past Grand Deacon England * Past Senior Grand Warden Iowa , U . S . A . ; P . Prov . G . Sec . and P . Prov . S . G . W . Cornwall , & c , & c . DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO The Most Wor . the Grand Master Mason of Scotland , THE RT . HON . THE EARL OF HADDINGTON . GEORGE KENNING , iG and IGA , Great Queen-street , London , VV . C .

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FISH , POULTRY , G A ME , OYSTERS . JOHN GOW , LIMITED , ) 86 , OLD BROAD STREET , E . C . ( late 17 , New Broad Street , E . G . ) , 12 , HONEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE , 93 , THEOBALD'S RD . " HOLBORN , W . C , JOHN GOW , Limited , always have on sale the Largest Stock in London of the Very Best Quality at Lowest Prices . HIGH-CLASS PROVISION STORES ( NOW OPENED ) , 50 , 51 , and 52 , OLD BROAD STREET , E . C .

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WANTED by a MASON £ 150 for a Year and a Half ; Good Security ; Five per cent . Interest ; Full Investigation . — Address , A , Freemason Office , iG , Great Queen-street , VV . C . ESTATE AGENTS , ARCHITECTS , & c . Engagement Wanted as Agent , Clerk of Works , & o , on Building Estate , Railway , or Public Works , 15 years experience as a London Contractor . Box 14 , the Freemason Offices , 16 and IGA , Great Queen-street , W . C .

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fpEORGE REES . PNGRAVINGS by the Principal Artists . Eight •*- ¦ " ¦¦ Hundred Subjects in Stock . Liberal Discount . ETCHINGS , Large and Choice Variety on View by Leading Artists . Liberal Cash Discount . SPORTING PICTURES , both Old and New . Hunting , Racing , Coaching , & c . Large Assortment . Liberal Discount for Cash . PICTURE FRAMES . Special Masonic Designs for Certificate Frames , & c , at Lowest Prices . A New Catalogue , with Prices , & c , post free , id . Stamp . GEORGE REES , SAVOY HOUSE , 115 , STRAND . Established 30 Years .

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PARTRIDGE & COOPER , ¦¦ THE " STA TIONERS , 191 & 192 , FLEET STREET , LONDON . THE ROYAL COURTS NOTE PAPER . This is the cheapest paper ever introduced to the public , it being slightly tinted , thick , and pleasant to write upon . Price 4 s . per ream . THE VELLUM WOVE CLUB-HOUSE PAPER . The best paper made . Send for sample box of paper and envelopes , post free for 2 s . Catalogues Post Free .

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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS . The Freemason will in future be published on F RIDAY A FTERNOONS , instead of 011 FRIDAY MORNINGS , as heretofore . Copies will be posted in time for the evening * Mails , and Country Subscribers will receive them on Saturday Mornings . This arrangement will enable the Publisher to report many events of interest occurring on Thursday Evenings , while the bulk of the Subscribers will receive their copies as earl } ' as formerly .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following communications amongst others unavoidably stand over : CRAIT LODGES . —Peace and Harmony , No . 6 a •John of Gaunt , No . 523 ; Derby , No . 734 ; St . John ' s , No . 1343 ; Liberty ol ' Haverinfr . Nn . lill : and Wnlscr . Nn . 1 * 1 : 6 .

ROVAL AFCH CMAI-TERS . —libury , No . 1348 ; Sir Uraucis Burdett , No . 1503 ; Covent Garden , No . 1614 ; and Urmston , No . 1730 . Provincial Grand Lodge of Berkshire . Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent . Provincial Grand Lodgeof . Middlesex . Provincial Prion * of Kent and Surrey .

Grand Festival of the Order of the Secret . Monitor . Annual Picnic of St . Martin's Lodge . . Masonic Service at Southport . Masonic Service at Orton , near Peterborough . The "Old Charges . " Also numerous Lodges of Instructions .

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SATURDAY , J ULY 2 , 1892 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The ex-pupils' day at the Girls' School ( the last Saturday in June ) was this year eminently successful . Some 60 or 70 former pupils visited their old School . T » I .. ! c __ 1 t . __ : .: — 1 1 : 1 weainer uiucu aiiiuidLiuu tia

ne was une , uuu anu * jpiness prevailed . Several members of the House Committee ( Bros . Long , Richardson , Hammerton , Matthews , and Sir John Monckton ) were present to assist in receiving the welcome visitors . * # #

By the kindness of Bros . Frank Richardson and J . H . Matthews , the girls of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls who passed the recent Cambridge Local Examination had , with their Head Governess

and Matron , a most enjoyable outing on Monday last . Leaving Clapham Junction betimes they made an early arrival at Windsor , where , by special favour , they were shown portions of the Castle . After dinner thc

whole party , 20 in number , embarked on a steam launch , and greatly enjoyed the run , in lovely weather , to Sunbury , where Mrs . Matthews received and entertained them for a long and pleasant evening , and one the little people will not forget .

w » * The result of the Boys' School Festival—which will be found elsewhere in our columns—is considerabl y beyond what brethren generally had expected . Thc

most sanguine appears to nave estimatea tne total at . £ 10 , 000 , or about the same as the Girls' School Festival y ielded in May . But we do not imagine there can have been more than one or two who , at the outset of operations , would have hinted at such a total as was

announced by the Secretary in the hall on Wednesday , amid the enthusiastic cheers of the guests—that is to say upwards of , £ 12 , 20 . * . * * *

However , if the Return is larger than there were grounds for expecting , so much more creditable is it to thc brethren who bore the heat and burden of thc canvassing , and so much more gratifying must it

have been to the R . W . the Chairman of the evening , Bro . Sir Michael E . Hicks-Beach , Bart . Nor will his feeling of gratification be less when , on glancing down the Stewards' lists , hc finds that his own Province of ^ .. ... 1 .- 1 . 1 1 . . . u , inemseives iu sutu

uioucestersnire nestirreu guuu purpose in support of his Chairmanship . Upwards of i , " i 6 oo would be a large amount even for a Province of greater strength . Therefore the merit of ils 57