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MAOKEY'S FREEMASONEY . % * E IGHTH E DITION , thoroughly Revised , with all Recent Changes and Alterations . By M . C . Peek , Provincial Grand Sec . for N . and E . Yorkshire . A LEXICON OF FREEMASONEY . By Albert G-. Mackey , M . D ., Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of the U ; S ., & c . Large post Svo ., handsomely bound in cloth . Price 6 s . " Of MAUKEY ' S LEXICON- it would be impossible to speak in too high terms ; suffice it to say , that it ought to be in the hands of every Mason who would thoroughly understand and master our noble Science . ... No Masonic Lodge or Library should be without a copy of this most useful work . "—Masonic News . " The Editor has bad access to sources of information open to few . ... A THOROUGHLY RELIAULK WORK . "—Yorkshire Gazette . LONDON : CHARLES GRIFFIN & Co ., Exeter-st ., Strand .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES . THE NINETY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this Institution will take place On WEDNESDAY , thc igth MAY next , under the Presidency of GEN . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF SURREY . President—BRO . THE RIGHT HON . THE LORD MAYOR . Actintz Presidents—BRO . CHARLES GREENWOOD , P . G . S . B ., U . Prov . G . M . Surrey . „ Capt . GEORGE LAMBERT , F . S . A ., P . G . S . B ., Vice-Patron . „ CHARLES BELTON , F . R . G . S ., P . Prov . G . D . Surrey , Vice-Patron . Treasurer—BRO . JOHN L . MATHER . Chairman of Ladies' Stewards—BUO . EDGAR BOWYER , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron . Brethren willing to serve the office of Steward are very urgently needed ; and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , London , W . C .

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ROYA L MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . GRAND PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT t HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL , WEDNESDAY , 3 0 th JUNE , 1886 . Right Hon . LORD SUFFIELD , R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF NORFOLK , Has kindly consented to preside . Notice of place , and other particulars , will be duly announced . The services of Brethren as Stewards are earnestly solicited . FREDERICK . BINCKES ( P . G . Stwd . ) , V .-Pat . 0 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C , Secretary . 31 st March , iSSG .

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ARTIFICIAL TEETH v-O Such iwli .-ive uoni Vmnx \ lo 1-ctlie most iixcful * V / 2- ami durable , HUPl'MKn by tlie acl wil makers . , <> * from 2 s . Od . tnifli ; an upper ur lower mil fnnii * W 'O 47 v" - •" "' " 1 wards . Teelli extracted by gas . Wiir-£ . > " CS J C * rented to jrtvc perfect mitli-riivtiuii . No jmfn & y Ay J > irlveu . Advice free . Sir . KTKNT . Dcutul <* ** jty Sur-ruon , fl , Coventry Street , W ., tuitl . W , I'lillmni V > lloml , IS . W . KsUiblir-lied nil years . Numerous jC / r testimonials may bo seen from ladies and KIMI * * * tlemen .

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ANEW "VARNISH ^V ~ ( A SPIRIT COPAL ) , * $ ty Clear as water nrnla ' c-itlnss ; never before v tV VK produced ; dries in five minutes . Hard , K \ * J > durable , and brilliant . A bottle , post free , iyt . 13 ' stamps . —Mr . STUNT , 5 , Coventry •<$ >• Street , London , W . Established 30 years .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES . QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution will be held in the Hall of THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN , Great Queen-street , Lincoln's Inn Fields , London , On SATURDAY , April ioth , 18 S 6 , at Twelve o ' clock precisely , on the General Business of the Institution , to consider Notices of Motion as under , and to elect 23 Girls , or , in the event of the undermentioned resolution being carried , 24 , into the School from a list of 36 approved candidates . The Election will commence at One o'clock ( or after the usual business is over . ) Notices of Motion—By Bro . J . H . Matthews , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron , upon recommendation of the House Committee : " That one further vacancy be declared at the Quarterly General Court in April , caused by the death of Inga Edith Wilkinson . " By Bro . Arthur E . Gladwell : " That in recognition of valuable professional services gratuitously rendered to this Institution by Bro . Frank Richardson , P . G . D ., Patron , he be elected an Honorary Vice-President with twenty votes at all elections of Girls . " 5 , Freemasons * Hall , F . R . W . HEDGES , Great Queen Street , W . C . Secretary . April 3 rd , 1 SS 6 . The ninety-eighth Anniversary Festival will take place at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Wednesday , 19 th May , under the distinguished presidency of General J . S . BROWNRIGG , C . B ., P . G . W ., Prov . Grand Master of Surrey . Names of brethren willing to serve as Stewards are earnestly solicited .

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PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION . MASONIC RECORDS , 1717-1886 . COMPRISING a complete List of all the Lodges warranted by the Four Grand Lodges and the United Grand Lodge of England , with their Dates , Places of Meeting , Successive Numbers , & c , fix . By JOhN LANE , F . C . A ., P . M . 1402 , Torquay . The Work will contain a facsimile of Pine ' s Engraved List of 1725 , and an Introduction b y Bro . W . J . HUGHAN , P . G . S . D . England . It is dedicated , by permission , to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K G ., K . T ., & c , & c , M . W . Grand Master , and will be printed on good paper ( about 300 pages ) and be handsomely bound in blue cloth , bevelled boards , gilt edges . Price , to Subscribers only before Publication , ONE GUINEA . As the Edition will be necessarily limited , intending Subscribers should forward their orders , without delay , either to Bro . HUGHAN , Grosvenor House , or to the AUTHOR , Bannercross , Torquay .

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FUNERAL REFORM . Simple , Hi'vcrent , and Inexpensive Funerals . Kxplanatory I ' amphlcfc gratis . LONDON NECROPOLIS CO ., S . LANCASTER PLACE , STRAND . W . U . PATENT EARTH TO EARTH PERISHABLE COFFINS .

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Tilbury'sWarehouses,^°v MAEYLEBONE , LONDON ^ <^ ( Oldest Store Warehouse for Storing % - ^ i- .. Furniture and Household Effects , Plate , < C » . Xv Luggage , & c . ORY DISTRICT , HIGH v < S ™ « * > AliOVETHAMESLEVEL . andrestricted -S < X * to storage purposes only , so avoiding many 'Q /^ CJC /* isks . Ollice—EDWD . TIHIUKV & Co ., } S , **" High-street , St . Marylebone , W .

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4?Paulding,StrattonkCo. r % y -V ) " 9 13 , COVENTRY ST , PICCADILLY , W ., ' •^ . 6 ^ Linen Manufacturers to the Queen . 0 ^ . < y * Every Description of TABLE and ., V p - -A * HOUSEHOLD LINEN supplied at Cash v" \" v Prices . Arms , Crests , and Monograms ¦ — " \ 3 ^ inserted in Table Linen . V V WITNEY BLANKETS much under last year's Prices .

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R . SLATER & CO ., ^ BUTCHERS . Jy Attention is specially directed to 0 * \ < C the Prices indicated in their Detailed r Q ^ List ( post free ) which they are now £ ¦> issuing . &/ Y iii BUCKINGHAM PALACE RD . . S . W ^

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THOMAS AND SONS , x 4 ~""^ v Specialities—/^ "Kwji Knickerbocker Breeches , Knickerbocker Pantaloons , Ifll ^ J'V ^ IHl The Acme Shooting Coat , The Combination Driving ml . UgapS 1 BI and Covert Coat ( with detachable Skirt ) . . ^ li & a ' * 48 , SOUTH MOLTON STREET , ' « "Sfe ? " » OXFOBD ST ., LONDON , W .

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CHAMPAGNE ^ ^rQ . ^ ¦ VViOV * V ^ ^ ^ 36 s . jcr doz . " ?_ WW V ^ _^^"^ A Trial tol . ci . c .. . f Q . V j ^^ ld , SWALLOW ST . 4 v •"" ^ PICCADILLY , LONDON , \\\ ^

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By Appointment to H . E . H . tho Princess of Wales . §MAISONISIDORE,g ( /) tEs'MIlLISHED 1 S 37 ) . / - \ . — Specialite for l-nnges , Improvements in Coverings JZ < T for Baldness , and every description of Chcveiix Q , _ Postiches . Ladies' and Children ' s Haircutting on — (> Scientific Principles . (/) 14 , BENTINCK STREET , MANCHESTER SQUARE , W ~~

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JAPANESE VILLAGE , HYDE PARK . ( Under Royal Patronage . ) Few minutes' walk from Sloane-st . and Kensington stations . DAILY , ELEVEN A . M . TEN P . M . Omnibuses from all parts . IOO JAPANESE ARTIFICERS . Varied Programme , Sketches , Wire Walking , Wrestling , Top Spinning , Single-Stick Exercise , Great Ladder Feat , Tommy the Wolf , the Gayshas , or Dancing Girls , & c . ALL AMUSEMENTS FREE , at 12 , 3 , 5 , and S . NATIVE AND MILITARY BANDS . ADMISSION ONE SHILLING ; Children , SIXPENCE . Originator and Managing Director , TANNAKER RUHICROSAN .

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J.B.KORNER, WHOLESALE & RETAIL CHINA & GLASS WAREHOUSE , 351 late 302 , OXFORD STREET , LONDON . W . Merchant Shippers , Hotel Keepers and the Trade SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES . A large assortment of Gas and Lamp Globes . Goods Packed for all parts of the Globe .

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OUR EYES . BROWNING'S IMPROVED METHOD OF SUITING THE SIGHT WITH SPECTACLES either personally or by correspondence . Browning ' s axis-cut pebbles are the most perfect lenses made , being cut from pure crystals of Brazilian pebbles at right angles to the axis , and every lens tested separately by the polariscope . Spectacles of superior quality from 4 s . 6 d . per pair ; with pebble lenses in best steel frames , from ios . ( 5 d . per pair ; and in gold frames from £ 1 3 s . 6 d . Full particulars of Browning ' s Method of Suiting the Sight by correspondence , and testimonials post free . —JOHN BROWNING , 61 . Strand , London , W . C .

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Naval , Military , and Tropical ^ ^ ^ BOOT MAKEES , ^ - ^ TrVlB ^^ ^ - ^^^ PICCADILLY , LONDON , W

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INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . npvrpq NEW ILLUSTRATED L-ZXliN 1 O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS rrr A rnriTT-PQ WATCHES and CLOCKS at VV illUIlIlO . REDUCED PRICES , sent post j ^^ ^ k ^ free on application to E . DENT ^ j Kr > k % £ and Co ., Makers to the Queen , "VTlFMTv ^ 6 l > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , S UC . rH ^ or 4 > ROYAL EXCHANGE .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

SATURDAY , APRIL 3 , 1886 . ?

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of theopinionsexpressedby our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] — -

NEW MASONIC HALLS . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , ' Seeing your leading paragraphs containing words of praise to the brethren of Brixham , who , not ^ numbering 60 members , determined to build a hall at a cost of about

£ 400 . 1 trust the following facts may encourage other lodges similarly situated to take heart and do likewise . The difficulties pointed out by you by no means exhausts

the reasons that could be adduced to holding meetings in semi-private places . A commodious hall gives a lodge a status , and attracts to them joining members , who , finding every comfort and convenience within its walls attend regularly all meetings and throw their energies into the work of reducing a debt , if incurred on the building .