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¦ pOYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION - ** - FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . EIGHTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL , ROYAL PAVILION , BRIGHTON , WEDNESDAY , JUNE 29 , 1 SS 1 . THE MOST HON . THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY , K . P ., R . W . PROV . GRAND MASTER OF DURHAM , in the Chair . OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF STEWARDS . PRESIDENT : LIEUT .-COL . SIR HENRY EDWARDS , BART ., V . Pat . of Inst ., P . G . W ., Prov . G . M . of West Yorkshire . ACTING PRESIDENTS : V . W . BRO . REV . C . J . MARTYN , M . A ., P . G . Chap ., D . Prov . G . M . Suffolk . W . BRO . GEO . LAMBERT , G . S . B ., P . Prov . G . W . Herts , P . M . 19 S , V . Pat . of Inst . BRO . A . J . DUFF FILER , P . G . S . B ., P . M . 657 , V . Pat . of Inst . VICE-PRESIDENTS : VICE-PATRONS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE INSTITUTION . PRESENT AND PAST GRAND OFFICERS . PRESENT AND PAST GRAND STEWARDS . PRESENT AND PAST PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICERS . HON . TREASURER : W . BRO . WM . ROEBUCK , G . Steward 29 , Prov . G . S . W . Middlesex , & c . DINNER , Provided by Messrs . Saycrs and Marks , Brighton , will be on the table at 4 p . m . Particulars as to prices of dinner tickets and railway arrangements may be had on application to the office . The names of brethren willing to act as Stewards may still be received . ' Support is urgently needed , the number of Stewards being below the average of recent years . The Annual Fete , Stewards' Visit , and Distribution of Prizes , will be held on Tuesday , 2 Sth June , under the presidency of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Londonderry . FREDERICK BINCKES , P . G . Std ., y and Pat . of Inst ., Sec . of Inst ., Hon . Sec . Office , 6 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C ., June , 1 SS 1 .

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NOTICE0F_REI0YAL The Publishing and Printing Offices OF "THE FREEMASON " HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO 16 , GREAT QUEEN STREET , ( Opposite Freemasons' Hall ) .

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TO ADVERTISERS . THE FREEMASON has a large circulation in all parts of the Globe . In it the official Reports of the Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland are published with the special sanction of the respective Grand Masters , and it contains a complete record of Masonic woric in this country , our Indian Empire , and the Colonics . The vast accession to the ranks of the Order during the past few years , and the increasing interest manifested in its doings , has given the Freemason a position and influence which few journals can lay claim to , and the proprietor can assert with confidence that announcements appearing in its columns challenge the attention of a very large and Influential body of readers . Advertisements for the current week ' s issue arc received up to lie o'clock on Wednesday evening .

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TO OUR READERS . THE FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry in every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , . ,. ... . , United Kingdom . Canada , the Conti- '" ' ^ !)| , "fcnj k ™' 13 s . 15 s . ' 6 cL 17 s . 6 d .

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THE " JOHN HERVEY MEMORIAL FUND . " FOURTH LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS UP TO 31 ST MAY , iSSl . Amount of Subscriptions to May 2 nd ••¦ £ 52 9 8 o SUBSEQUENT RECEIPTS . £ s . d . Etruscan Lodge , 546 ... ... ... 220 Perseverance Lodge , 455 ... ... •••110 Justice Lodge , 1 47 ... ... ¦••220 Egyptian Lodge , 2 7 ... ... ... 220 Bro . H . G . Buss , A . G . Sec . ... ... 1 1 o Grenadiers Lodge , 66 ... ... ... 3 3 ° Bro . I . U . Spence , W M . 66 1 1 o Bro . G . A . Rowbotham , S . W . 66 ... ... 220 Bro . C-Tyler , P . M . and Treas . 66 ... ... 220 Bro . Montague Gosset , P . M . and Hon . Sec . 66 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 o Bro . Gaston Murray , S . D . 66 ... ... O 10 6 Bro . J . R . Clapperton , P . M . and D . C . 66 ... 1 1 o Bro . ' ] . J . Gosset , P . M . 66 ... ... ... 1 1 o Bro . H . Bishop , P . M . 66 ... ... ... 1 1 o Bro . R . Mestayer , P . M . 66 ... ... 1 1 o A Brother , per Hon . Sec . 66 ... ... 1 1 o Bro . I . W . Stephenson , 66 ... ... ... 1 1 o Bro . ' R . Nettelfield , 66 ... ... ... 1 1 o Bro . J . Young , P . M . 66 ... ... ... 1 1 o Bro . " H . J . Leslie , 66 ... ... ... o 10 6 Bro . A . Duncan , Steward 66 ... ... o 10 6 Bro . W . G . Barnes , I . P . M . 66 1 1 o St . Kew Lodge , 1222 ... ... ... 1 1 o St . Andrew's Lodge , 231 ... ... ... 10 10 0 Gladsmuir Lodge , 13 S 5 ... ... ... 220 Rowley Lodge , 1051 ... ... ... 220 Bro . the Rev . R . P . Bent , P . G . C . ... ... 1 l o St . Tudno Lodge , 755 ... ... ... 1 1 0 Bro . JE . J . McIntyre , Q . C ., M . P ., G . Reg . ... 220 Ockenden Lodge , 1465 ... ... ... 220 Florence Nightingale Lodge , 706 ... ... 100 Seventeen Brethren—Florence Nightingale Lodge—5 s . each ... ... ... 450 Shakespeare Lodge , 99 ... ... ... 3 3 ° Gosport Lodge , 903 ... ... ... 220 Egerton Lodge , 1392 ... ... ... 220 Granite Lodge , 132 S ... ... ... 5 5 ° Bro . ) . Lewis Thomas , P . A . G . D . C . ... 110 Fidelity Chapter , 441 ... ... ... 1 1 o Invicta Lodge , 709 ... ... ... 220 Invicta Chapter , 709 ... ... ... 220 Bro . J . S . Eastes , D . P . G . M . Kent ... ... 220 Islington Lodge , 1471 ... ... ... 220 Eighteen Brethren — Islington Lodge —( 1 at Ss . j 17 at 2 s . fid . ) ... ... ... 276 Londesborough Lodge , 734 ... ... ... 1 1 o Middlesex Lodge , 1 43 ... ... ... 5 5 ° Torbay Lodge , 135 S ... ... ... 1 1 0 Mcthucn Lodge , 631 ... ... ... 3 3 0 Total ... ... ... ... £ 621 n o

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THEFREEMASON. SATURDAY , J 4 , 1881 .

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[ We tlo not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , hut we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]

THE ELECTION R . M . B . I . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , My attention having been called to a letter signed " A Voter " making certain queries , permit me , as one of the large body of Scrutineers on that , to briefly state the

case , but must premise for those who do not knoiv how the scrutiny is carried on , that the Scrutineers are divided into pairs , who carefully go through all the papers committed to them , and verify or correct each other's work . First , then , the two enumerators into whose hands the misplaced votes had been entrusted had made an error in marking

them for No . 11 , instead of No . 5 , which error was remarkable , as one paper alone represented 300 votes ; and the second , that the Scrutineer who demanded the fresh scrutiny had not paid sufficient attention during the casting up of the votes , previous to making the official return , to discover the very large deficiency for case No . 5 , which he

was interested in supporting . Trusting that these few words will exonerate the parties hinted at , if not accused , and explain the much to oe regretted mistake , I remain , yours fraternally , C . J . PERCEVAL . S , Thurloe-place , S . W ., May 2 Sth .

P . S . —As to vitiating any other candidates , it did not , for No . 11 was returned in spite of the 4 ooandodd votes deducted from his total ; and the West Yorkshire case , the first of the unsuccessful—No . 23—had all the votes to which he was entitled duly credited to him .

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[ We have taken out one passage of our correspondent ' s letter which seemed to us to verge upon " personality , " though no doubt unintentionally , which is to be deprecated in all such reasonable discussions . " A Voter ' s " letter was only a letter of " enquiry" and reflected on no one . It only stated "facts , " as we understood them . —ED . F . M . ]

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In reply to the letter signed "A Voter , " permit me to give you the true story of the error in the first announcement of the result of the poll for Male Annuitants , unfortunate , no doubt , but still not altogether

unprecedented . A bundle of papers marked for case No . 5 ( Beale ) was examined and counted by one of the Scrutineers , and , in error , labelled by him as belonging to case No . 11 ( Ross ) . The brother who checked this bundle foundjthe 404 count , wascorrect , but failed toobserve the error as to the marking

of the numberof the case , and on thc | third check , the Scrutineer who was especially told off for this very purpose allowed the bundle to pass by him without discovering the blunder . On the casting up of the votes case No . 11 was therefore credited with 404 votes to which he was not entitled ,

making a total of 1 355 , or fifth on the successful list , while No . 5 had only a total of 592 . As the brother who afterwards made the objection had been in the Scrutineers ' room all day he had no means of knowing the number of votes to which No . 5 was entitled , and each bundle of voting papers having been checked three times , we

considered the result to be correct , and the numbers were read out to the Annual General Meeting . Before , however , any candidate was declared elected by the Chairman , the objection was made , and the Scrutineers retired for a fourth examination of the voting papers , when this most unfortunate and stupid error was discovered , and the 404 votes

deducted from No . 11 , and added to No . 5 , the immediate effect of which was to reduce No . 11 to the twentieth place on the list , with a corrected total of 951 , and to place No . 5 seventeenth , with a total of 99 6 . When the coirccted totals were readout , and the explanation given , the Chairman then declared the twenty-five

annuitants duly elected whose names have been published in the daily papers . The East Lancashire brethren , although no doubt annoyed at the result of the amended return , had no just cause of complaint , as their candidate had never been declared elected by the Chairman , nor had they polled sufficient votes to entitle them to such declaration . No one can possibly regret this blunder more than I do ,

and , although personally innocent , I fully accept the repsonsibility and the blame which undoubtedly is due for this piece of carelessness . I must therefore submit to your correspondent that all voting papers have been examined , whether polled in the office or not , and that no return has been vitiated . I am , yours faithfully and fraternally ,

C . F . MATIER , Chairman of Scrutineers for the Male Fund Election . May 2 SH 1 . [ Bro . Matier ' s explanation appears to us to be perfectly clear and satisfactory . —ED . F . M . ]

A TYPOGRAPHICAL MISTAKE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I notice a mistake in your last impression in the account of the Girls' School , which has literally made the "blood curdle in my veins , " as the Irish orator said . Of

course , your correspondent meant "Cordon Bleu , " and the only consolation is that those who do understand Ere nch will "spot" the mistake at once , " and that those who "don't" won't , and it will make but little diffierence to them . There is another aspect of the case I wish also to " ventilate " in your columns , namely , that such " mistakes will occur in the best regulated papers , " whatever their

hemisphere or nationality may be . I take up an American contemporary , and find " Frolicksome" complaining , in some very bad lines , I admit , of the " mental efforts of the festive and intelligent compositor . " " The typo stood in front of his case , And a fiendish smile crept over his face As he butchered his take , nor left a trace Of meaning nor sense in any place .

" And the editor wrote of the calm , shrewd head That the orator had ; but in type it read : * That the orator had a calf-shaped head . ' ( When the orator called the editor fled . ) " Of an actress wrote he , 'She can't be beat , And to watch her face is quite a treat . ' ' As an actress , ' said typo , ' she is a beat ,

And to wash her face is quite a treat , ' " And the "ditor wrote of ' her soul-lit eyes , That shine like stars from out the skies . ' But the typo fixed it , " Her sore-lid eyes , That stone-like stare from out of the styes . ' " Thus errors will creep in even in our typography . Thus , too , history repeats itself even in the "printing case ! " Yours fraternally , PRAGMATIC .

1 he Lord Mayor , accompanied by Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Fowler , M . P ., and Bro . Sheriff Waterlow , opened the first of the series of international exhibitions held at the Crystal Palace on Thursday , the 26 th ult .