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JOHN HERVEY MEMORIAL FUND . V . W . Bro . Sir J B . MONCKTON , F . S . A ., P . G . D ., President of the Board of General Purposes , Chairman . £ s . d . Amount already acknowledged in !• reemason 938 S o SL ' BSEOUISNT RECKIPTS . Bro . the Right Honourable Sir JOHN WHITTAKER ELLIS , Bart ., Lord Mavor , J . G . Warden 5 5 o Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 ... ... ... 220 Caedewain Lodge , No . 1 . 594 ... . . ... I 1 o St . John's Lodge , No . 221 220 Bro . F . H . Wilson lies , M . D ., Dep . P . G . M ., Herts 1 1 o Wickham Lodge , No . 1924 33 ° St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 194 5 5 ° Mayo Lodge ( Punjab ) , No . 1413 1 1 o Zetland Lodge , So . 5 ( 11 ... ... •¦• 1 1 o Bro . Geo . Dcs-Geneys , VV . M . 1705 100 PUR DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OK THE PUNJAB ( Bro . Walter Adlard , P . M ., 1483 , & c , Deputy District Grand Master ) : Charity Lodge ( Umballa ) , No . 563 ... 1 13 2 *; Wahab Lodge ( Sealkote ) No . ySS ... ' 2 1 4 1 Himalayan Brotherhod Lodge ( Simla ) , No . 450 o 4 C Stewart Lodge , No . i 9 60 ... ... ... 1 19 io ,-Sutlej Lodg-e ( Amritsar ) , No . 1442 ... 3 12 2 , Northern Star Lodge ( Ferozepore ) , No . ... 14 G 3 ¦•• « l ° } Excelsior Lodge ( Dugshai ) , No . 1722 ... I o or Hope and Perseverance Lodge ( Lahore ) , No . 7 S 2 i 1 of District Grand Lodge ( Punjab ) 5 5 ° Love and Honour Lodge , No . 75 1 1 0 Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 342 220 Total £ ySS 3 o N . B . —Of the above amount the sum of £ 900 has been invested in the purchase of £ 903 19 s . 4 d . New Three per Cent . Stock , in the names of four Trustses . Remittances and all communications in respect to the Fund should be sent to the Hon . Sec , Bro . R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 25 G , 7 .. 7 ; Melvill Lodge , Manor-road , Wallington , Surrey . Cheques should be crossed " London and VVestminster Bank , account of the John Hervey Memorial Fund . "

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THE W . M ., Wardens , and Brethren of the Windrush Lodge , No . 1703 , Witney , Oxon , are desirous of finding EMPLOYMENT for a Brother who is perfectly able and willing to Work * , and a good Scholar , but who has been unfortunate in Business . Any communication likely to lead to such result will be thankfully acknowledged by the Secretary , Uro . H . ROBBINS , P . M ., West End , Witney , Oxon .

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ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY , MARGATE . ESTABLISHED 1791 . THE ONLY ONE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCORFULOUS POOR . COL . CREATON , TREASURER . JOHN M . CLABON , Est ; ., HON . SECKETARV . This Hospital requires aid . An extra liberal diet table is of necessity required on account of the exhausting nature of this terrible disease . Donors of £ 10 ios ., Annual Subscribers of £ 1 is ., can recommend patients . 250 beds . Average number of Inpatients per year , 750 , and of applicants over 1000 . Bankers , the Bank of England ; Coutts and Co . ; and Cobb and Co ., Margate . Offices : No . 30 , Charing Cross , VV . JOHN THOMAS WALKER , Secretary .

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VILLA RESIDENCES , to be Let or Sold ( charming ) , rents from £ 35 to £ 55 per annum ; seven , eight , nine , and ten rooms ; close to two Metropolitan District Railway stations and main road , 'bus route to City ; each lilted with gas , bells , bath-room , hot and cold water , Venetian blinds , and every modern convenience ; gravel soil and good drainage . —Apply to Messrs . Gibbs and Flew , The Cedars Estate Office , West Kensington , Station , VV .

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TO ADVERTISERS . CHE FREEMASON has a Iure ; e circulation in all parts of the Globe , Initthcolticial Reports of the Grand Lodges of Knglaml , Ireland , and Scotland are published with the specia sanction of thc respective Grand Wasters , and it contains a complete record of iMasonic worn in this countrv , our Indian ICmpire , and tlie Colonies . Thc vast acccssio ' n to the ranks of tlie Order durinj ; the past few years , anil the increasing- interest manifested in its doings , has given thc hrrcmason 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 thc current week ' s issue are received up to Six o ' clock on Wednesday evening .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

BOOKS , Sic , RECEIVED . " The Political Summary , " " The Bridgwater Mercury , ' " lewish Chronicle , " " Supplement to the Iowa 1 imes , ' "Jhe West London Advertiser , " "Boletin Masomco , " " New York Dispatch , " " The Royal Cornwall Gazette , " "The Broad Arrow , " "The Citizen , " "The Freemason " ( Sydney ) , " The Masonic Token , " " The Court Circular , " "Keystone . "

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gprejmas ^ SATURDAY , AUGUST 5 , 1882 .

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L VVC do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish iu a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion * . ]

BRO . VV . G . WEBER . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I sail on Monday , the 31 st inst ., in the Shannon , one of Messrs . Green's Blackwall liners , in which myself and family have been most comfortably berthed , through

the kind care and superintendence of Bro . li . L . Sindall . May I request that you will insert this letter in your pages , which I know are always open for a kindly action . I desire very much to thank many of my Masonic friends who have shown me kindness at various times , and whom I have been unable to see and thank personally ; and as I am sure the Freemason is read wherever there is Masonry

in England , those brethren who reside in the provinces will thus receive my earnest thanks , as well as my nearer brethren in London . I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and fraternally , VV . G . WEBER , Late clerk in the office of the R . M . I , for Girls . 102 , Oakfield-road , Penge , S . E ., July 29 th , ISS , ' .

MONEY OR ABILITY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Though this tine weather and the holiday time are very much against even Masonic lucubrations of any kind , I wish to say a few words in your pages as to some remarks

of Bro . Pfoundes under this somewhat sensational heading . I did not understand the leader alluded to to recommend expense or set any store on money , but simply to point some certain evils prevalent just now , which all who know any . tiling of English Freemasonry are aware markedly exist . The one is too low initiation fees . Many are attracted

to Freemasonry from its material benefits ; and for a small initiation fee and two years' subscription claim relief from its fund of Benevolence . To my own certain knowledge many are yearly admitted to Freemasonry whose only idea is that of a benefit society , so much return for so much payment . That is not the theory , or aim , or end of

Freemasonry . As regards lodge expenses , London is in an exceptional position , owing to its normal late dinner hours , and the fact , above all , that a very great majority of our brethren go to Freemasonry after an honest day ' s work for Masonic , duties and the Masonic social circle .

The experiment of a late lodge might be tried in London , say , meeting at 7 or 7 . 30 for work and an intellectual course of lectures , to be followed by a light inexpensive social meal . But I doubt very much if any such effort would be successful . Indeed , I believe that this system has been tried in the metropolis and has failed .

In the provinces the lodges meet later than in London , but lectures have not succeeded , except in very rare instances . I think that Bro . Pfoundes writes a little too harshly and severely on the subject . lt is not quite fair to represent Freemasons as stuck up or purse proud .

It is one of the greatest delusions possible that Freemasons are a very wealthy body . They are not . They represent a large class of official and high middle-class personages , belonging to the learned and mercantile , military and naval and clerical professions , bread winners , and having for the most part moderate incomes . The

wonderful returns toj the Masonic Charities prove that Mason ' s hearts are in the right place , and that " every mickle makes a muckle , " and that the interest in the Charities is properly and generally diffused , but they prove nothing more . The London expenses seem formidable , but they mostly arise from the circumstances of the case . Surely Bro . Ffoundes can join a good lodge in

Hertfordshire , Buckinghamshire , . Sussex , burrey , or Middlesex , where he can find what he wants , without assuming that English Freemasons encourage expense , which they do not ; or set money against ability , than which nothing is further from their thoughts . Yours fraternally , A PROVINCIAL BROTHER .

THE GIRLS' SCHOOL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Knowing what great interest ' you have always taken in all matters appertaining to our Masonic Institutions , 1

wish to lay before you , subject to your corrections , the following approximate statistics with regard to the Girls ' Institution , as deduced from the subscribers' book for 1 SS 1 . The total cost for the education , maintenance , and various necessary expenses of 199 children and twenty-live adults was , for 1 SS 0 , Lfd-S is . yd ., or about £ 3 ^ 2 s . per girl , to

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which must be added the sum of £ Soo 7 s . id . for charges which vary , such as University fees , prizes , gratuities , etc ., in round numbers , £ Sooo , and the income for that year , from subscriptions i * i 5 , iSo iSs . 1 id ., and interest on invested capital £ 1202 10 s ., making a total of £ 16 , 459 Ss . 1 id ., more than double the [ expenditure . During that time

Lyncombe House was made capable of accommodating , together with the main building , 250 pupils . In April last all the candidates for election were placed on the strength of the establishment , bringing the number up to 236 , leaving fourteen beds vacant . At the ensuing election thc number of accepted candidates is twenty ; the vacancies by

lapse of time are seven ; the fourteen vacant beds would make twenty-one , so that together with the one admitted by purchase , without petition , ( radically if not legally wrong ) , thijre would be room for all seeking admission . Now the average for cost for 250 girls would be less in proportion than for the 199 , as very nearly the same staff

of teachers , etc ., would suffice , so I have placed the average general cost for the 250 at £ 36 per head , equal to jCyooo , and the variable charges at £ 1000 , cr £ 200 more than for the former number , whicli , I believe , would be ample ; but , for argument sake , put on another £ 200 , which gives a total of £ 10 , 200 , which would leave the

handsome sum of from £ 2500 to £ 4000 to invest every year . Such being the case , thatjis , if my figures are anything like correct , I take it that it is our bounden duty towards the subscribers to admit all the candidates thc establishment is adapted to provide for , and as all the

candidates can be provided for , I fail to see why the election expenses might not be saved to the advantage of the Institution . Hoping you will correct the errors , if any , 1 remain , yours fraternally , S , Thurloe-place , July 31 . P . M . , 047 .

THE "JOHN HERVEY" BENEVOLENT FUND . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — The receipt now and again of further donations , including some from the other side of the world , keeps this fund still open , and , with your kind permission , 1 should

like to report what has been done . At the last election the dividends then accrued , amounting to £ 20 13 s . id ., were given among the two old ladies and two old brethren who stood highest among the non-successful candidates , and very delighted the poor old people were with the welcome " solatium . " The amount now invested in the

names of the four trustees in New Three per Cents , is £ 900 . A small balance remains in the London and Westminster Bank , and 1 earnestly ask those leading brethren , as well as those provinces , from whom nothing as yet has come , to remember the benevolent , as well as thc memorial , nature of the fund ; and by ever so moderate

donation , to enable us to invest , at least , £ 1000 clear before closing the fund . Our excellent Hon . Secretary , Bro . R . R . Davis , of Melvill Lodge , Manor-road , Wallington , Surrey , will gladly give both information and receipts for donations . I am , very faithfully and fraternally yours ,

JOHN B . MONCKTON , London , July 29 th . Chairman of Committee . RETURN OF THE JEWS ~ TO PALESTINE , AND THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Your short review of Bro . Meiter ' s brochure on tlie above subject may fairly give rise to a little discussion thereon ,- and afford a ^ topic of interest during the dull

season . Apart fromlthejioetic and imaginary views and theories propounded as to the time and mode of this return , one would like to know how the poets and theorizers propose to increase the national resources of the Holy Land , so

that a rocky , barren country , not half the size of Scotland , and almost destitute of mineral wealth , of natural harbours , and of rivers , can be made to support in comfort and abundance the ten millions of Jews now scattered over the face of the earth ?

Yours truly and fraternall y , PRACTICAL . THE STATUS OF P . M . ' s . To tha Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , As remarked by you , in a foot-note to your

correspondent " M . M ., " in the Freemason , of July 22 nd , thc Book of Constitutions is exceedingly brief and obscure on the above question . Surely , now that the Constitutions are undergoing revision , this question will receive consideration .

To illustrate ono point I will take my own case . Many years ago 1 served as W . M . in my mother lodge . Whilst still a member of this lodge 1 joined a second lodge , and subsequently resigned my membershippf my mother lodge , in which 1 had served as VV . M . I infer from the present Book of Constitutions that my status as a P . M . lodge in No . 2 is nil , and that I am

merely a P . M . in the Craft b y having ceased my membership of thc lodge in whicli I served as W . M . My argumen is that if so , it is manifestly unfair for a P . M . not to carry his status as such into a lod ge which he joins . If he were only an E . A . P . or K . C . he would unquestionably take his status as such into the lodge he joined ; and why should the case be different with a P . M . ?