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N O W R E A D Y . Deniy Svo . About 500 pages . Price tos . 6 d . Crown 4 to , Price £ r is . HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN HERTFORDSHIRE . Dedicated by permission to T HOMAS FREDERICK HALSEY , Esq ., M . P ., Prov . Grand Master . BY G . BLIZARD ABBOTT , W . M . GLADSMUIR LODGE , NO . 1385 ,. BASNET . WITH PORTRAITS . London . —GEORGI KENNING , 16 and 16 a , Great Queen-st ., Lincoln's Inn Fields , W . C .

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Now READY . NEW MASONIC WORK . Demy 8 vo . About 300 pages . Price Ios . HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN THE PROVINCE OF ROXBURGHSHIRE AND SELKIRKSHIRE , FROM 1674 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 . it , 104 , 262 , 280 , and 424 S . C . j Local Secretary for South Scotland of the C . C . Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 , AUTHOR OF " Kelso , Past and Present , " "Tales 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 , 16 and I 6 A , Great Queen-street , London . W . C .

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A BROTHER ( P . M . ) , age 40 , having met with reverses , seeks a POSITION OF TRUST as Clerk , Secretary , Cashier , Collector , & c . ; good address and appearance ; highest testimonials , Masonic and otherwise , as to business capabilities and character . —Address , "A ., " care of Freemason office .

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FOR SALE . —CROSSLEY'S GAS ENGINE , 3 * H . P ., in good working order . To make room for larger one . —GEORGE KENNING , /^? mason OflVe . if , 2 nd ifia Great Oueen-street . W . C .

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THE FOLLOWING HOTELS OE THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY will be found complete in all the arrangements , and the charges moderate . MIDLAND GRAND ( St . Pancras Station ) London , N . W . The new Venetian Rooms at this Hotel are available for Wedding Breakfasts , and Public and Private and Masonic Banquets . ADELPHI ( Near Central Station ) , LIVERPOOL . OUEEN'S , LEEDS . MIDLAND , BRADFORD . MIDLAND , DERBY . MIDLAND , MORECAMBE . Tariffs on application . Telegraphic Address— " MIDOTEL . " WILLIAM TOWLE , Hotels , & c , Manager .

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PARTRIDGE & COOPER , " THE " STA TIONERS , 191 & 192 , FLEET STREET , LONDON , Would invite attention to their LARGE AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF GENERAL & FANCY STATIONERY , Suitable for presents , such as Inkstands , Stationery , Cabinets , Ladies' and Gentlemen ' s Dressing Bags , Travelling and Brief Bags , & c , all of which are enumerated in their New Illustrated Catalogue , sent free on application .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS . In future numbers of the Freemason we purpose giving -a series of portraits of Worshipful Masters who have been recently installed . Recognising the fact that no greater honour can be bestowed on a brother than to be elected the Master of his lodge , we

desire to do our part towards creating a permanent record of such event in his Masonic history by placing his portrait before our readers . We shall be pleased to furnish Secretaries of lodges and others who may take an interest in our project whatever information may be desired as to our proposed method ol procedure .

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Hre^^SS W ^ ^ sr ^ W ^^ V ^ ^ -w ^^ n ^ ^ S ^^^ \ SATURDAY , AUGUST 5 , 1803 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

1 he deepest rcgnt is felt everywhere throughout the Craft at the death of Bro . John Derby Allcroft , Past Grand Treasurer . Bro . Allcroft had not been able to take a very active part in Freemasonry during the last five or six years , but there is no doubt he rendered it

eminent service in various capacities and , above all , that he had always shown himself a sincere friend and generous supporter of our Institutions . We offer our most respectful sympathy to the surviving members of his family as well as to all those who enjoyed his friendship or acquaintance .

* We note in connection with the report of the opening of the New Masonic Hall in West Hartlepool , that the Freemasons' Hall , in Upper Church-street , which was

built by the members of the Harbour of Refuge Lodge , No . 7 64 , nearly 30 years ago , still remains their home , and at which the meetings of the Fawcett Chapter , No . 764 , and the Eclectic Mark Lodge , No . 30 , will still be held .

* * We learn from a circular letter addressed by the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia to the Grand Lodges in the United Kingdom , Canada , and the United States , that a grand Masonic Charity Fair will be held in Halifax , N . S ., from the 14 th to the 19 th inst ., both

inclusive , the object being to pay off a portion of the debt of $ 22 , 000 which was incurred by the erection of the new Masonic Hall in that city in 1875 . This is not , in itself perhaps , a very heavy burden to bear ; but it must be borne in mind that the Craft in Nova Scotia

is far from being either a numerous or a wealthy body , and we trust that in the jurisdiction of England will be found some brethren who will sympathise with the Nova Scotian brethren in their desire to be quit of this debt and contribute in some way or other towards the success of the Fair .

Masonic Notes.

But any aid that may be forthcoming will be of a general character—from individual brethren or from lodges . Our Grand Lodge has never shown the slightest hesitation in holding out a helping hand to Craftsmen as a body or individually , either at home or abroad , who have been overtaken by some calamity or misfortune . It would , however , never have its hand

out of its purse if it were to make a special grant in answer to every appeal that is addressed for purposes of this kind . We sincerely hope the Fair will prove a success , and contribute substantially towards the reduction of this debt , but our Nova Scotian friends will have to rely principally upon their own efforts for the attainment of their purposes .

* * * Some of our lodges appoint their * regular meetings to be held on certain days , before , or after , or nearest the full moon . But Bro . Hugh Sterling , in the address he delivered as Grand Master at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut in January last , describes this as an act of " lunacy , " and ,

as regards those who look upon this arrangement as a kind of landmark , points out that occasionally "the moon fails to come to time according to the landmark , " and he instances December last as a case in point . Bro . Sterling , however , passed by without notice the still greater difficulty which must arise in fixing the day of meeting , where , as in April last , there were two full moons in the same month .

* * * The Voice of Masonry , in one of its recent numbers , enumerates the topics which were referred to by Grand Master J . Simpson Africa in his address at the annual communication held at the Masonic Hall , Philadelphia , on the 27 th December . It will be seen that they cover

an enormous area , and must have seriously taxed Bro . Africa ' s powers as an orator and thinker . They were as follows -. " The Masonic Year ; Lodge Jurisdiction ; Lodge Meetings ; Prerogatives of a Worshipful Master ; Past Masters ; the Road to Membership j the Minister of Lodge Meetings ; Clandestine Lodges ;

Innovations ; Preserve the Dignity of Freemasonry ; Secrecy ; Past Grand Master McCalla ; Uniformity of Work ; Our Charities ; and Grand Representatives . " We do not envy the man who felt himself called upon to deal with all these matters in a single address , or the audience which had to listen to such a multitude and variety of topics .

However , Pennsylvania is one of the largest and most important Masonic jurisdictions in the United States , and a formidable address , such as Bro . Africa ' s must have been , is quite in keeping with its general character . For has it not 408 lodges on the roll of its

Grand Lodge and an aggregate membership of 44 , 026 subscribing brethren ' i Its Charities , too , are on an appropriate scale of largeness , the Grand Lodge Charity Fund possessing invested property to thc extent of # 73 , , thc Giraud Bequest $ 63 , 200 , the Sinking Fund £ 157 , 495 , and ^\ e Thomas R . Tatton

Memorial Charity Fund # 53 , 000 . It is also largel y in debt to the extent of over $ 621 , 000 , and , as it reduces its debt by large sums , it may rightly be described as large all round , largeheartedness , in thc matter of Charities and thc interest it takes in the well-being of Freemasonry , being among the most conspicuous features in its general largeness .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

f We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free dJscussfon . 1

QUARTERLY COURT BOYS' SCHOOL . To the Editor of the " Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , May I ask you to correct your report of what I said anent Bro . Beech ' s motion to revive a resolution passed at a Quarterly Court 17 years ago , to the effect

that Warwickshire should have a perpetual presentation on the payment of . £ 1050 . Your report says that I opposed the motion , and that Bro . W . Russell , of Kent , supported my objection , and proposed that thc amount should be , £ 1260 . . Now , what I did say was—I objected to a resolution

carried 17 years ago , and never acted upon , being revived . 1 contended that if it held good for 17 years , it would hold good for 100 years , and could then be revived . I said I objected to the motion in its then form , but reserved to myself perfect freedom of action as to the amount to be paid , and , as a matter of fact , I

neither spoke nor voted on Bro . Russell ' s motion for the . £ 1260 . Your correction will greatly oblige . —Yours very fraternally , J . S . CUMBERLAND . August ist .