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GREAT WESTERN" RAILWAY . WEEKLY EXCURSIONS to WEST OF ENGLAND and WEYMOUTH . n- SATURDAY , July 7 , and afterwards on EVERY CATURDAY until further notice , EXCURSION TRAINS fvill leave PADDING 1 \> N as under : - At SS am ., for ILFRACOMBE , EXETER , Dawlbh , Teienmoutb , Torquay , Plymouth , Penzance , & c , to Return following Monday , Monday Week or Fortnight . At in dS a . m ., for NEWBURY , Marlborough , Devizes , Trowbridge , YEOVIL , DORCHESTER , WEYMOUTH , L to Return following Monday Week or Fortnight . At 12 is D . m ., for BATH , BRISTOL , Clevedon , Weston-„ UDer -Mare , Bridgwater , Minehead , TAUNTON , & c , to Return following Monday , Monday Week or Fortnight . Passengers can is most casts , on payment of 20 per cent , on the fares , return on the intervening Saturdays or Sundavs during the time their tickets are available . Bills can be obtained at the Company ' s Stations and Offices . HY . LAMBERT . General Manager .

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BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY . —4 , Queen Street Place , London , E . C . CAPITAL A QUARTER-OF-A-MILLION STERLING . MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ACTUARYWM . SUTTON GOVER , ESQ ., P . G . S ., P . M ., P . Z THIRTY-THIRD AMUAL REPORT-MAY , 1888 . NEW BUSINESS . 17 S 3 Policies issued for £ i 3 ° , 75 New Premium Income io , 3 S 6 BUSINESS IN FORCE . 2 S , 226 Policies , assuring £ 5 , 260 , 236 REVENUE OF THE YEAR . Premiums £ 154 , Interest , & c 48 , 024 £ 202 , 046 ACCUMULATED FUND . Laid by in the Year ^ 64 , 7 60 Accumulated Fund on 31 st January , 18 S 8 1 , 206 , 57 0 Claims and Bonuses paid under Company ' s Policies £ 1 , 120 , 759 Average Reversionary Bonus for Thirty Years , about ij per cent , per annum .

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MASONS' MARKS . —Information is desired , for which remuneration will be given . — Address , HENRY J EFFS , Sherborne-villa , Spa , Gloucester . A BROTHER from Australia , Draper by Trade , wants SITUATION . Would any Brother hel p him to obtain one ? Excellent references . Age , 2 S . —Address , E . W ., 20 , Royal-crescent , Bath .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M ., P . Z ., P . M . W . S . 1 S , Professor of Latin and Zoology , "The College , " South Kensington ; Examiner 15 years Bexley Heath College ) has some time disengaged for Private or Visiting Tuition . Lectures on History and Natural Science . Foreigners taught English through the medium of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W . UOR SALE . —A very fine impression * , JP ; i ° of before letters ) of the CELEBRATED MASONIC PICTURE , painted by THOMAS STOTHARD , T-n 7 . " 4 .. ??? . e"graved by BARTOLOZZI , representing the FESTIVAL of the FREEMASONS' GIRLS' SCHOOL " f , ^ ' contain ! n & Portraits of the most Eminent Masons " TRK A Size 2 5 inches by 19 inches , with Key , price & o 6 s . —Apply at the office of the Freemason .

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JUST PUBLISHED . A NTHEM- « BEHOLD HOW GOOD x * - AND JOYFUL " ( Dedicated to Right Hon . the Earl of Mount EDGCUMBE , Provincial Grand Master of Cornwall ) , Composed by Bro . C . ' E . J ULEFF , P . P . G . O . Cornwall , organist and Choir Director of Bodmin Parish Church . PRICE 4 d . of the Composer . an ?" , ? i ' i ~ Jhis , , ntll . em is already on several cathedral lists , and will shortl y be in a second edition .

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HEPBURN and COCKS , OS nw . ESTAULISIIED 1700 . " <* , CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C . DEEn -a . T-rr . ( Two Doors North oS Union Bank ) . S & J ^ 0 % CASH , and DESPATCH BOX , and FIRE-PROOF AirTiH , i Jm SAFE MANUFACTURERS . « Offlces and sil ^ S "' I ? . " ?™ in Btock ' andma ( i , ! *» order . o £ Stands a ™ nov ^ lSS ? J ^ P wUh lma ^ 'a ™* ami Shelves . Bets u uoxes made to fit Recesses to Order . •'• tt . B -STpnw ? Mmates given . Price Lists . l' » nfaw mH < L 5 EEB BOXES of the following dimensions forwarded Ulii . T > yiOh , M , ' ?? 7 Y - 16 in . 1 ) 1-12 In . by 91 in .. 17 * . 6 < 1 . •— - ____^'™ JW 8 iii , 14 s . 6 U ; and 13 in . by 9 In . by 7 s ., Us . 6 d . ACCIDENT INSURANCE COM - IO QT „ PANY LIMITED . General * " SW , THIN ' S LANE > LONDON , E . C . ^*«» A 2 * I £ ' I Personal Injuries y A ? c'den ( 3 . | Dcaths by A ^ ident , C . HARDING , Manager .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following communications were either received too late for publication or stand over for want of space : — CRAFT LODGES—Aneel , No . 51 ; Royal York No . 315 ; St . John ' s , No . 673 ; St . Aubyn , No . 954 ; Lodge of St , Peter , No . 1024 ; Lodge of Concord , No . 1135 ; Dundas , No . 1255 ; and Lodge of Fidelity , No . 1256 .

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS—fidelity , No . 441 . Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of East Anglia . Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hants , and I . of Wight . Masonic Presentation at llfracombe .

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Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . _ To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I have to crave the favour of space in your next issue to reply to the letter of Bro . Woods , and the remarks by Bro . Binckes on my statistics which appear in your report of the recent Festival . Until 1 saw Bro . Woods '

letter I did not know that such an institution as the "Bancroft School" exists , nor do I now know anything respecting it . I took for comparison the four other institutions mentioned in my " analysis" ( more particularly the Commercial Travellers' Schools ) , because I thought , and still think , them nearer akin to our own in their object , purpose , and method than any other institution is , and therefore fair

basis for comparison . I have never , by word or implication , found fault with the expenditure of our Schools under the head of rates and taxes—no sane man would do so . I might readily have extended the comparison to the Licensed Victuallers' Schools , Clergy Orphans , Wolverhampton Orphans , Muller ' s , and many others , with comparisons not resulting more favourably to the management of the Royal

Masonic Institution for Boys . If Bro . Woods thinks that more light can be thrown upon the subject by further comparisons , I hope he will compile and publish the figures —I shall be very pleased to see them . Our W . Bro . Binckes in his remarks refers to " slanderous calumnious , and malicious statements , " and if he classes my " analysis" therein it is not for me to object ,

because every figure which I have published referring' to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys has been taken from the printed statement of accounts which Bro . Binckes sent to me . No slander , calumny , or malice has emanted from me on the subject , and I hope and trust will not do so hereafter . As to the inference that 1 drew attention to the cost of an exceptional outbreak of sickness at the

London Orphan Asylum , but uncharitably withheld reference to a similar occurrence at the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , the reason is obvious , viz . —in the London Orphan Asylum the accounts revealed the fact ; in the R . M . I , for Boys , they did not—how then could 1 be aware of the outbreak in the latter case ? I have to-day gone carefully through the accounts again , and I cannot

find therein any evidence that £ 400 was spent last year through special sickness as stated by Bro . Binckes at the Festival . I do not fora moment infer that his statement was incorrect . I only say that his own accounts do not exhibit the £ 400 . The Chairman at the Festival referred to the Farm Accounts , and Bro . Binckes replied that " it was all nett profit , " whereas his accounts show that it cost

£ 108 7 s . ud . to secure £ 115 os . 4 d . worth of produce , and that too without one penny being debited for capital expended on Stock , Rent , and Ratee , or Management , and in the R . M . I , for Boys the latter is not an unimportant item generally . Bro . Binckes appears to have seen my figures , but I have yet to learn that he or any one else disputes their accuracy . I claim , therefore , to have proved

that each boy last year cost £ 50 16 s . Why then did those in authority publish a statement that the average cost had only been £ 41 13 s . iod . ? Moreover , if only 4 per cent , is charged on the expenditure at Wood Green as an equivalent for Rent , it brings the average cost per boy up to £ 65 7 s . pd . _ If the majority of the subscribers do not consider this

expenditure excessive , well and good , that will end all debate as to cost , but I and many others do consider it too much , and think that we ought to have , at least , one hundred more boys provided for ( and that too in a real Masonic manner ) on the present gross amount of expenditure . —I am , yours faithfully and fraternally ,

E . V . GREATBATCH , I . P . M . 41 S , P . G . S . of Wks . Staffordshire June 30 . — POST OFFICE RED TAPE-A WARNING TO

SECRETARIES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Some three weeks ago I had occasion to forward to the 400 members of our lodge and Correspondence Circle , a lodge summons and other printed matter , by book post under postal wrapper . In the hurry of affixing the

stamps some 20 slightly overlapped the wrapper , thus preventing " the contents being easily withdrawn . "—( see P . O . Guide , p . 3 . ) You will scarcely believe it , but each of these was charged for as a letter , the deficiency of postage being doubled , and marked " closed against inspection , " which is downright untrue , because , the ends being open , every word of the contents could easily be

read . This has naturally caused me and our membersto whom I hereby tender an apology—much annoyance , and if any of those intended for the Cape , India , or Australia have been similarly treated the actual expense will be considerable . Your insertion of this letter may act as a useful warning to lodge Secretaries to be very careful ,

for the meshes of the Post Office appear to be exceedingly fine . The curious part is that a packet " may be tied at the ends with string . " Surely this closes it more effectually than my poor stamp , which can easily be torn through . — Fraternally yours , G . W . SPETH . Sec . Quatuor Coronati Lodge , 3 rd July . No . 2076 .

Reviews

REVIEWS

RECORDS OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY OF PENNSYLVANIA , 1887 , Philadelphia . W . H . HOSKINS and Co ., 1887 . These records contain a full account of the 34 th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania , held at the Masonic Hall , Philadelphia , on the 24 th and 25 th of May , 1 SS 7 . From this we learn that owing to the

absence through a family bereavement of Sir Knight Geo . S . Graham , G . C ., Sir Knight Lee S . Smith , Dep . G . C ., presided , that there was a full attendance of Grand Officers and members , and that the meeting passed off satisfactorily . The address of the Grand Commander seems to have been a brief one , and the subjects dealt with by him to have been chiefly of a local interest . The Grand

Treasurer ' s statement bespeaks a flourishing state of the Grand Commandery in the matter of cash , the receipts , including the balance brought forward from the previous account , amounting to close on £ 10 , 0 45 dollars , and the expenditure to 4313 dollars , the balance in hand at the close of the account being close on 5732 dollars . The report of the Grand Commandery shows that there are 61

commandenes on the roll , with a membership , so far as reported , of 7770 sir knights . The receipts for the year 1 SS 7-8 having been estimated at 4505 dollars , and appropriations amounting to 5045 dollars recommended , the city of Pittsburgh was designated as the meeting place of the next annual conclave , and the principal Grand Officers for the year elected , among them being Sir Knights Lee S ,

Smith , G . Commander ; William H . Allen , Deputy G . Commander ; M . R . Muckle , G . Treasurer ; and Charles E . Meyer , G . Recorder . On the 25 th May the Grand Officers were installed , and the new Grand Grand Commander delivered an address of the usual character , at the close of

which he was presented with a sword of honour by his commandery , in token of the respect and esteem with which its members regarded him . The remaining business needs no comment , but appended to this account is a long and interesting Report on Correspondence , which will well repay perusal . ¦

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA . Pittsburg : Jos . Eichbaum and Co ., 48 , Fifth Avenue , 18 S 8 . This is a report of the proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Pennsylvania at its 42 nd annual grand assembly at the Masonic Hall , Erie , on the

15 th February , 1888 , Comp . Chas . K . Francis , M . P . G . M ., presided , and was supported by his Grand Officers and the representatives of several subordinate councils . The annual address of the Grand Master is of more than usual interest , as it contains an inquiry into the history of the Cryptic Degrees , in which a mass of important information on the subject of Masonic Degrees appears to have been

brought together . Then follow the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Recorder , the former showing receipts including balance brought forward amounting to 2246 dollars , and expenditure 628 dollars , leaving a balance in hand of 1618 dollars . From the report of Comp . Chas . E . Meyer , G . Recorder , it appears there are 20 councils in active work with a total membership of 1436 companions .

The Grand Officers for the year were elected , and Comp , Charles K . Francis declining re-election , Comp . John L . Young was chosen G . M . ; Comp . D . A . Stevenson , Dep . G . M . ; Comp . Joshua L . Lyte , III . G . M . ; Comp . J , Wadsworth , G . P . C . of Wks . ; Comp . James Brown , G . Treas . ; and Comp . Charles E . Meyer , G . Recorder . The report on correspondence completes the volume .

Masonic Notes And Queries:

Masonic Notes and Queries :

7 S 4 ] ANOTHER MASONIC MS . It is my privilege to again announce the discovery of another copy of the " Old Charges . " It happened in this wise . Bro . John Lane and I were looking over a number of Grand Lodge Calendars , in the British Museum , and simultaneously exclaimed , "That ' s important writing at the end" of the Calendar of 1781 . It turned out to be a

copy of an " Old Charge of about the same period as the Calendar , written on paper , and sewn up with the former ; but there is no date in " water mark " or aught else to exactly fix the period of transcription ; neither am I quite certain yet as to the original version , from which the document has been copied , though I fancy it resembles the "Bedford MS . "in many respects . As to this and

other points , I shall have a word to say on returning to Torquay in a few weeks' time . It is termed , " A copy of an ancient transcript . The Mason Constitution ; " and quite a number of sub-titles are to be found throughout the MS ., such as : ( a ) The Prayer at Admittance or Acceptance ; ( b ) The Origin of the Science and how Founded ; ( c ) The Original of the Science from the

Scripture ; ( d ) How it was found after the Flood ; ( e ) When and where Masons were first so-called and made ; ( f ) Nimrod ' s Charge ; ( g ) Euclid ' s Charge ; ( h ) Solomon's Charge ; ( i ) The Form of the Oath ; ( j ) Who shall administer the Oath ; ( It ) Prince Edwin's Charges ; ( 1 ) Practisers , & c . The Invocation begins with "The might of the Father of Kincrs , with the Wisdom of the Glorious

Jesus . " In the preface , mention is made of the " true Free Mason ; " the two stones are described as " Marble and chipped Lattens ; " "Hyram" is called "the Son of Ahihbal ; " the wages paid were " two shillings and sixpence per week , and threepence vemst" ( whatever that may mean ); and the sentence runs after the Oath ( socalled ) , "Then after the Oath taken and the Book kiss'd ,

these following precepts and charges which He or they are , or is to keep , are to be read . " " Prince Edwin ' s Charges" run from 1 to 21 , and the " Practisers' " Regulations from 22 to 32 , and then "The admonition to the old Masons after the reading your charges . Every man that is a Mason , either Master , Fellow , or Bro "—when the MS . abruptly leaves off . I shall consult with Bros . Gould , Rylands , and Speth , and then report in due course , W . J . HUGHAN ,