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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 . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Governors and Subscribers of this Institution will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL , Great Queen Street , Lincoln's Inn Fields , London , on SATURDAY , the gth day of January , 18 S 6 , at Twelve o ' clock precisely , on the General Business of the Institution , to place Candidates on the list for the Election in April next , to declare the Number of Girls then to be Elected and to consider Notices of Motion as under : — NOTICES OF MOTIONUpon recommendation of the House Committee , by Bro . J . H . MATTHEWS , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron : — "That the House Committee be authorised to expend a sum not exceeding Thirteen hundred pounds ( fctjoo ) , in the erection of an Entrance Lodge , a Carpenter ' s Cottage , and the extension of the front fencing along that part of the frontage of the newly-acquired land facing the Common . " To add to Law LX . following Clause II : — " In case a vacancy occurs from any cause before the newly-elected children are received into the School , the next highest unsuccessful Candidate on the List may be admitted at the next Quarterly Court . " "That one additional Girl be elected at the Quarterly General Court in April , thereby raising the number of Elected Girls in the Institution to 237 . " F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Offices—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , W . C , January 2 nd , iSS 6 .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , W . C . GRAND PATRON .-HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the Covernors and Subscribers will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL , Great Queen Street , Lincoln ' s Inn Field ' s , London , on MONDAY , the nth day of January , 1 SS 6 , for the Transaction of the Ordinary Business of the Institution . To Receive a Recommendation from the General Committee for the adoption of a List of Forty-eight Candidates from which Twenty Hoys—or , should the Notice of Motion for increase be adopted , Thirty Boys—shall be Elected at the Quarterly General Court , to be held on Monday , 12 th of April next . To consider the following NOTICES OF MOTIONBy W . Bro . Joyce Murray , Vice-Patron , on behalf of the House Committee .- — 1 . "To amend Law 74 , Clause 2 , that it may read as follows : — Thc Assistant Masters shall be appointed by the Head Master , subject to confirmation by the House Committee . '" 2 . "To insert in Law 75 the words 'House Steward , ' and after the first word * The . ' " 3 . "That ten additional boys be elected at thc Quarterly General Court , on 12 th October next , makinglhe total number 240 . " 4 . By VV . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart ( P . G . D . ) , V . P ., and Trustee . To form part of Law 37 : — "That the Members of the House Committee shall be elected for three years , and that at the expiration of the first three years the Election shall take place annually . The three at the top of the list shall then retire , and be eligible for reelection , and so on annually . " The Chair will be taken at Four o ' clock in the Afternoon precisely . FREDERICK BINCKES ( P . G . Std . ) , Vice-Patron , , Secretary . January 2 , 1 SS 6 . * * The SSlh Anniversary Festival will be held in June next , under distinguished presidency . The services of Brethren to represent Lodges and Provinces are most earnestly solicited .

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MINE ROOMS to Let at 196 , Alders-.,. , * 5 ate- . strcct < n -= "ie General Post Office . Inquire on the Premises . '

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GOUT . DIABETES . EPILEPSY . PATIENTS suffering * from tlie above complaints should winter in NICK , where they can be successfully treated b y a new cure at Dr . SCHNEE'S ( of Carlsbad ) WINTER SANATORIUM .

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ROY AL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Of this Institution will take place at FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , Ou Wednesday , i \ th February , 1 S 86 , Upon which occasion the Most Hon . the MARQUIS OF HERTFORD , R . VV . Senior Grand Warden , Has been pleased to signify his intention of Presiding . Brethren are earnestly invited to accept the Office of Steward upon this occasion , and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as soon as convenient , to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required , and supply them with all necessary circulars , & c . It is fraternally hoped that , upon this occasion , owing to the large number of Applicants and the few vacancies , Brethren will use their influence to obtain donations towards the Funds of the Institution , which were never more needed than at the present time . JAMES TERRY , P . Prov . G . S . W . Norths & Hunts ., Secretary . 4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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The Gold Medal Inventions Exhibition , 1885 / A The Gold Medal of the Society of Arts , 1885 . J **^ y The Report upon the Steimeay Piano , hy the . ^ Y Magical Jury of the Invention . K-hibition icaa /" y V higher than that of any other Maker . ^ STEIN WAY Grand ^ A * and Upright PIANOS y ^ Y ^^ Ave the Cheapest because the Best and Most J SV C V nurable . ** 0 C ^ STEIXWAY S . SONS are the only Mnuufaciu . ~ V rers who make all the component parts of their \ . Pianofortes exterior and interior { including JO * / the easting ofthe lull Metal frames ) , in their vtN / own Factories . Otf ^ / Descriptive Catahyues sent free on application . STEINWAY HALL , IS & 17 , LowerSeymour j Street , Portman Square , London , W .

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BRO . JOSEPH PARKINSON , Tyler and Janitor , will be glad to add a few more Lodges and Chapters to his present engagements . —2 , Baker-street , Lloyd's-square , W . C .

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A LADY , in greatly reduced circumstances , mother of six children , and wife of a Freemason in failing health , will feel most grateful for kindly advice and assistance that will enable her to complete the education of her eldest child , a promising youth of 12 years . Highest references as to genuineness of case , & c , apply at the Freemason Office 16 , Great Queen-street , W . C .

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PARIS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT for the Sons of Gentlemen . Principal : M . G . Ovtee , Officier d'Academie , late Inspector of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris , and Translator of Higgenson ' s United States History . For terms , address G . Ovriie , 14 , Rue David , Passy , Paris .

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ALEX . ROSS'S NOSE MACHINE . —Applied to the nose for an hour daily , so directs the soft cartilage of which the member consists , that an ill-formed nose is quickly shaped to perfection , ios . 6 d . ; post , ios . Sd . —21 , Lamb's Conduit-street , near Holborn , London . Ross ' s Toilet Magazine is .

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Naval , Military , and Tropical ^ - < ^ BOOT MAKEES ^^ - ^^ C ^ S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ PICCADILLY , LONDON , W .

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INVENTIONS EXHIBITION-GOLD MEDAL AWARDED . nPTSJT' ^ ILLUSTRATED UCtVi 1 O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS fir A mpTTTiq WATCHES and CLOCKS at VViiiUIliljO . REDUCED PRICES , sent post -A _ ^^ ^ free on application to E , DENT -jj ^ r > % & and Co ., Makers to the Queen , ¥ V * ' nFNT \ r 6 l > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , S UCWI X or 4 ) ROYAL EXCHANGE .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

BOOKS . & c . RECEIVED . "Sunday Times" ( New York ) , " I . a Chaine d'Uninn de Paris , " "Voice of Masonry" ( Chicago ) , " New Y ,, rk Dispatch , ' '" Jewish Chronicle , " " Hull Packet , " " ( itwen , " "Sunday Times" ( T-ondon ) , " Freemasons' Repository , " " Uritish and Colonial Printer and Stationer , " " Annario Masdnico Universal " ( Madrid ) , " Court Circular , " " I'lTective Advertiser , " " Liberal Freemason , " " Piano , Organ , and Music Trades Journal , " " International Masonic Review , " " Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine , " " Shield and Spear Magazine , " " Western Daily Mercury , " " lidinlmrgli livening Dispatch , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " Canadian Craftsman , " and * ' Morning Post . "

The Freemason

THE Freemason

SATURDAY , J ANUARY 9 , 1886 . © r £ g ( nal © orresuamience .

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

THE DISTRESS IN PRESTON , LANCASHIRE . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The deep distress prevailing here impels me to appeal to the sympathies of those in a position to afford relief to a large number of people suffering from a longcontinued depression of trade in the manufacturing districts . Several mills are stopped , and two have been recently

burnt down , causing four to five thousand hands to be thrown out of employment . And when it is considered that the four to five thousand hands here mentioned are , in many cases , the "bread-winners" of families , it must be apparent that a considerable number of children are suffering from the lack of food and clothing . The we \ l-organised efforts of the North End Relief Committee have resulted in systematic provision of food on a

meagre scale to many hundreds daily . But I am told in a letter , dated the 2 Sthinst ., from one in authority , who invites my co-operati n , that "one of the greatest wants in the town , as regards children , is clothing . If you can see your way to getting offerings of cast-off garments , we will undertake to inquire into the cases and distribute them . I had an offering sent rre this morning from a place far from here for the destitute children . It was pleasant , coming on Holy Innocents' Day . "

If any sympathising friends will kindly assist in clothing such a large number of almost naked children , they will be doing real acts of charity this inclement weather . To the credit of the local police be it said that many of the men devote their leisure time in assisting the most excellent work of the North End Relief Committee ; and , under the direction of Major Little , Inspector Dawson , and the police , parcels of clothing sent to them at the Springfieldstreet Relief Stores , Preston , will be distributed to necessitous cases .

Trusting that a hearty response will follow , 1 remain , Sir , yours very faithfully and fraternally , J . HIGSON . 25 , Latham-street , Preston , Lancashire ,. December 29 , 18 S 5 .

Reviews

REVIEWS

THE FALL OF GRANADA . A Poem in Six Duans . ByS . LIDDELL MATHERS . London ! Williams and Strahan , 7 , Lawrence-lane , Cheapside , E . C . 1 SS 5 . VVe congratulate Bro . Mathers on the production of this small volume of tuneful verse . The subject . of the principal poem— "The Fall of Granada "—is well adapted for an epic , and though Bro . Mathers has not followed—or

apparently even attempted to follow—in the lines of the great epic poets , he has handled his theme with a fair amount of success . He seems to possess a good knowledge of versification , and a keen ear for rhythm . Hence , though there are several varieties of measure in the poem , the lines flow easily and naturally , the accentuation , as it rises and falls , being very distinctly and correctly marked . As to the

chief characters and incidents in the poem , they are described with historical accuracy , so far as our examination has enabled us to judge , the usual margin for poetic license being within reasonable limits . There are also three minor poems— "Sicitur ad Astra , " "The Birthday of May , " and " Spectemur Agendo . " Of these the middle one strikes us as being the best . VVe thank Bro . Mathers for having accorded us the privilege of reading his volume .

BYE-LAWS OF THE BRITISH UNION LODGE , No . 114 , IPSWICH , 1 SS 5 . It is neither our province nor our custom to pass judgment on the bye-laws which are framed for the government of our lodges . But to the new code of the British Union Lodge , No . 114 , there is appended , or rather prefixed , a useful little sketch of the lodge history , which , though it has no

pretensions to be a full and particular account of the origin and progress of the lodge , is nevertheless a most desirable addition . It contains just the few leading facts which have occurred in the lodge during the term of its existence , and there is a list , complete as far as it is possible to make it , of the brethren who have successively occupied the Master's chair . It is satisfactory to find that this roll , though

extending from 1762 till now , has only the three years—1 S 13 , 1 S 14 , and 1 S 16—vacant , the minutes for these and the year 1 S 15 having apparently been kept on loose sheets of paper , of which only those of 1815 have escaped destruction . Some day , perhaps , we may look to have a full history of the lodge , which stands thiid in point of seniority of constitution on the roll of Suffolk lodges , and numbers among its

Masters one Prov . G . M . of Suffolk—Bro . John Reade—P . G . M . 183 S-49 , who was VV . M . in 1 S 37 ; and the following D . P . G . Masters : Bros . G . Bullen , W . M . in 1 S 43 ; Bro . R . Martin , VV . M . 1855 , 1 S 56 , and 1862 ; Bro . the Kev . E . I . Lockwood ; W . M . in 1 S 6 3 and 1 S 64 . Bros . Lord Waveney and the Rev . C . J . Martyn , the present P . G . M . and D . P . G . M ., are also subscribing members of the lodge .

The funeral of Lady Fanny Howard , sister of the Duke of Devonshire and aunt of Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., took place at Edensor , Chatsworth , on Wednesday .