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T 3 OYAL 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 I 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 VVest 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 . C 157 , V . Pat . of Inst . VICE-PRESI DENTS : 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 . By permission of Col . Tester and the Ofiicers of the Regiment , the BAND OF THE FIRST SUSSEX ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS will play on the Lawn throughout the afternoon . Other Musical Arrangements are in progress . The Special Train for Brighton will leave London Bridge at 11 . 30 . a . m ., calling at East Croydon , 11 . 50 a . m ., for passengers by Ordinary Train . Main Line from Victoria at 10 . 55 a . m . DINNER , Provided by Messrs . Sayers 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 urgentlj- needed , the number oi Stewards being below the average of recent years . The Annual Fete , Stewards' Visit , and Distribution of Prizes , will be held on Tuesday , 2 SU 1 June , under the presidency of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Londonderry . FREDERICK BINCKES , P . G . Std ., and Pat . of Inst ., Sec . of Inst ., Hon . Sec . Office , C , Freemasons' Hall , AV . C , June , 1 SS 1 .

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PROVINCE OF LINCOLNSHIRE . The Annual Provincial GRAND LODGE OF LINCOLNSHIRE Will ( D . V . ) be holden at the OLD HALL , GAINSBORO ' , On MONDAY , the 20 th day of June inst ., AT ELEVEN O ' CLOCK A . M . At Half-past Twelve the FOUNDATION STONE Of the CHURCH OF ST . JOHN THE DIVINE Will be laid by thc R . W . P . G . M . Thc officers of Piovincial Grand Lodge are hereb y convened to attend , and all Master Masons are invited to be present . By Order of \ V . Bro . WILLIAM HENRY SMYTH , R . W . P . G . M . ( Signed ) FREDC . D . MARSDEN , P . G . Sec . Louth , June 4 th , 1 SS 1 .

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PROVINCE OF SURREY . THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL BRO . GENERAL STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , C . B . PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that a PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE will bo held on SATURDAV , the 25 th Day of JUNE , 1 SS 1 , at One o ' clock in the Afternoon punctual !} -, at the PUBLIC HALL , REIGATE , in the Count } ' of Surrey , when thc members of the PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE , and other Brethren of the Province , are requested to attend . By command of the R . W . P . G . Master . CHARLES GREENWOOD , Prov . G . Secretary . Ci , Ne ' son-square , Blackfrairs-road , May 25 th , 1 SS 1 . P . S . —The Banquet will take place nt 3 . 30 o ' clock precisely , Tickets for which ( price 15 s . ) may be had of Bvo . J LF . ES , P . M ., P . P . G . W ., Reigate , Surrey , or of the PROVINCIAL GRAND SECRETARV . The R . W . P . G . Master requests the attendance of the Brethren at Divine Service at the Parish Church , at 2 . 15 p . m . A Sermon will be Preached by the W . J 3 ro . the PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPLAIN . Brethren not to appear in Masonic Costume at Divine Service .

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€ ti fitorrrspoirticntjs . The Australian Freemason , very generousl y accords a word of praise tothe "Cosmopolitan Calendar " for 1 SS 1 and "its enterprising publisher , " but regrets that this year the Australian lodges are most unaccountably omitted ! We think our publisher would not lay claim to being very enterprising if he had omitted such an important section of thc Masonic body as the lodges of Australasia ; and if our worthy confrere the Editor of the Australian Freemason will look again we think that feeling of doubt which seems to be present when he says " or are we mistaken " will be dissipated . Both under the head of " Foreign Lodges , " page 102 , and also incorporated in the " List of Craft Lodges ' , " page 07 , will be found all the lodges under the District Grand Lodges of Auckland , New Zealand ; New . South Wales , Queensland , South Australia , Tasmania , Victoria , Wellington , New Zealand ; and Westland , New Zealand . The following stand ; over until next week . " Freemasonry in Spain . " Consecration of the Thames Lodge , No . 1 S 95 . BOOKS , & c ., RECEIVED . " Tlie Cause of Colour Among Races , " "The Hebrew Leader , " " Masonic Advocate , " " Der Long Islaender , " " Voice of Masonry , " " New York Dispatch , " ' ¦ ' Keystone , " " IJaiihutte , " "Calendrier . Maconnique due Grand Orient de France , " "Jewish Chronicle , " "The Hull Packet , " "Chaine d'Union , " "Tbe Sunday 'Times , " "Thc Citizen , " "Freemason ' s Repository , " "Australian Freemason . "

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THE FREEMASON . SATURDAY , JUXE 18 , 1 SS 1 .

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[ We do not nohl ourselves responsible for , or CVLMI approving of , thc opinions expressed by our correspondents , but wcwish in aspint of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ] *

INCREASE OK LODGES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As among those members of the Craft who ! ool ; with some apprehension on the continued and continual increase of lodges , I venture to report to you what an

American cousin of mine calls an "eye-opener . Several years since I was one of the officers of a lodge which respectfully refused to recommend the establishment in a town and suburbs of about 70 , 000 inhabitants of a sixth lodge , composed of members , for the most part , who had " swarmed" from a lodge distant from the town where

they resided ; why they should have been made there , with live existing lodges in thc place of their residence , it is not for me to say . We even went further , and addressed a respectful request to the Grand Master of the province not to recommend the formation of flu ' s sixth lodge , on the ground that the existing lodges afforded abundant

opportunities for all to join who might he regarded as worthy of the Order ; but In vain . The warrant was granted . I should now liK'e to quote one recent example of tlie result . Al the last meeting a member of one of the theatrical companies in thc town , who had been proposed and accepted as an initiate , was expected to attend for initiation . After some waiting , the initiate was announced as

present , but when the I reasurer applied for the fees , it was announced not only lhat he had come unprepared with them , but that he appeared to repudiate the idea of payment ; he had been aslced to become a member (' . ) , and it would seem he thought he should be conferring an honour on the Craft by condescending to join it . In any event , the money was not forthcoming , and the gentleman was not made . Now , though , with high authority to warn me ,

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I have never expected grapes from thorns or figs from thistles , 1 confess , with all my apprehensions respecting this particular matter—for our attitude respecting which at the time some of us got snubbed in high quarters—I never dreamt of seeing chicken thus so readily come home to rocst . May I very respectfully , but most earnestly , put in

a plea , founded on this experience , against the too ready acquiescence of some good-natured Masons in an ) ' proposal to extend the bounds of the Craft and enlarge its borders , irrespective of what must , it is to be feared , in many cases be the inevitable consequences . I am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours ,

P . M . [ We publish this letter , but wc cannot say that we quite agree with our worthy correspondent . In the present progress and prosperity of Masonry , it is undoubtedly the case that it becomes " expansive , " so to say . —Ed . K . M . ]

CORRECT TERMINOLOGY . To the Editor ofthe "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As Masonic matters are gelling rather dull , and as I suspect , from what I know of the Masonic press , your " copy" is not so plentiful just now as it used to be , I

venture to ask you to insert this letter , as on a subject which , if not Masonic , has much to interest lovers and students of the Queen ' s English . Wc sec a good deal of slipshod writing just ] now , and incorrect expressions , and , therefore , as we are all going down into the country , I think it well to inform yout

readers respectfully of " some things which a fellar ought to know . " For instance , different terms arc applied to different groups of . animals . Thus : A "covey" of partviges , a "nide" of pheasants , a "wisp" of snipe , a "bevy" of quails , a "flight" of doves or swallows , a "muster" of peacocks , a " siege" of herons , a "building" of rooks , a " brood" of grouse , a " plump " of wild

fowl , a "stand" of plovers , a "cast" of hawks , a " watch " of nightingales , a " chattering" of choughs , a "( lock " of geese , a "swarm" of bees , a "school" of whales , a "shoal" of herrings , a "herd" of swine , a " skulk" of foxes , a "pack " of wolves , a "drove" of oxen , a " troop" of monkeys , a " pride " of lions , and a " sleuth " of bears . Yours fraternally , PRISCIAN .

MASONIC DIRECTORY—A QUERY . To the Editor of the " . Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Can you inform me where I can see a list of the

towns of the United Kingdom which possesses a Masonic Hall ? There may , perhaps , be a " Masonic Directory , " the knowledge of which would frequently prove of great service to travelling brethren . I am , yours truly and fraternally , A TRAVELLING MASON .

Reviews.

Reviews .

PROCEEDINGS OK THE GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR , MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND , 1 SS 0 . This official document contains a good deal of information interesting- to " Knights 'J ' ernpiar " in America and in England . It seems that there are 54 , 838 " Templars " in England , Ireland , Scotland , Wales , Canada , and America .

But a doubt occurs to us at the outset , whether these figures are final and correct . Be lhat as it may , it is a " fact " to be noted that of these 5-1 , 83 S good men and true , America claims no less than 50 , 000 , an army in themselves , and as they drill in America habitually and appear in public , neither of which things do wc in England , they must constitute a very effective body of men , in the

prime ot life , educated and energetic , good patriots , and loyal citizens . There are it seems 774 commanderies , of which America claims C 21 . We wish , we say it in a ! good feeling , that the American Templars did more for charity . In the accounts of this Grand Commandery there is not one item for charity , and , speaking in all friendly

frankness , we do deem , with every good feeling and sincere regard for our many excellent American brethren , that here is their weak point . We trust that they will take our humble criticism in good pr . rt , remembering that it is thc privilege of Freemasons , whether of the High Grades or not , to speak openly , frankly , loyally , one to another .

CONSTITUTIONS , BYE-LAWS , AND INSTALLATION CEREMONIES OF M . W . GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA . We have never read an official publication of Freemasonry with greater pain . It constitutes a sheer departure , open and avowed , from all that usage has enjoined and Masonic

precedent has made sacred . In this authoritative explanation , alike of the Constitution and installation ceremonies , proper tu the jurisdiction , every landmark of Freemasonry is ignored , anil put on one side . Unlike our own wise Book of Constitutions , which leaves all that is " not proper to be written " to thc lodge and Grand Lodge , the authorities ol Indiana , forgetting both their own undertakings and their

very serious responsibility , boldly avow to thc world , and publish deliberately , a ceremonial , which ought only to be delivered in lodge . Wo do not , as wc said before , profess to realize the object of such indiscreet publication . A very serious question arises on these facts . Are

those W . M . ' s of Indiana lawfully installed as W . M . 's ? would they be admitted amongst us into a " Board of Installed Masters ; " would Ihey even be admitted into similar American Boards ? We deeply 1 egret to note such an "innovation , " so unwise a departure from our reasonable ritual arrangements , and trust that the authorities will retrace their steps before it is too late .