Ad00602

TpiRST AND LAST APPLICATION . ' [' 0 the Governors and Subscribers of the ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . Your Votes and Interest are earnestly solicited for AMY MARGARET LEE , daughter of the late Bro . Thomas Vincent Lee , of Union Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 . —Mrs . J . LEE , 29 Grove-terrace , Highgate-road , N .

Ad00614

THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS , EARLSWOOD , REDHILL , SURREY . Under the Patronage of Her Most Gracious Majesty THE QUEEN . Total number of Inmates in the Asylum 5 G J Entirely supported by Voluntary Subscriptions ... 375 FUNDS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED TO MEET CURRENT EXPENSES . Superior accommodation is provided for private cases , payment for which is regulated by the Board of Management . . n , BANKERS—The London Joint Stock Bank . YVILLIAM NICHOLAS , Secretary . Offices , 3 6 , Kins William-stree ^ J ^ C .

Ad00613

CRAFT FURNITURE . — FOR SALE , under excep tional circumstances , a set of the above , consisting of 3 Oak Chairs , 3 Mahogany Pedestals , 3 Oak Candlesticks , Tesselated Carpet , Ballot Box , Tracing Boards , all in first-rate condition . I'or order to view , apply to VV . H . B ., Freemason Office , 16 Great Oueen-street , London , W . C

Ad00612

ELECTRICITY . —A quantity of Electrical and Scientific APPARATUS to be disposed of . Suitable for Institutions , Schools , Private Gentlemen , or for Presentation . Full particulars on application , by letter addresssd to S . G ., at the office of the Freemason , 16 , Great Qiieen-street , JW . C .

Ad00611

AGENTS Wanted everywhere by the Mutual Watch Clubs' Association ( Kendal and Dent , Managers ) , 106 , Cheapsidc , London . —Foremen , timekeepers , station masters , clerks , secretaries of portrait clubs , police officers , shopkeepers , & c , with spare time , wanted to form clubs for this successful association . — Illustrated catalogues and particulars on application .

Ad00610

MASONIC PHOTOGRAPHS . INTERIOR OF GRAND LOD G . E , AFTER THE FIRE , 4 th May . Two VIEWS , Photographed May , 1 S 83 . THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . Two VIEWS , Photographed June , 1 SS 3 . THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS . Two VIEWS , Photographed June , 1 SS 3 . THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR BOYS . Two VIEWS , Photographed June , 1 S 83 . Prices , 4 s ., 2 s ., and is . each . Delivered Post Free to any part of the World on receipt of stamps or P . O . O . made payable to George Kenning . Photographed by BROS . BEDFORD LE . Y 1 ERE cS : Co ., 147 , STRAND . Published by G . KENNING , 16 , Great Oueen Street , London , W . C

Ad00609

SPECULATION & INVESTMENT TN STOCKS AND SHARES ^ ITH A MINIMUM RISK TO operate on the Stock Exchange ¦¦• profitably or , in other words , increase one ' s capital , limited though it be , may suggest itself as not very easy of accomp lishment . Quick perception , however , tempered with experience and a true knowledge of ihe influences in force , will , in many cases , render the process comparatively simple . To purchase a stock or security of any description might not always prove judicious and s . ife , even were the position and prospects in the particular case the most sound and promising , because an immediate improvement , or , indeed , the maintenance of the prevalent market value ' would be improbable , if not impossible , so long as the account remained a weak one , or one showing a heavy preponderance of weak operations for the rise . In like manner a stock might be intrinsically worth little or absolutely nothing , but from the fact of it having been largely oversold the price remains apparently firm . TJXPLANATORY BOOK sent post free on application . p EAD OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . W / -EEKLY and MONTHLY REPORT sent regularly W to clients . CPECULATIVE ACCOUNTS opened on the most favourable terms . W GUTTEKluGE AND CO ., STOCK AND . SHARE BROKERS , 7 , DRAPERS' -GARDENS , THROGMORTON-STREEf , LONDON , E . C

Ad00608

A GOOD PLAN . C-rr \ upwards judiciously in-^ t ) X \ J vested in Options on Stocks and Shares often give handsome profits in a few days . Fidl details in Fxblanatory Book gratis and p'ist free . — Address GEORGE EVANS and Co ., Stockbrokers , Gresham House , Old Broad-atreet , London , E . C Best and safest p lan ever devised .

Ad00603

BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY , 4 , Queen-street-place , London , E . C . Capital—A Ouarter of a Million Sterling . TWENTY-EIGHTH " ANNUAL REPORT , MAY , 1 SS 3 . _ NEW BUSINESS . 2070 Policies issued for irl °° > 375 New Premium Income 3 C 1 i , gSG BUSINESS IN FORCE . 26 , 099 Policies , Assuring ^ 4 , 5 ) 3 ' 7 REVENUE OF THE YEAR . Premiums £ 140 , 809 Interest , & C £ 35 . ' 3 i £ ' 75 * 940 ACCUMULATED FUND . Laidby in the year £ 69 , 772 Accumulated Fund on 31 st January , 1 SS 3 ( equal to 73 per cent , of the net premiums received upon policies in force ) £ 873 , 102 Average Reversionary Bonus for 27 years about i \ percent per annum . MUTUAL ASSURANCE WITHOUT MUTUAL LIABILITY .

Ad00604

SCOTLAND . BY THE WEST COAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS . The SUMMER SERVICE of PASSENGER TRAINS from LONDON to SCOTLAND is now in operation . WEEK DAYS . A B London ( Euston a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . Station ) dep . 5 15 7 15 10 on o S o S 50 9 o Edinburgh arr . 4 30 5 50 7 50 9 45 6 45 6 45 7 50 Glasgow . ,, 4 45 6 o 8 o 10 o 6 40 6 55 S o Greenock „ 5 52 7 ' 5 9 5 n 42 7 5 ° 7 5 " 9 4 Oban ... „ 9 43 — — 4 35 12 15 12 15 2 34 Perth ... „ 6 50 — 9 35 11 40 8 5 S 15 9 55 Dundee ... „ 7 30 — 10 30 12 50 9 o 9 o 12 o v » ; Aberdeen . „ 10 10 — — 3 20 11 40 2 15 Inverness „ — — —So 1 30 6 25 The HIGHLAND EXPRESS ( S . o p . m . ) will leave Euston every night ( Saturdays excepted ) , and be due at Greenork in time to enable passengers to join the steamers to the Western Coast of Scotland . It will also arrive at Perth in time to enable passengers to breakfast there before proceeding northwards . From the 16 th July to the 10 th August ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) an additional express train will leave Euston Station at 7 . 30 p . m . for Edinburgh , Glasgow , and all parts of Scotland . This train will convey special parties , horses , and carriages . A does not run to Oban or Dundee on Sunday mornings . B does not run beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow on Sunday mornings . Day saloons fitted with lavatory accommodation are attached to the 10 . o a . m . down express train from Euston to Edinburgh and Glasgow , & c , without extra charge . IMPROVED SLEEVING SALOONS , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the night trains between London , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Perth . Extra charge , 5 s . for each berth . CALLANDER AND OBAN LINE . The line to Oban affords the quickest and most comfortable route to the VY / estern Highlands and Islands of Scotland . For particulars of up train service from Scotland to London , see the Companies' time bills . G . F 1 NDLAY , General Manager , L . & N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager , June , 1 SS 3 . Caledonian Railway .

Ad00605

DREADNOUGHT SEAMENS ' HOSPITAL , Greenwich , S . E ., and DISPENSARY , Well-street , London Docks , E ., for Sailors of all Nations . No admission ticket or voting papers of any sort required , but both are entirely free to the whole maritime world , irrespective of race , creed , or nationality . Since establishmentupwardsof 225 , 000 have been relievedfrom no less than forty-two different countries , and the number of patients during 1 SS 2 , was 7514 , as compared with 4713 , the average of the preceding ten years . Qualification ot a governor one guinea annually , or a donation of ten guineas . New annual subscriptions or contributions will be thankfully received by the bankers , Messrs . Williams , Deacon and Co ., 20 , Birchin-lane , E . C , or by the Secretary at the Hospital . Funds are urgently needed for this truly Cosmopolitan Charity , which is supported by voluntary contributions . YV . T . EVANS , Secretary .

Ad00606

TO OUR READERS . THE F REEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry in every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon . United K ^ g ^ vn . lht ' Cotontal & c . Arabia ,, & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post Ollice Orders of Cheques are prefer-ed , U > former pa ) alilc to GEOIIOE KENNIN ' , Chief Ollice . Lcmlon . the latter crossed London Joint St"ck Bank .

Ad00607

TO ADVERTISERS . THE FREEMASON' has a large circulation in all parts of the Globe . In it the otficial Reports of the Grand Lodjjes of linglalld , Ireland , and Scotland are published with the special sanction of the respective Grand Masters , and it contains a complete record of Masonic worn in this country , our Indian Kmpire , and the Colonies . The vast accession to the ranks of the Order during the past few years , and the increasing interest manifested in its doings , has given the freemason a position and influence which few journals can lay claim to , and the proprietor can assert with conlidence that announcements appearing in its columns challenge the attention of a very large and inlluential body of readers . Advertisements for the current week ' s issue are received up to Six o ' clock on Wednesday evening .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

the fol o- 'raij have been received but stand over until next week for want of S | jace : Summer outing of the Affability Lodge , No . 317 . Picnic of the Newstead Lodge , No . 47 . Proceedings at the banquet at the Relief Lodge , Bury , Sesqui-centennial celebration . Palatine Lodge , No . 97 . Walker Lodge , No . 1342 . Gosport Mark Lodge , No . 301 ; .

BOOKS , & c , RECEfVED . "The Citizen , " "The Freemason ' s Repository , " "The Bible in Stone , " " The Masonic Advocate , " "The Hebrew Leader , " " The Keystone , " "The Canadian Craftsman , " "The Tricycling Journal , " "The Court Circular , " "The P . ionetic Journal , " " Boletin Masonico , " "The Jewish Chronicle , " " I he Broad Arrow , " " La liscuadra , " " The Vaccination Inquirer , " "The Hull Packet , " "List of Members A . and A . Rite . "

Ar00615

t > ATUi < i ) 4 v , J 21 , lbfcvj . - -- - % ^^^^^^ % j ^^^^^^^^ -MM ^ JM ^ 3 ^ SSigl

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of ( ihe opinions expressed by ourcorfespondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussicr .. " !

THE GIRLS' SCHOOL AND THE " LAND QUESTION . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It will doubtless be satisfactory to all interested in the continued prosperity of our noble Institution at

Wandsworth Common , except , very probably , the owner of " nine acres , " that the proposal to accept the modest sum of £ 4000 per acre for the said land has been unanimously declined by the Quarterly General Court of the Governors and Subscribers held on Saturday last . What might have resulted from a different decision it is now no

longer necessary to consider . My object in writing is twofold . First , to congratulate the general body on the refusal to entertain the purchase ; and , secondly , to perform an act of justice to those who are members of the House and General Committees . In common with many others i had been lead to entertain the

opinion that those worthy brethren really desired that the outrageous offer should be accepted , but at the very commencement of the meeting , which was one of the most businesslike I have ever attended , it was apparent that such was not the case . Neither individually nor collectively was there any influence exerted to control the expression

of opinions offered by the subscribers . On the contrary , an earnest attention was given to the objections raised to the suggested sale ( the question was never one of a proposed purchase ) , and it was readily acknowledged that the respective Committees could not properly have done other than they did in submitting the matter to the Quarterly Court

just as it had come before them . To have kept the general body of governors and subscribers in ignorance of the offer made by the owner of the adjacent land would have been a great error on their part , and might probably have led to future complications . We need not fear the threatened sale to a third party , or the suggested " building in . " It it is one thing to " offer

for sale , " and another thing to " find a purchaser , " even at a fair value . What it will be to obtain , at this time of depression in land values and over-building , a price nearly twice as great as that which a speculative builder would hesitate to give , is an operation which , in the course of my professional business , I shall watch with great interest . — Yours truly and fraternally , JAMES STEVENS , P . M . 1216 , P . Z . Clapham , S . W ., J uly 16 th .

GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF QUEBEC AND GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF ENGLAND AND WALES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother . —

I shall be obliged by your finding space in your next issue for a request that you and your readers will suspend judgement on any question at issue between the two bodies as above . Surely , where the real spirit of

Freemasonry prevails means of adjustment o f any differences which do exist , or may be supposed to exist , can readily be found . —I am , dear sir and brother , yours faithfully and fraternally , FREDERICK BINCKES , P . G . W ., Grand Sec , G . L . M . M . M .

THE GRAND LODGE ASSEMBLY AT YORK . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — A similar charge of five shillings was made at Truro , on the Grand Lodge being held in that city , A . D . 1 S 80 , as in York on the iSth inst . 1 believe , however , present as well as past Grand Officers were called upon to pay that trilling sum at Truro , as well as all the other Freemasons who attended . Why not ? Surely when the