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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CRO \ DON . 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 On TUESDAY , 26 th FEBRUARY , 1 SS 4 , AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT OUEEN-STREET , LONDON , Upon which occasion JOHN DERBY ALLCROFT , Esa ., GRAND TREASURER , VICE-PATRON AND TREASURER OF THE INSTITUTION , lias been pleased to signify his intention ol Presiding . And will be supported by a Board of Stewards , of which VV . Bro . HOKACE B . MARSHALL , C . C , is President , and W . Bro . EDGAR BOWYER , Grand Standard Bearer , is Treasurer . 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 vvill gladly give any information required . JAMES TERRY , P . Prov . G . S . W . Norths and Hunts , Secretary . # * # Atthe Election in May next there vvill be 126 Candidates for Election , while at the present time there arc only 17 Vacancies .

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THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS , EARLVVOOD , REDII 1 LL , SURREY . Under thc Patronage of Her Most Gracious Majesty TUB QUEHN . Total number of Inmates in the Asylum 5 G 3 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 thc Board of Management . BANKERS—Thc London Joint Stock Bank . WILLIAM NICHOLAS , Secretary . Offices , 3 6 , King William-street , K . C .

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SECOND APPLICATION . THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS , EARLSWOOD , RED HILL , SURREY . APRIL ELECTIO . N , 1 SS 4 . The favour of your Votes and interest is respectfully solicited on behalf of J A M ES E D XV A Rl ) T A Y ! . O K , Aged 12 years , who vvas deprived of his reason from thc effects of Scarlet Fever when four years of age . Thc Father ( Bro . Jas . Taylor , I-odgcs No . 730 ( I . C . ) , 1331 , I 53 <> , and Chapters , 13 , 13 $ ! , ) is a Sergeant in the Commissariat and Transport Corps now serving at Aldershot , and although willing to support to thc utmost of his abilities , is unable to provide adequate treatment or thc necessary supervision required by the case , which is strongly recommended by Baron II . de WORMS , M . P ., 4 . Old Burlington-st ., W . GEORGE KENNINO , Esq ., Upper Sydenham . RiciiAUD EVE , Esq ., Oxford " villa , Victoria-road , Aldershot . F . C . BLUNT , Deputy Commissary General , Aldershot . * U . S . E . REEVES , C . B ., Assistant Commissary General , Aldershot . Rev . R . M . SPOOR , Heathcrvicw , Cambridge-road , Aldershot . Proxies will be thankfully received by gentlemen marked thus * .

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SANATORIUM FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN AT BRIGHTON . CONDUCTED DV ALLEN DUKE , M . D . Opened for the re : eption of Ladies and Children needing bracing air and recovering from non-infectious illness . Terms , which include Medical Attendance , from Three Guineas per Week . Apply to DR . DUKE , 124 , Western-road , Brighton .

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BRO . ROBERT RAYNHAM , ORPHEUS LODGE , NO . 1706 , PROFESSOR OF SINGING AND ITALIAN , Is open to accept Engagements , and provide VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARTISTES FOR MASONIC BANQUETS . CONSECRATIONS , INSTALLATIONS , & c . Addrcss .-St . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL , E . C .

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AN IMPORTANT " FACT ! " J ? jr \ ant * upwards carefully invested X ) -L v / in Options on Stocks and Shares is the safest and most popular way of rapidly making money on the Stock Exchange by the non-liability system . Explanatory Book ( new edition ) giving full details , gratis and post free . — Address , GEORGE EVANS and Co ., Sworn Brokers , Gresham House , London , E . C .

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( JBtmcattoitaL DULWICH HOUSE SCHOOL , VICTORIA ROAD , UPPF . R NORWOOD , S . E . ( Within seven minutes' of the Crystal Palace ) . PRINCIPAL : Mr . J . K . BARNES , LONDON UNIVKRSITV . ( Late Upper Fifth-Form Master , Bedford Modern School , Harpur Foundation . ) RESIDENT STAFF : Classics : Mr . VV . P . EVANS , M . A . ( 2 nd Class Classical Tripos , 1877 . ) ( Late Foundation Scholar , Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . ) English Language and Literature : The PRINCIPAL . Mathematics and Science : P . Z . ROUND , B . A . ( Mathematical Tripos , 1 SS 2 . ) ( Late Scholar St . Katharine ' s College , Cambridge . ) Modern Languages : The PRINCIPAL . VISITING STAFF * . Modern Languages : Monsieur EUGENE FASNACHT . ( Late Senior Modern Language Master , Bedford Modern School . Editor of Macmillan ' s Foreign Classics . ) Science * . Rev . j . G . WOOD , M . A ., F . L . S ., and Prof . C . P . MORRIS , Geology and Phys . Geog . ; and such other qualified and experienced Masters as the requirements of the Pupils may demand . References kindly permitted to Rev . R . B . Poole , B . D ., Bed . Mod . School , Bedford . Alex . VVaugh Young , M . A ., Tettenhall College , Staffordshire . G . M . Hicks , M . A ., 5 , South-row , Blackheath , S . E . E . F . Ashworth Briggs , M . A ., L . L . M ., 15 , New Street , Davcntry . Rev . A . Lloyd , M . A ., Norton Rectory , Bury St . Edmunds . C . L . Peel , Esq ., C . B ., Woodcraft , Cucklicld , Sussex . Major Ed . Green , St . . Mary's , Bedford . J . D . Rodger , Esq ., College Lawn , Cheltenham . C . P . Mason , B . A ., F . C . P ., Dukescll , Streatham Hill , S . E .

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BROOKLANDS COLLEGE , WEST HILL , PUTNEY , S . W . A FIRST-GRADE BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR THE SONS OF GENTLEMEN ONLY . HEAD MASTER : The Rev . H . I " . WESTON COWLEY , B . A ., UNIVERSITY COLLEGE , LONDON . ( Ten Years an Assistant Master in University College School , London . Lately Curate of Rochampton , S . VV . ) Preparation for Public Schools , Naval Cadctships , and Wellington College , Universities and Army . Fees for Day Boys , 6 , 7 and S Guineas per Term , according to age . Boarders 70 to 80 Guineas per School Year . Cricket , Lawn Tennis , Gymnasium . For full particulars apply to the Rev . the HEAD MASTER . No Corporal Punishment . Boating and Swimming .

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ALL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS . BRADFORD CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE , 41 , SUNBRIDGE ROAD , BRADFORD . Thc DAY and EVENING CLASSES arc NOW OPEN . Candidates are thoroughly prepared for the Indian , Class I . and II ., Clerkships , Royal Irish Constabulary Cadctships , Excise , Customs , Lady Clerkships ( age iS to 20 ) , Naval Engineer Studentshi ps , & c . Preparations also for thc Army , Navy , the University , Theological , Preliminary Medical , Legal , Pharmaceutical , and other Examinations . Pupils very highly successful , obtaining ist , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th . Cth , 10 th places on the lists . Success certain . Backward and delicate pupils receive special attention . Special Class for Ladies preparing for Clerkships in thc Post-Office , commencing salary £ 65 . Boarders icceived ; terms moderate . Parents and Guardians should consult Mr . PIERCE , the Principal , respecting Government Appointments . Prospectuses post free . For further particulars apply to the SECRETARY . N . B . —Candidates rapidly prepared by Correspondence . Obtained the highest percentage of passes throughout thc United Kingdom . Passed upwards of 900 pupils . TWO ARTICLED PUPILS required . Age , iG to 21 . Premium required , So to 100 guineas . Salary first year , £ 40 with board , & c , or £ So without board , & c . Thorough training ; vvill be prepared for any branch of the Civil Service . For further particulars apply to Mr . VV . G . PIERCE , Civil Service Institute , Bradford , Yorkshire .

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AN APPEAL TO THE CRAFT . The Son of a late Military Officer , a Craft Mason ( having by an accident been made lame ) solicits sympathy and hel p in obtaining Additional PUPILS to Educate , with a few Young Gentlemen aged from 9 to 13 . Highest references . Select admission . Terms moderate . Address , Dominus , Ccfn House , Fairford , Gloster .

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PERILS ABOUND ON EVERY SIDE ! The RAILWAY PASSENGERS'ASSURANCE COMPANY INSURES AGAINST ACCIDENTSOFALLKINDS , —ONLANDOR WATER , AND HAS THE LARGEST INVESTED CAPITAL , THE LARGEST INCOME , AND PAYS YEARLY THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION of any Accidental Assurance Company . CHAIRMAN . —HARVIE M . FARQUHAR , ESQ . Apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations , the Local Agents , or West End Office 1 8 , GRAND M OTEL BUILDINGS , CHARINO CROSS ; or at the HEAD OFFICE : —C 4 , CORNHILL , LONDON , E . C . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary .

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ME M O R Y . —The LOISETTIAN SCHOOL of PHYSIOLOGICAL MEMORY , the instantaneous art of never forgetting , uses none of the " localities , " " keys , " " pegs , " " links , " or " associations , " of mnemonics . Prospectus post free , giving opinions from actual study of the system of Mr . RICHARD A . PROCTOR , Dr . ANDREW WILSON , and others . Any book learned in one reading . Day and evening classes in " Never Forgetting " and for cure of" Mind-Wandering . " Taught thoroughly by post . —Professor Loisette , 37 , New Oxford-street ( opposite Mudie ' s Miliary ) .

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' "" pHEATRE ROYAL , DRURY LANE CINDERELLA . GRAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME BY E . L . BLANCHARD , WITH ALL THE BEST FEATURES OE OLD-FASHIONED PANTOMIME AND ALL THE SPLENDOUR ^ OI * MODERN * SPECTACLE .

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SEVENTY-EIGHT Songs , Dances , Original RECITATIONS , & c , with full Pianoforte Accompaniment . Nearly all these Songs are original , and very suitable for Mason ' c Banquets . Positively the Cheapest Collection of Music in the World . 6 d . or Sd . post free . JOHN GUEST , 26 , Ivy Lane , Newgate-street , E . C .

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AGENCY . —Bro . J . Muhsam , of Lodz , Russian Poland , Coal and Commission Agent , desires AGENCIES of any kind for this place and district . He can produce first class references . Is a member of the St . John ' s Lodge , Victorious Truth , of Glcnvitz , Upper Silesia . Communications to be addressed , care of Freemason Office , iC , Great Queen-street , London , W . C .

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FOR SALE . —W . M . ' s Apron , Knight Templar Tunic , Cloak , Sash , Breast Jewel , and Sword ; Rituals—Rose Croix , Templar , & c . WANTED , Rosicrucian Jewel and P . Z . Jewel , second-hand . Address —Provincial , care of W . L ., Office of the Freemason .

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TO the Craft . —A K . T ., aged 58 , is in search of some li g ht EMPLOYMENT , Country preferred , where coniidcntial trust would be required . Any Brother that can assist , please address W . P ., iG , Great Oucen-strcet . VV . C .

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WANTED by a Brother , aged 26 , a SITUATION of Trust , either as Secretary , Assistant Secretary , Book-keeper , Cashier , Collector , or any position of responsibility . Well and worthily recommended . Address , F . Sicvcrs , jun ., 145 A , Graham-road , Hackney , li .

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ROYAL ARCH . Wanted to purchase , a SECOND HAND SET OF REGALIA for Royal Arch Chapter . Address , with full particulars , VV ., Beech Mount , Northurch .

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BONUS £ 5 0 . —The sum of £ 200 required for one year by a gentleman holding a lucrative position in a large wholesale firm . Interest payable quarterly . Can , b y permission , refer to his bankers . Security , a life policy of £ 200 . —Address , B . F . S . VV ., care of Mr . Goodman , 407 , Strand ,

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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 7 , BANK BUILDINGS , LOTHBURY , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . | Deaths by Accident . C . HARDING , Manager .

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Twelfth Edition , post-free , is . DR . WATTS on ASTHMA and BRONCHITIS . A Treatise on the only Successful Method of Curing these Diseases . By ROBERT G . WATTS , M . D ., F . R . S . L ., F . C . S ., & c . London : C . Mitchell and Co ., Red Lion court Fleet-street ; and Simpkin and Co ., Stationers' Hall-court . __

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The Freemason

THE FREEMASON

SATURDAY , FEIIRUARY 23 , 1884 , *

© rifitnal ffiorregporitience . [ Wedo not hold ourselves responsible ( or , ot 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 ELECTION OF GRAND 'TREASURER . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother—In the circular which has been issued on this subject there is the following paragraph : " VVe would further urge that 'it is very undesirable that a yearly canvass should be made , that the Craft should be divided into parties , and new elements of discord introduced by the efforts of the different sections to secure the election of their particular candidate . " *>