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merely to gratify tho benevolent ideas of a brother who has moved or seconded it , but acting ns business people with prudence in manag ing our concerns . I have alread y detained yon too long . ( No , no . ) . Before I hacl opened my mouth I was convinced that my words wonld be unpopular . Charity is one of our great and essential principles , and brotherly love is one of our principles , too ; so is relief . We

must remember that Masonry does not consist in charity only ; and , therefore , I ask yon not to confirm so much of the minutes as relates to this grant , and not to commit us to it until we know exactly what we have , what tbe claims upon ifc are , so that wo may be in a position to judge before we commit ourselves to the grant . Bro . J . M . Clabon seconded the motion . When the original motion

was voted he had confined his attention to the Fund of Benevolence . He doubted whether tha General Purposes Fnnd could afford ifc . He tbonghfc that the Grand Lodge was taken by surprise ; he did not think that they had sufficient materials before them , and it was desirable that these should be furnished . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart P . G . D . defended tho vote , and said

there was plenty of money to meet it . Bro . Sir John Monckton said : Most Worshipfnl Grand Master , I shall say but a very few words . I do nofc think G . Lodge shonld be led away with the idea that the votes themselves are of any special value . Bro . Stewart says that we get so many votes from the Institution , and he would have 113 infer thafc candidates came in in

response to those votes , but whether they give you two votes for a Lodgo or ten votes for a Lodge it makes no difference . There are twenty-five old men and twenty-five old ladies to be elected , and it makes no difference what is the number of votes by which they are elected . There can be no possible harm in the brethren knowing precisely what they have got . If Bro . Philbrick is wron ™ , the

proposed Committeo will put fcho matter right . I believe I know pretty well , being tho Chairman of the Board of General Purposes , what we have got , but I could not say exactly—I shonld have to look and search . It seems to me most fairly suggested that there shonld be a Committee . Let that be done ; there will be no harm done between this and June , but a fair and honest and bnsiness-like result will be come to .

The Earl of Carnarvon : Brethren , it has been moved and seconded thafc so much of the minutes of the last Quarterly Communication as refer to this question be omitted for the purpose , as I understand , of appointing a Committee to take the whole matter into consideration , and report to the next Quarterl y Communication . Before proceeding to the nomination of the Committee I shall now put the rest of the minntes for confirmation .

This having been done , Bro . Philbrick said : The matter being referred to a Committee , I propose Bros . Raynham W . Stewart , General Brownrigg , the President of the Board of General Purposes , the Grand Secretary , and the Grand Treasurer , to report to next Quarterly Communication whnfc is the whole income of this Grand Lodge , what aro the demands we have at present to meet with it , so

that we may see how far the money will go . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart seconded the motion . The Earl of Carnarvon said : The brethren wonld perceive thafc the motion , now submitted to Grand Lodge is upon the understanding that a report is to be submitted to Grand Lodge at next Quarterly Meeting . The motion is that the Committee , whose names yon have heard , be appointed .

The motion was pnt and carried by a large majority . Dr . Alfred Meadows P . G . S . proposed the re-election of the Prince of Wales as Most Worshipful Grand Master , and in tho course of his speech compared tho state of Freemasonry , with regard to the number of Lodges for which warrants had been granted , and the contributions to the Charitable Institutions of the Order , five years preceding His Royal Highncss ' s reign , wifh the same events five

years succeeding his Grand Mastership . Of Lodge warrants , thoy were 228 as against 327 ; and of subscriptions to the Institutions , thoy were £ 130 , 000 as against £ 200 , 000 . This result he attributed to the moral worth and influence which His Royal Highness had exercised on the Order . The motion was seconded by TJnder-Sheriff Baylis , and carried amidst lond applause . Sir Albert W . Woods ( Garter ) then proclaimed His Royal Highness , by all his titles , Grand Master of Freemasons .

Bro . E . A . Pontifex , P . M . No . 2 , proposed Colonel Creaton as Grand Treasurer , and regretted nofc only his absence , bnt more especiall y the cause of thafc absence—the death of his wife the day before . Bro . F . Binckes seconded the motion , which was carried amidst great cheering .

Ihe Grand Secretary read the correspondence which had passed between himself and the American Minister , in relation to the vote of condolence with the United States and Mrs . Garfield , passed at lasfc Grand Lodge . On the motion of the Earl of Carnarvon , seconded by Bro . W . W . B . Beach , it was ordered to be entered on tho minutes .

The next business was the confimation of the grants by the Lodge ° f Benevolence , and Bro . Clabon , in seconding the first grant , whicli was proposed by Bro . Joshua Nnnn , drew the attention of thn brethren to the fact thafc the Lodge had exceeded its income last yenr by £ 2 , 000 . Not opposing , but rather supporting generous gifts , "o reminded Grand Lodge that , as this necessitated drawin" on thr

capital of the Fnnd of Benevolence , some £ 45 , 000 , if they proceeded in that way the capital must necessarily he at , somo time exhausted , and ho suggested ., as a way ont of the difficulty that the quarterages of tj'o London brethren should bn increased from 4 s to f > s a year , anr ! of the country brethren from 2 s to 3 s . Grants to tho amount of some * d ., i 00 were thou confirmed . A long discussion arose on tho report ol the

Hoard of General Purposes with regard to tho suggested new ttiwle of taking the votes of Gra id Lodge on a division , hut in tho icl , after various other suggestions had been made , the matter was e erred back to tho Board , and tho consideration postponed > 'j June . Bro . Joshua Ntimi ' s motion for altering the horn * of to f . ? ° ^ ° ¦ lj 0 C * o Benevolence from six o ' clock in tho evening onr in tho afternoon was almost unanimously rejected , ancl a

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similar result was arrived afc with respect to Bro . G . P . Britten a proposals to havo every petition for relief in Grand Secretary ' s office seven days instead of threo before the meeting of tho Lodge of Benevolence , and to have a list of all petitioners sent to every Lodge on the Saturday preceding such meeting . The motion was nofc

only opposed , but strongly condemned by Bro . J . M . Clabon , who main , tained that the strictest secrecy should bo observed with respect to applicants for relief . Bro . Frederick Davison , W . M . No . 10 , proposed that the Lodge of Benevolence should meet twice , instead of onco a month , at six in the evening , bnt this motion waa also lost . Grand Lodge waa then closed .

The great meeting to promote the establishment of a Royal College of Music for the British Empire , was held on Tuesday , in the banqueting Hall of St . James ' s Palace . The chair was taken by the Prince of Wales , who was supported by , among others , tbe Dukes of Edinburgh and

Albany P . G . W . England , the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Duke of Westminster , the Earl of Lathom D . G . M . England , Earl Spencer , K . G ., Earl of Rosebery , Cardinal Manning , Bro . the Lord Mayor , Sir Richard Wallace , M . P ., Bro . Carl Rosa . His Royal Highness made an eloquent

speech , setting forth at considerable length the objects of the proposed College , and the amount of support already promised . A resolution to take the necessary steps to promote tbe establishment of a national school of music was proposed by the Dnke of Edinburgh , seconded by tbe

Archbishop of Canterbury , and carried by acclamation . A vote of thanks to the Prince of Wales , for presiding , having been proposed by Mr . W . E . Gladstone , M . P ., seconded by Sir Stafford Northcote , M . P ., was similarly carried , and the proceedings then terminated . Among the sums already

promised are , the Queen £ 500 , the Prince of Wnles £ 250 , the Dnke of Edinburgh £ 250 , the Dnke of Connaught £ 100 , the Duke of Albany £ 100 , H . M . 's Commissioners of fche Great Exhibition £ 500 per annum , Sir Eiohard Wallace , M . P ., £ 1 , 000 , Mr . Samuel Morley , M . P ., £ 1 , 000 ,

Messrs . Eobcrt Cocks & Co . £ , 1000 , Messrs Collard and Collard £ 1 , 000 , the Duke of Westminster £ 500 , Sir Donald Currie , M . P ., £ 500 , Bro . Rosa £ 100 . The building erected

by Mr . Freake has also been presented to the Prince of Wales for the uso of the College , and the Commission of 1851 have promised the ground on which to erect the College .

The William Preston Lodge of Instruction , No . 766 , haa removed to the Jacob ' s Well , George street , Manchester Square . The first meeting will be held there on Friday , the 10 th March , afc 8 p . m .

Carnarvon Chapter, No. 804.

CARNARVON CHAPTER , No . 804 .

THE installation meeting of this Chapter waa held on Tuesday , the 21 sfc ult . Present—Comps . E . E . Street Z ., T . Francis H ., J . N . Hillman P . Z . as J . ; P . Z . 's H . M . Green , H . R . Trigg , J . Harrison ; Comps . W . Dart E ., J . J . Field N ., J . Collings , W . Blackmore Janitor . Visitors—Comps . H . Tuoby P . Z . 257 , R . J . Tierney P . Z . 312 , J . C . Arlidge 548 , Comp . Tierney Installing Principal . Comp ,

T . Francis H . was installed in ancient form as Z ., Comp . H . M . Green P . Z . as H ., and W . Dart as J . The M . E . Z . then invested the Officers , as follow : Comps . Elverston ( unavoidably absent ) S . E ., J . J . Field S . N ., J . N . Hilman P . Z . P . S . and Treas ., Wm . Blackmore Janitor . A

vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to Comp . P . Z , Tierney for fche very able manner in which he had performed the duties of Installing Principal . The Comps . afterwards adjourned to the Bear Hotel , where the usual Loyal and Royal Arch toasts were honoured , Thev passed a pleasant evening .

Metropolitan Chapter , No . 1507 . —A convocation of this Chapter was being hold on Thursday evening , afc Anderton ' s Hotel , when the news of the attempted assassination of her Majesty waa received . Companion W . M . Stiles M . E . Z ., afc the banquet which followed , in proposing the health of Her Majesty , said he felt ho was speakiti " the sentiments of the Freemasons cf England , aud

particularly of tho Royal Arch Masons , when he stated how much they all deplored tho dastardly attempt which had that day been made upon the life of tho Queen . It was a matter of the greatest national satisfaction that that attempt had been unsuccessful . They wero all glad to find that 'he villain—which , he thought , was far too nr ' . a a term to apply to the would-be assassin—had been arrested ¦ . ¦ pon liio spot , [ for Mniesfcy had so endeared herself to the hearts of her peoplo

that snch an attemp t , upon her life was hold in universal detestation Ho trusted that she might long be spared iu health and happiness to reign over a free and united people . Companions Hudson H ., and Henry Stiles J ., with other Principals of the Chapter , concurred heartily in these sentiments , as did the Companions generally , and Her Majesty's health wns drunk with more than the customary enthusiasm . —Daily Telegraph .