R.M. Institution For Boys. Analysis Of The Subscription List.

Foundation No . 82 , did duty for the Province to the extent of £ 118 . Thus , the Province this year has contributed in all to our three Institutions over £ 727 . Last year £ 338 2 s was contributed to tho Boys , £ 135 9 s to the Girls , and £ 28 7 s to the Benevolent ; total for tho year £ 501 18 s . Iu 1876

£ 276 14 s was raised for the Boys , and the year previous forty guineas went to the same Institution . Thus , close upon £ 1 , 550 has beeu raised in this small Province , upwards of two-thirds of which have gone to tho Boys' School .

Hants aud Isle of Wight , whoso Provincial Graud Master Bro . W . W . B . Beach M . P . presided at the Festival of the Boys' Institution last year , is down for a round sum of one hundred guineas . Ifc can boast of thirty Lodges , and on this occasion one of the Aldershot

Lodges—Panmure , No . 123—represents the Province . In May , fourincluding this same Lodge—sent up Stewards , their total contributions being £ 117 12 s , and in February two Lodges together handed £ 70 7 s Gd to the Benevolent . In 1877 , its contributions to the Boys reached a total of £ 624 Is ,

while the Girls received £ 222 12 s , and the Benevolent £ 171 5 s . In 1876 the Boys were benefited by a contribution of £ 17 G 8 s , the Girls by £ 21 , and the

Benevolent by £ 285 lis 6 s . In 1875 the Boys had £ 371 7 s , with two lists still outstanding , and the Benevolent £ 162 18 s . Thus , in the four years it has missed only one Festival , and the aggregate of its contributions is a fraction over £ 2 , 328 . ( To be continued . )

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THE Eightieth Anniversary Festival of this Institution was held on Monday last , nt the Alexandra Palace , under the presidency of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught T . G . W ., who was supported by upwards of 250 Stewards and a numerous assemblage of brethren and ladies . The banquet was served in the Concert Hall , and at its conclusion , grace having been said by Bro . Pickard G . Chap ., Hia Eoyal Highness proceeded to give the usnal toasts . The first , the

Chairman said , needed no preface from him . He called on all present to drink the health of Tier Most Gracions Majesty the Queen the Patron of the Institution . The next toast he considered as only second to the one first honoured , being the health of H . Il . H . the Prince of AYalcs tho M . W . Grand Master of English Freemasons . Ever since H . B . H . had occupied the important position of Grand

Master , ho had never failed to show the deep interest he takes in everything relating to the Craft . This he ( the speaker ) knew from personal knowledge . Iu 1870 , the Princo of Wales presided afc the Festival of the Boys' Institution , and tho Chairman was happy to think he did an immense amount of good on that occasion ; ever since then the fands bad come in wonderfully . Each of these

toasts wero cordially received , and were followed by tho National Anthem and " God save the Prince of Wales " respectively . The health of H . R . H . the Duke of Connanght , the Chairman of " the clay , was proposed by Lord Sufriekl , Prov . G . M . Norfolk . It was " a proud privilege to propose the toast ; one always difficult to introduce , by reason of tho presence of the person referred to . All

know the readiness with which members of onr Royal Family render assistance to any good cause , and how their present Chairman invariably came forward when asked to do so . On this occasion , His Royal Highness makes hia debut iu any great Masonic ceremony . They had a noble and brilliant gathering to do him honour , and they would at all times be most happy and glad to see him . There were

many members of Grand Lodge nnable to attend the meeting , but they were anxious for the success of this and everything in connection with onr Institutions . He would venture to compliment H . R . H . on an event they all hoped wonld shortly take place , and wish him and his future wife long life and continued prosperity . The Duke of Connaught , in reply , assured the company that he appreciated most

fully the kind sentiments whioh had been expressed by Lord Suftield . He considered ib a groat pleasure to he with them at so successful a meeting . This pleasure was greatly enhanced by seeing so many ladies present . Some ladies gave the Freemasons the credit of being very selfish , bnt ho hoped meetings such as the present would go far to dispel such ideas . Lord Snffield had referred to the

present as being his Masonic debut , bnt this was hardly correct ; however , he must admit that ib was the first occasion he had had the pleasure of meeting so distinguished an assembly of the Masons of England . Lord Snffield had touched , in the kindest terms , on what is always a most delicate matter for auy man . He was sure ifc wonld gratify Her Royal Highness very much when ho

told her tho reception that had been accorded the first public mention of her name , and he was pleased that his brother Masons had been the first in England to so cordially honour her . Bro . Pickard , Grand Chaplain , gave the next toast , —that of the Pro Grand Master , the Deput y Grand Master , the Prov . Grand Masters , and tho rest of tho G-. Officers . It waa not very often , he said , that a man waa called

upon to propose His own health , bufc lie was in that position . It gave him great pleasure to speak of the Chiefs of the Order , he having been so intimately connected with both during his Mastership of the Apollo University Lodge . He was gratified in being able to couple with the toast the name of so able and distinguished a Mason as General Brownrigg , the Provincial Grand Master for Surrey . General

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Brownrigg stated thafc ho considered old age had its privileges as well as other things . Ifc was by reason of 'his old Masonio age that ho was called npon to acknowledge tho gratifying remarks of Bro . Pickard . Ho was delighted with the day ' s meeting , but especially so afc the presence of so many ladies . Ho felt that tha Grand Officers were so well known that it was not requisite for him

to refer to them in auy way . Ho would simply , on their behalf and on his own account , thank the company for the very hearty way in which they had received mention of their names . Tho next toast on the list was Prosperity to the Royal Masonio Institution for Boys . This was ono which H . R . H . felt would commend itself to all . Tho Institution had now been in existence eighty years , it having

been founded in 171 ) 8 . Afc lirsfc , aud np to 1854 , they had possessed no building of their own , but had contented themselves with paying for the schooling of the sons of their deceased brethren . In 1855 a building was purchased , and in 18 G 3 the first stone of their present school was laid , the building being opened in 1865 . At first they had educated fifty boys , which number was afterwards increased to

eighty , while now they clothed , educated and maintained 211 . This great addition was most satisfactory , but the increasing demands required increased funds , and he felt he shonld not bo doing his duty if he did nofc forcible bring this before the mooting . He and all Masons were proud of the Craft and of its leading Principals , the first and most important of which—Charity—he appealed to all present

to assist him in carrying out ; he felt sure they could not show their charitable wishes more than by educating the sons of poor brethren . Masons should be very satisfied at the progress made . With the toast ; he coupled the name of Bro . Plncknett , the Treasurer of the Institution . Bro . Plncknett , in reply , stated thafc H . R . H . had mado so forcible au appeal , and had so ably pointed out the benefits

of the Institution , that it was unnecessary for him to still further recount them . Tho success of the Institution depended entirely on the exertions of the Craft . Tho Committee were anxions that the scholars should have as good an education as they would have received had their parents been alive ; he hoped thafc the appeal mado by H . R . H . would produce good results . Bro . Binckes then rose to

announce the amounts collected by tho various Stewards ; he felt they were greatly indebted to their noble chairman for presiding on tho occasion ; he could have wished that the subscriptions would have amounted to as large a snm as they did on tbe occasion of the presidency of H . R . H . the Princo of Wales , but he was not in a position to announce snch a result . They conld ; bnt be delighted at the number of brethren

and ladies who had attended to support the chairman . The Institution had had a past , which they could look upon with pride ; and they also had a future , which thoy contemplated with hope . The amounts contributed were then announced as £ 10 , 100 , with twenty lists to come in . ( A detailed list , with corrections to time of onr going to press will be found in another column . ) The health of the Vice

Patrons , Vice Presidents , Trustees , Committees , and Auditors of the Institution , was then given and acknowledged by Bro . Col . Creaton . He hoped that tho nnmber of the Vice Patrons and Presidents would before long be donbled . Bro . Sir Henry Edwards had great pleasure in giving the sister Institutions . Considering the great interest he took in Freemasonry , he felt no one was better fitted to propose ifc .

He had always looked upon the Boys' School as the one to which support should be given , and trusted that all the Institutions might continue their prosperous career . Bro . Terry replied , thanking tho company on behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls and the Benevolent Institution ; he congratulated Bro . Binckes on the success of hia Festival , which raised

tho amount contributed during the year to over £ 30 , 000 . They wero looking forwaid to the ensuing Festivals of the Benevolent Institution and of tho Girls' School , and he hoped that , on no future occasion , ifc would be necessary for the Executives to announce a less sum afc their Festival than bad been acknowledged that clay . The Chairman next cave the health of tho Stewards . When he looked round

and considered the splendid Festival of the day , he could but think they were indebted to that body . He was gratified in being ablo to couple the name of Bro . Lord Snffield with the toast , as President of the Board . Thafc brother having briefly acknowledged tho toast , the health of the Ladies was proposed , and the company adjourned to other parts of the building , where a concert was given , and other

arrangements were made for tho comfort of tho visitors . The whole of tho day ' s proceedings reflected great credit on those iu whose hands the arrangements were left , and we think that the Institution is indebted to Bros . Bertram and Roberts for providing snch ample accommodation for so large a party . The musical arrangements

were under the conduct of Bro . Wilhelm Ganz aud Signers Rialp and Bisaccia , who were supported by Mesdames Parodi , Collini , Thacldeus Wells , Miss Josephine Sherrington ; Mr . W . Shakespeare , M . Thomas , Signor Franceschi , M . Thierry and Bro . Thurley Beale . Mr . George Magrath contributed an excellent solo on the pianoforte .

We append the List of Patrons and Stewards , with the several amounts collected or subscribed . Where no amount is inserted tho list had not been received up to the time of onr going to press . Amount . JB a d

PATRON . Her Majesty the Queen 52 10 0 PRESIDENT . H . R . H . the Duke of Connanght , K . G ., P . G . S . W . - - 52 10 0 ACTING VICE-PRESIDENTS .

W . Bro . George Plncknett , P . G . D ., Vice-President and Treasurer of the Institution 10 10 0 W . Bro . Benjamin Head , P . G . D ., Vice-Patron of tho Institution . ( H . C . ) , 13 13 0