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placed on the list , and secured a large amount of suffrages , from friends , his caso was to be referred to a Committee . He wonld suggest that the case , having gone so far , they ought at any rate to give the candidate tho benefit of the doubt , whatever it might be , aud not to encourage such a system , as , if persevered in , might lead to serions disadvantage . He therefore would move as an amendment " That

the name of Arthur Collingwood remain on the list as printed . " Tho Chairman said the namo would remain , and if tho boy was elected his case wonld be investigated by the Committee . They had had very strong arguments sent to them , which they could not altogether ignore . He went with Bro . Woodford a long way in what ho had said , but after what had been alleged , he felt there must be some inquiry . The

name of the boy would , however , remain , and if ho was elected , and it turned out that there was nothing in the allegations against the boy , he would go into the School . Bro . Woodford asked if there was any precedent for the course which was going to be taken . Bro . H . Hacker said that about two years ago he brought forward a resolution of the same kind , but he was defeated by a majority of one ; but

for all that he still held that a candidate had no right to bo placed on the list if his friends were in such circumstances as to bo ablo to educate him . The present case ought to be struck out , if the allegations which had been made were true . If the father ' s personalty was sworn under £ 9 , 000 , the child ought not to have been placed on tho list . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart said he thought the boy ought

to be allowed to poll as many votes as he conld now . They had had some cases in which , after a child had been got into the School , he had been removed . It might be true that when a boy had once been got in there was a difficulty in getting him out . This boy would not be injured in any shape whatever . If he was elected to-day he would not be admitted till January . If in the meantime he was found by

the Committee not to be a deserving boy , the boy who had the highest number of votes on the list of the unsuccessful would be taken in his stead . Dr . Ramsay thought gross injustice might be done by snch allegations being made in the newspapers as had been made in the present case , and if such allegations were attended to great wrong might be clone , unless a resolution was passed that no

communication of that sort should be attended to unless made to the authorities of the Institution . Bro . Binckes said , in answer to Bro . Woodford , that no case had arisen for a precedent for the course proposed to be adopted . The reason he wished for a Committee of Inquiry was that he had every confidence in the brethren who supported the case , who were most reliable . He felt sure they would

justify the confidence he had in them . If the inquiry took place , and the result was made known , it wonld have much more effect than if it was looked into by a meeting like the present . Bro . A . J . Duff-Filer said that a statement had been made by a brother on his left ( Bro . Hacker ) that the personalty of the father of this boy had been sworn under £ 9 , 000 . He did not like a statement of that sort to go abroad without something being said upon it . According to

the law , whatever a person might apparently die worth pad to be stated , and administration was granted for that amount . But the whole of the amount might have to go in payment of debts . Ho thought it most satisfactory to leave the case in the hands of the Committee , who , he was confident , would make full inquiries . The motion was carried , and the election of 16 boys out of a list of 70 was proceeded witb . The following is the result : —

SUCCESSFUL . L ?' ° Name ' ' Forward To-day Total 60 Palmer William Henry — 1994 1991 3 Grave Richard Arthur 975 946 1921 72 Haworth Alan Talbot — 1833 1833

67 lies Ernest — 179 ( 5 J . 79 o 16 Knott Herbert Wilford - - - 1107 672 1779 52 Collingwood Arthur H ... 743 1007 1750 27 Gee Arthur Alban ... . 1222 518 1740 18 Saville William James - - - 724 954 1678 44 Hnrst John Wm . James - - - 452 1222 1674

26 Loveridge Sydney Earle - - - 324 1328 1652 38 Crich Sydney James 280 1332 1612 10 Unwin Francis Arthur - - - 661 940 1601 39 Hooker George Sanders 905 687 1592 57 Myring Charles Edward ... — 1580 1580 40 Darling Harvey George - - - 403 1106 1509 20 Richardson Sidney Wm . F - - - 595 898 1493

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31 Frost James Bray .... 59 1330 1389 30 Wilson William Leslie ... 195 1013 1238 17 Hobbs Robert Norton .... 659 547 1206 28 Lucas Edmund Charles - - - 155 813 968 42 Carey Stephen Darcy - ... 335 605 910 58 Lewis Alfred Lucas - ... — 925 925 65 Allan Alexander - - ... — 910 910 24 Estlin Charles Nathaniel 527 369 896 14 Woollens Walter H . - - - - 191 612 . 803 43 Gurney Charles A nbrey - - - 167 594 761 62 Bladon Frederick Rowley — 742 742 36 Ecclestone Henry A 509 232 741 8 Fellows Arthur 427 287 714

m . bee yicluey JUdwara .... ; sau - . 'Oi ! < jt" 2 33 Clark Frederick Arthur - - - 302 253 555 54 Wortley George — 542 542 5 Wilton Ernst Colville C . 289 179 468 63 Tanner Frederick Thomas ... — 422 422 2 Gauntlett George Frederick ... 392 24 416

12 Neville Frederick John - - - - 299 110 409 29 Gnuuell William Pearse - - - 268 103 371 9 Goldsbrousrh Jno . Tom 279 59 338 19 Webb Charles Edward .... 46 281 330 37 Williams William Isaac ... 132 188 320 4 Crane Harry Samuel J . 170 146 316

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50 Hill Georgo Wm . King - - . . " 1 S 3 III I'D I 55 Jordison Hugh Lloyd - - - . — mil 261 25 Watson William Kenwiek - . . 107 i : ii * 213 53 Jones Cleophas C . 11 St \ :.: \ 237 59 Booth Frederic 1 D 7 1 U 7 15 Langdon James s : i 111 I ill

6 Sfceinhauer George W .... 1 , 'C 22 17 S 31 Thomas Geo . A . ( withdrawn ) - - . 177 — 177 21 Ball Edward Thomas .... 'If ) 64 If ,: } 32 Field Chas . S . Ventris .... ( IS lis 136 69 Long Joseph William .... ..... IJ : } 113

41 Escott Charles Leopold - ... 1 ! 50 91 61 Bolsham Emilo Wallace - - - — 81 81 . 51 Sislov Walter John .... 10 , " (» 615 23 Ibbs Robert L ( withdrawn ) - - - 59 *! 62 56 Li vers id go Charles Percy ... — 56 56 66 Thompson Clement Wm . ... — 15 15

68 Crabb Tom Walcot .... — 43 13 1 Read John 12 22 31 61 Stanford William Bryant ... — 32 32 47 Collinson James - 22 4 211 7 ITawko Edwin Ernest .... 1 15 16 46 Jobson William Taylor - 9 7 16 35 Jones Wm . Vincent B . - !) 6 15

22 Laing Herbert Lawson .... 8 6 11 71 Humphrey John — 11 11 49 Burgess Harold Thomas ... _ 6 6 13 Pratt Robert Williamson — 2 2 73 Simpson T . P . ( withdrawn ) — 2 2 48 Farrav Ethelbert — 1 1 70 Hill Reginald Aug . L — 1 1 11 Foot William Robert D . — — —

The Marquess of Londonderry , K . P ., who Avns installed on Tuesday as Provincial Grand Master of Durham , has kindly consently to preside at the Eighty-Third Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , to be held on the last Wednesday in June 1881 .

Committee Meeting Of The Benevolent Institution.

COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

THE Committee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution met on Wednesday afternoon , at Freemasons' . Hall . There wero present—Bros . Col . Creaton Grand Treasurer ( in tho chair ) , C . A . Cottebrune , James Brett , John G . Stevens , Richard HorvoGirand , Thomas Good , Thomas Cubitt , W . Clarke , James Kench , H . S . Somerville Burney , S . Rawson , J . A . Farnfield , A . J . Duff-Filer , A . F . A .

Woodford , William Hale , J . L . Hiiro , William Stephens , Henry G . Warron , Charles John Perceval , W . Hilton , C . II . Webb , Charles Atkins , 0 . G . Dilley , and James Terry ( Secretary ) . The Finance Committee ' s and Warden ' s Reports wero read , aud the Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for acconnts . Bro . Terry reported that he had received

a cheque for £ 70 from Grand Lodge , for coals for the Asylum , and had contracted with Messrs . Hall , of Croydon , to supply tho coals during the coming winter . The petitions of four brethren and two widows were passed , and the candidates placed on the list for election in May 1881 . One brother ' s petition was rejected , and one was deferred . The Committee then adjourned .

Ancient And Primitive Rite, Province Of Middlesex.

ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RITE , PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX .

Eose of Sharon Rose Croix Chapter , Wo . 6 . —The first regular meeting of this Chapter , after the recess , was held at the Chapter House , 77 ^ - Bishopsgate-street-withiii , on Tuesday , the 5 th inst ., the Sir Knights present being 111 . Bros . Henry Meyer 32 , M . W . W . J . Meek 31 S . W ., Edward Harrison 31 Treas . Acting J . W ., Henry Stephens 31 Orator , A . P . Little 30 Conductor , Thomas Sims

30 G . T ., R . Marshall 30 Capt . of G ., G . C . Yonng 30 Organist , Jas . Hill 33 P . M . W . G . S . G . Sec . Ballot was taken for III . Sir Knights J . H . Sonthwood 32 , Primitive Pilgrims , No . 5 , Dublin , and J . IL Peach 30 , as joining members , which proving unanimous in their favour , they were duly installed . A petition was ordered to be prepared by the Secretary for presentation to the Sov . Sane , praying

for a Warrant constituting a Senate of Knight Hermetic Philosophers to be attached to this Chapter , bearing tho same title and No . The following were proposed as tlio first Officers : —J . Hill 33 I . P . S . G . Comr ., Wm , Stephens 32 S . G . Comr ., Henry Stephens 31 . Sonr . Knt . Int ., Edward Harrison 31 Jun . Knt . Int ., J . ' ll . Sonthwood 32 Orator , J . II . Peach 30 Recorder , A . P . Little 30 Knt . Marshal , R . Marshall

30 Knt . of Introduction , W . J . Meek 31 Knt . of Finance , Wm . Beasley 30 Knt . Capt . of Guard , Thomas Sims 30 Knt . Archivist , G . C . Young 30 Organist . The ceremony of reception was then rehearsed , the incidental odes and chants being chorally rendered , with good effect . The Chapter was then closed , and adjourned to the first Tuesday in November .

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MARRIAGE . O'T ' . I'YKN—N'OTT . —On I'llh ?*• : •' - !¦ " !• !' M ' , at St . IVIcr's , . Paeehi-ton , by tho Uev . "W . H . O'lii'ven Hurler .-. M . A ., Vicar , and the llcv . L . T . Clravas ^ o . Vicar of St . Saviour *? ., Cambenvell , the Kov . . f . J [ art Uar-ns , M A ., D . D ., Hector of Devizes , eldest sonot tire Tlev . William Were Uurscs , It . A ., late Vicar of Osinothevly , Yorkshire , to Louisa Sarah , eldest daughter of William Xott , of Devizes ,