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Good Conduct—First Prize ( The Supreme Council 33 ° )—Frances Ace . Second Prizes ( Bro . Frank Richardson)—Ethel Michael , Grace Goodchild .

The Best Perfect ( Bro . Ralph Glutton)—Bertha Dean . Cookery—First Prize ( Bro . H . A . Hunt)—Adelaide Harling Second Prizes ( Bro . T . W . Whifcmarsh ) — Winifred Turner , Margaret Carter .

Third Prize ( Bro . T . Loveridge)—Maude Longshaw . Usefulness in Domestic Duties ( The Yates , St . James Lodge , No . 842)—Isabel Pinder , Edith Woodbridge .

Calisthenics and Deportment ( Bro . Col . James Peters)—Mabel Edmeston , Adelaide Harling . Swimming ( Lady Monckton)—Mary Baverstock , Alice Smith , Ethel Sanders . Amiability ( Bro . John Faulkner ) Selected by her Schoolfellows—Edith Woodbridge .

JUNIOR SCHOOL . General Proficiency ( Bro . Frank Richardson)—Alice Wakefield Arithmetic ( Tho Henry Levander)—Catharine Castle . »•

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .

nnHE annual election was held yesterday , at Free-I masons' Tavern , under the presidency of Bro . J . A . Farnfield P . A . G . D . C , Patron and Treasurer of the Institution .

As already announced twenty-two vacancies had been declared on the Male Fund and fourteen on the Widows , and these were increased , by deaths since the issue of

the papers , to twenty-seven and sixteen respectively , which numbers were subsequently admitted to the benefits of the Institution , the polling on behalf of the several candidates being as follows :

MALES—SUCCESSFUL . Forward To-day Total . 20 Long , Francis ... 657 3867 4524 46 Avery , James William ... 4377 4377 40 Lakin , John William ... 4002 4002 42 Alcock , Thomas ... 3846 3846 48 Swan , George Frederick ... 3343 3343 55 Claydon , Charles B . ... 3257 3257

25 Adams , Harry ... 8 3240 3248 27 Smith , Henry James ... 1456 1789 3245 65 Myers , William Henry ... 3212 3212 24 Finch , Andrew ... 1090 2101 3191

45 Spencer , Joseph Huntley ... 3157 3157 58 Neave , James ... 3081 3081 60 Hopkinson , Thomas ... 2961 2961 19 Sargeant , Jabez Benjamin ... 871 2077 2948 37 Hammond , Richard Wetherell 2929 2929

62 GUI , William Henry ... 2857 2857 21 Boniface , Walter William ... 10 2817 2827 50 Ship , Charles ... 2808 2808 32 Dodge , William ... 4 2780 2784 52 Bruton , Edward Georgo ... 2732 2732 64 Lingard , Edward A . ... 2713 2713

49 Haigh , Henry ... 2706 2706 44 Turner , John William ... 2677 2677 5 Glover , Richard ... 253 2418 2671 47 Johnson , Thomas C . ... 2583 2583 29 Bagshaw , John ... 728 1822 2550 4 Fox , Georgo ... 142 2356 2498

UNSUCCESSFUL . 28 Robson , Georgo ... 294 2198 2492 57 Dinnis , Francis ... 2442 2442 34 Pickering , Edwin ... 2 2278 2280 59 Childs , William James ... 1727 1727 17 Brown , George Thomas ... 6 G 4 722 1386 30 Whiteley , George ... 309 803 1112 10 Kilshaw . John ... 6 973 979

26 Eastabrook , Joseph ... 562 361 923 36 Long , James ... 636 636 11 Gillard , James P . W . ... 312 214 526 1 Musham , John ... 304 201 505 51 Hawkins , William Henry .. 462 462 6 Miller . Henrv ... 217 112 39 . 0

2 Nichol , Robert ... 271 41 312 56 Collie , John ... 279 279 13 Moxon , John ... 212 36 248 3 McLean , William John ... 224 13 237 43 Hill , James ... 122 122 61 Mott , James ... 99 99 54 Clements , George Henry ... 87 87

7 Windsor , Henry ... 53 29 82 14 Graham , William B . ... 29 16 45 22 Priest , John ... 17 21 33 8 Pitts , Robert ... 17 13 30 15 Hubbard , Robert William ... 18 12 30 35 Comyn , John ... 29 29 . 31 Hatton , Peter Valentine ... 18 2 20

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16 Sullivan , Dennis ... 12 2 14 12 Clark , David ... 1 12 13 9 Stockman , Thos . S . ... 10 — 10 38 Pearson , Joseph ... 1 1 63 Kessell , Solomon . . . . — —

18 Stanford , Thomas ... Dead 33 Burton , Gilbert Henry ... Dead 39 Brown , William ... Dead 53 Wilkins , Frederick William ... Dead 23 Robinson , Benjamin ... Removed 41 Gomersall , Joshua Withdrawn

WIDOWS . —SUCCESSFUL . Forward To-day Total . 16 Welsford , Sarah ... 4378 1529 5907 14 Thomas , Amelia ... 3861 1964 5825 25 Ough , Elizabeth ... 2105 3663 5768 22 Wills , Sarah ... 3512 2220 5732 37 Clifton , Mary Jenkins ... - 871 4837 5708 40 Tsi . vlnr Ann Marin . ... 5677 5677

17 Morris , Catherine ... 3347 2324 5671 54 Piatt , Helena Antonia ... 5585 5585 35 Parker , Maiy Ann ... 966 4610 5576 29 Mills , Elizabeth ... 922 4601 5523 41 Bailes , Ann ... 5300 5300 21 Mann , Sarah ... 11 5285 5296

5 Vile , Maria ... 989 4249 5238 32 Pickett , Emma ... 1461 3767 5228 4 White , Mary ... 4127 961 5088 43 Seabrook , Charlotte Martha ... 5042 5042 UNSUCCESSFUL .

38 Barter , Sarah ... 1465 3531 4996 47 Dayson , Hannah ... 4988 4988 26 Whitehouso , Esther ... 2022 2885 4907 20 Rolfe , Hannah ... 1047 2907 3954 12 Best , Elizabeth ... 72 3674 3746 48 Foottitfc , Eliza Ann ... 2205 2205 39 Holmes , Juliet ... 2034 2034

1 Rigarlsford , Sarah ... 604 567 1171 18 Stanton , Ann ... 514 282 796 31 Sutton , Elizabeth Anna ... 8 778 786 53 Kinsey , Harriet ... 542 542 24 Blight , Sarah ... 327 5 332 50 Dickinson , Eliza Emma ... 277 277 3 Mannington , Eliz . Atkinson ... 245 25 270

23 Wagner , Katherine E . ... 245 25 270 8 Russell , Olivia ' ... 228 14 242 6 Foot , Mary Ann ... 224 6 230 10 Cowell , Nancy ... 173 15 188 19 Meader , Sarah ... 145 7 152 52 Hu-xham . Ann flathAvinfl ... 1 K 1 1 fi 1

2 Salisbury , Jane ... 98 30 128 9 Olive , Elizabeth ... 47 42 89 15 Cartledge , Annie ... 23 50 73 13 Clarke , Elizabeth ... 19 23 42 7 Ionn , Elizabeth ... 27 6 33 42 Randall , Margaret Vernon ... 30 30

49 James , Clara ... 28 28 46 Neville , Ann ... 25 25 34 Soholfield , Ruth ... 22 — 22 33 Yates , Hannah Binns ... 9 6 15 36 Deller , Arabella ... 2 13 15 30 Snart , Mary Ann ... 5 8 13

51 Banning , Ann ... 9 9 27 Miller , Margaret ... 14 5 44 Gosby , Phcebe Eliz . Colo ... 5 5 11 Lemon , Charlotte ... — 4 4 45 Scargill , Sarah Jane ... — 28 Nichol , Harriet Emma ... Dead

The results having been declared , Bro . Terry ( Secretary of the Institution ) , announced that the highest on the unsuccessful lists ( Bro . Eobson and Mrs . Barter ) , would each receive £ 7 from the John Hervey Benefaction Fund ; the next highest ( Bro . Dinnis and Mrs . Dayson ) £ 6 7 s each from the same source ; and the third highest ( Bro . Pickering and Mrs . Whitehouse ) £ 5 each from the

Emulation Lodge of Improvement , the different cheques being then and there handed to the recipients or their representatives amid the applause of the company , who fully appreciated the efforts thus made to lessen the bitterness of the disappointment the old people must feel at being so near the realisation of their desirns . and

yet deprived of them . It was announced that there were 698 spoilt votes on the Widows side , one proxy for 287 votes being unsigned , and one for 120 not filled in for any candidate . The spoilt Male Votes were below 500 in number . The proceedings terminated with hearty votes of

thanks to the Scrutineers , acknowledged by Bro . G . W . Verry and Bro . Fairchild ; votes in regard to the advertising and publishing of the proceedings of the day ; and a hearty compliment to the chairman , wha was thanked for his continued interest in the Institution and his desire to at all times work for its benefit .